People Operations Specialist

PNet (Pty) Ltd; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in People Operations is seeking a dedicated professional to oversee day-to-day People Operations. You will ensure compliance with employment laws, manage onboarding, and offboarding, and implement the HRIS, Workday. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in People Operations, with strong communication and relationship-building skills. This role offers a hybrid working model and various benefits, including generous leave and support programs.

Benefits

20 days annual leave

Paid sick leave from day one

16 days of family leave

Hybrid working model

Volunteering days

Maternity and Paternity leave benefits

Group life cover including disability

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Discovery Flexicare

Parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in People Function or People Operations roles.
• Proficiency in Workday is essential.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Working knowledge of relevant labour laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact for employee enquiries regarding People topics.
• Assist in the implementation of HRIS, Workday.
• Ensure a smooth onboarding and offboarding experience.
• Issue contracts and other contractual documents.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and employment regulations.
• Complete statutory reporting.

Skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Relationship-building skills

Proficiency in Workday

Knowledge of labour laws

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources

Formal training in Business Administration

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Description

Join our team and you’ll be responsible for executing a consistent, high quality end-to-end People experience. Working in the People department, you will manage all day-to-day People Operations across the employee lifecycle including promoting high engagement and stakeholder management by implementing People initiatives and ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations.

You will play a vital role as we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.

Your responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact for employee enquiries, providing consultancy guidance and support regarding People topics.
• Take ownership and assist in the implementation of our new HRIS, Workday.
• Ensure a smooth and positive onboarding experience for new hires as well as offboarding experience for leavers.
• Issue accurate contracts, contract amendments, dismissal letters or termination agreements, and other (contractual) documents.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, labour laws, employment regulations including health and safety.
• Completion of statutory Reporting (Stats SA, Employment Equity, etc).

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' of experience in People Function or People Operations roles.
• Proficiency in Workday is essential.
• Bachelor’s degree or formal training in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field would be preferable.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Working Knowledge of relevant labour laws and regulations.

Additional Information

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer :

• 20 days annual leave and extra days between Christmas and New Year
• Paid sick leave from day one
• 16 days of family leave per year
• Hybrid working model
• Volunteering days
• Maternity and Paternity leave benefits
• Group life Cover including disability and Funeral cover
• 24 / 7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Discovery Flexicare
• Parking

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.