Senior Human Resource Business Partner

Job Family

Human Resources

HR Generalist

Manage Others

Job Purpose

To partner with business and relevant stakeholders to ensure the delivery of human resources services to support the achievement of the business unit's strategic objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor and track progress of HR deliverables by having regular meetings, reviewing reports, analysing data and taking appropriate action with Manco and Exco teams.
• Render a professional service, educate stakeholders, mitigate risk and ensure adherence to legislation by consulting and providing guidance to business unit and team on HR policies, processes and procedures.
• Assess team performance by analysing feedback from line managers and reports.
• Identify trends, risks and recommend solutions for presentation to business unit for actioning and decision making by analysing management information system (MIS) reports.
• Facilitate talent management across business units by assisting business to identify top talent, create talent pipelines and pools, develop succession plans, retention, development and fast-tracking plans.
• Provide strategic insights to managers regarding HR related issues and decisions required across the HR value chain by interpreting HR policies and advising on appropriate actions.
• Ensure objectives and deliverables are met within agreed timelines by reviewing the HR plan and consulting with the business.
• Ensure transformational targets are met for own team and business unit through consideration of targets during the staff recruitment, retention and training process and utilising preferred suppliers.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation and operational goals by participating and encouraging team and business unit participation in Nedbank Culture building initiatives.
• Improve culture survey results by participating in the development and implementing action plans for business unit.
• Achieve business strategy through supporting and encouraging staff to participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives.
• Add value to the business by encouraging team to generate innovative ideas and share knowledge.
• Manage performance of staff by implementing performance agreements, ensuring a clear vision and agreeing on goals and objectives.
• Motivate staff to perform and contribute to the success of the business by creating an environment of teamwork and engaging with staff through encouraging participation in decision making processes.
• Stay abreast in field of expertise and deliver on the expectations from stakeholders, building capability of self and staff by identifying current and future training and development needs.
• Manage personal and team costs and take corrective action where required.
• Meet all strategic targets by analysing data; monitor and track progress and take appropriate action.
• Ensure implementation, quality and delivery of national projects within set timelines.

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Preferred Qualification

Masters degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology

Minimum Experience Level

Minimum 6 years’ experience in HR Generalist consulting inclusive of 2 years people management

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Budgeting
• Business administration and management
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Change management
• Client service management
• Client service principles
• Communication strategies
• Employee training/development
• Governance, risk and controls
• Organisational systems
• Principles of project management
• Relevant Nedbank product knowledge
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Staff resource planning
• Strategic planning
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms

About the Company

At Nedbank, we see ourselves as money experts who do good. And by doing good, we strive to be the difference that impacts our world for the better.