People Integration Manager (HR)

StaffSelect | IT Select Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

StaffSelect | IT Select Recruitment seeks a seasoned People Integration Manager to own people due diligence, employee transition and risk visibility for legal, payroll and HRIS processes in a UK-focused context.

You will lead HR due diligence, TUPE/support on contract changes, and manage employee data, onboarding, consultation logistics and case tracking across a senior, hands-on function.

Qualifications

• Solid HR generalist, ER, HR Integration or HR Transformation exposure.
• Recent practical exposure to UK employment law and practice.

Responsibilities

• Complete HR diligence across employee lists, status and right-to-work evidence, contracts, policies, pay and benefits, holiday, pensions, payroll inputs, family leave, working patterns, length of service, absence, grievances, disciplinaries, performance cases, claims, settlement terms, restrictive covenants and key-person risk.
• Identify TUPE and other UK employment requirements with UK legal advice for final decisions.
• Map contract and policy differences; assess impact, risks and process requirements of changes or migration.
• Prepare employee data, consultation and communication plans, manager packs, FAQs, onboarding, HRIS/payroll transition inputs and Day 1 people controls.
• Track sensitive employee-relations cases with investigation, confidentiality, timescales and UK escalation routes.

Skills

HR generalist

HR Integration

ER

UK employment law

CIPD qualification

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Tools

HRIS/payroll

Job description

People Integration Manager (HR) required in Cape Town.

People Integration Manager to own people due diligence and the employee transition, giving the COO clear, practical visibility of legal, employee-relations, payroll and organisational risks.

Deliver in a senior, hands-on functional lead, primarily overseeing HR due diligence, TUPE / contract change support and people transition; as well as Employee data, onboarding, consultation logistics and case tracking.

You Need:

• Solid HR generalist, ER, HR Integration or HR Transformation, with recent practical exposure to UK employment law and practice.
• Working knowledge of right-to-work controls, TUPE, contract variation, consultation, grievance, disciplinary, performance, redundancy and data confidentiality requirements.
• Experience reviewing contracts and employee data, managing sensitive cases and preparing decision-ready risk summaries.
• South African HR experience alone is insufficient without demonstrable UK experience.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent is strongly preferred;
• Ability to separate administrative completion, professional HR judgement and matters requiring UK employment counsel.

To Do:

• Complete HR diligence across employee lists, status and right-to-work evidence, contracts, policies, pay and benefits, holiday, pensions, payroll inputs, family leave, working patterns, length of service, absence, grievances, disciplinaries, performance cases, claims, settlement terms, restrictive covenants and key-person risk.
• Identify the likely application and implications of TUPE and other UK employment requirements, while obtaining UK legal advice for final interpretation and material decisions.
• Map contract and policy differences; assess the impact, risks and process requirements of proposed changes, harmonisation or migration.
• Prepare employee data, consultation and communication plans, manager packs, FAQs, onboarding, HRIS/payroll transition inputs and Day 1 people controls.
• Track sensitive employee-relations cases and ensure that investigation, evidence, confidentiality, timescales and UK escalation routes are maintained.
• Coordinate organisation design, role mapping, retention risks, vacancies, training and cultural / engagement actions.
• Complete people-related hypercare and hand over open cases, actions and employee records to named UK BAU owners.

Just as important is the person behind the experience:

• Naturallycollaborative and people-first
• Approachable, empathetic and comfortable dealing with people at all levels
• Organised, dependable and able to manage competing priorities
• Commercial and solutions-focused with professional English communication skills
• Energised by working with adiverse range of clients and people

Interested?

If your HR Integration, people due diligence and the employee transition experience is a good fit, AND you have exposure to UK HR, please touch base for more details or let’s have a quick, informal chat about the opportunity and your potential value-add. PS Please include link or updated CV if possible, as it’s easier to chat with insight.