People & Culture Business Partner

Monocle Solutions; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Monocle Solutions in Sandton is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to drive and operationalise the P&C strategy across Client Consulting or Internal teams.

You will partner with Partners, Directors and Associate Directors, align people initiatives with business priorities, and lead end-to-end lifecycle activities including recruitment, onboarding, development, performance, retention and remuneration to support a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in Industrial/Organisational Psychology.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience in Consulting is advantageous.
• Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous, but not required.

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.
• 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 coach leaders through the implementation of people strategies and processes.
• Execute end-to-end execution of the people lifecycle: talent attraction, onboarding, development, learning, performance, retention, remuneration.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

People strategy alignment

Leadership collaboration

Ambiguity navigation

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.

The People & Culture Business Partner will be responsible for the following:

• 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 driving 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 Consulting is advantageous
• 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.
• Comfortable 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.