People & Culture Business Partner

Monocle Solutions Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in South Africa seeks a People & Culture Business Partner. This role involves aligning people strategy with business goals, acting as a trusted advisor, and overseeing the people lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate qualification, with 5-7 years of relevant experience in a corporate setting.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years relevant experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Align people strategy with overall business strategy.
• Deliver People & Culture initiatives to teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on people-related matters.
• Operationalise People & Culture capabilities.
• Guide leaders through implementation of people strategies.

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic alignment

Leadership expectations balancing

Initiative and execution

Ethical leadership

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Industrial/Organisational Psychology

Job description

About the job People & Culture Business Partner

The People & Culture Business Partner plays a pivotal role in driving, managing, and operationalising the People & Culture strategy, specific to a Client Consulting or Internal team. They are responsible for supporting, partnering with, and empowering Partners, Directors, and Associate Directors in fulfilling their accountability to lead and develop their teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment between people strategy and overall business strategy and priorities.
• Deliver the full suite of People & Culture offerings and initiatives to Client Consulting and / or Internal teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Partners, Directors, and Associate Directors on all people-related matters, providing tailored support and guidance to both leadership and employees.
• Operationalise People & Culture capabilities within their assigned business units.
• Strengthen people-related processes and establish a centralised point of contact for all people matters.
• Guide and, where possible, coach leaders through the implementation of people strategies and processes.
• Ensure the end-to-end execution of the people lifecycle, including:
  • Talent attraction and recruitment
  • Onboarding
  • Talent management and development
  • Learning
  • Performance enhancement
  • Retention
  • Remuneration
• Execute tactical people initiatives aligned to business needs.
• Contribute meaningfully to Client Management Committees (Mancos) (where applicable) and drive a strategic people agenda.

Required Qualifications and Experience

A relevant postgraduate qualification (ideally in Industrial / Organisational Psychology), 5-7 years relevant experience in a corporate environment. Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous, but not required.

Key Competencies and Attributes

• Strong ability to align people strategy with business objectives.
• Skilled in relationship building across various levels of the organisation, confident navigating organisational complexity and ambiguity.
• Balances leadership expectations with employee needs effectively.
• Takes initiative and delivers with a strong bias for action in a high-performance culture.
• Demonstrates ethical leadership and professional maturity.
• Builds trust and acts as a Monocle brand ambassador at all times.