Human Resource Business Partner: Property and Sustainability - Mr Price Group

Your Purpose

You co-develop and implement human resource strategic activities and programs in departments or divisions in your responsibility.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition 

• Guide and advise Hiring Manager with vacancies and people moves
• Prepare, develop, and update role clarifications
• Partner with the talent acquisition team on open vacancies and future resource needs
• Interview candidates and conduct checks where necessary
• Prepare offers in consultation with the People Director and Hiring Manager. 
• Effectively onboard all associates including any training requirements, working together with the relevant Talent development specialists
• Promote the achievement of and maintenance of EE targets

Talent Management & Development 

• Identify associates together with a line for succession and support internal growth, taking into consideration EE targets
• Develop IDPs for key associates such as those on the Watchlist, HIPO and critical skills to ensure succession plans are achieved
• Monitor and identify training interventions to support line managers with training and upskilling associates
• Develop content for the development of existing and new line managers in line with individual IDPs
• Encourage the consistent adoption of Connect Convos with management. Collaborate with Managers to identify trends from Connect Convo to identify training needs. 
•  Support line managers in performance management. Guide and support line managers with any people's concerns or issues. Facilitate and assist associates with career guidance. 

Culture 

• Conceptualise, create, and implement culture initiatives for the support centres.
• Facilitate the social committee to create ideas to include in the culture calendar
• Facilitate and schedule Dreams and Beliefs for all new associates
• Utilize feedback from engagement surveys to conduct focus groups and initiate interventions to improve areas of improvements

Employee Relations

• Implement ER policies and procedures and practices to ensure consistency and fairness across the divisions
• Handle any IR issues for line managers and associates
• Facilitate any relevant training sessions

Reporting and trend analysis 

• Compile monthly People board commentary
• Analyse HR data (People analytics or reports in Excel)
• Department HR updates for People’s reporting

Benefits and Remuneration

• Handle queries relating to company benefits and escalate to the group if required
• Assist and manage death and disability and IOD claims
• Handle the HR aspects of retirement
• Provide SME input on Oracle HCMS

Wellness 

• Attend and provide input on the group wellness committee
• Roll out and implement any wellness initiatives
• Arrange to counsel for trauma situations

People Strategy

• Support the Divisional people strategy by taking on projects aligned to key people imperatives so strategic goals are achieved.
• Monitor and implement HR processes to ensure consistency and compliance and minimize risks to the business.               

Requirements

• A relevant degree or diploma in HR Management or similar
• 2 years of experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Officer or HR Generalist
• Knowledge & understanding of HR Policies & Procedures.
• Knowledge of relevant labour legislations (BCEA, LRA, OSHA, BBBEE, EEA).
• Knowledge pertaining to CCMA processes, learnerships (SETA) & business acumen
• You are proficient in MS office, HR analytic tools, payroll software (VIP)
• Business understanding of brand, product, customer & retail market.