Senior Human Resource Business Partner

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Human Resource Business Partner. The role emphasizes fostering a positive work culture, recruiting top talent, and implementing leadership development initiatives. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of HR experience, strong skills in talent management, and proficiency in HR technologies. This position offers an opportunity to influence key business decisions and enhance employee engagement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working experience as an HR Practitioner in a similar environment.
• At least 3 years of HR business partnering experience.
• Proficient in various HR technologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a positive work climate to energise employees.
• Select and recruit qualified talent in line with business culture.
• Implement leadership development initiatives across the business.

Skills

HR technologies proficiency

Talent management

Employee productivity

Organizational change management

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent at NQF level 4

Diploma in Human Resource Management at NQF level 5

B degree in Human Resource Management or Psychology at NQF level 6

Tools

HRIS

LMS

e-Recruitment systems

Payroll systems

Job description

About the job Senior Human Resource Business Partner

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to a positive work climate and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
• Select and recruit suitably qualified talent in line with Employment Equity principles and the business culture
• Drive objectives that support the transformation strategy, which includes enabling a workforce where our employees are valued for their diverse thinking, perspectives and experience.
• Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness.
• Effectively manage performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved
• Encourage innovation, change agility and collaboration within the team
• Implement leadership development initiatives in partnership with OE, OD and L&D, to empower and enable leaders across business and actively management of leadership development programmes
• Identify training and development initiatives to address any learning or development challenges in line with business needs.
• Influence key business decisions to ensure the effective management of employees through the fair, efficient and pragmatic application of best practice.
• Guide and provide input on business unit restructures, organisational design elements and manage the organisational change.
• Provide leadership, consultation and advice to business in the areas of workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance management and retention to align the needs of the business to the workforce.
• Act as trusted advisor and expert on people management to employees and managers across the employee lifecycle.
• Support business in the implementation of people practices in line with People Strategies and the operational needs of the business.
• Utilise trends and metrics to develop, optimise and implement Human Capital solutions that address key business challenges and drive business objectives.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and best practice to optimise service offering, ensure compliance and mitigate risk.

Qualifications and experience:

• Grade 12 or equivalent at NQF level 4 (essential)
• Diploma in Human Resource Management at NQF level 5 (essential)
• B degree in Human Resource management, psychology or equivalent at NQF level 6 (desirable)
• At least 5 years working experience as an HR Practitioner in a similar environment (essential)
• An additional 3 years HR business partnering experience (desirable)
• Proficient in HR technologies including experience in HRIS, LMS, e-Recruitment, and Payroll systems