HR Business Partner

SUMMARY:
A luxury hospitality collection is looking for an HR BUSINESS PARTNER to join their team

POSITION INFO:
The Human Resources Business Partner – Group HR is a full HR lifecycle business partner role with a dual mandate: to act as the HR Business Partner for Support Office employees and to support, enable, and strengthen Property HR teams through group-level guidance, data oversight, and consistent people practices.

The role brings strong capability in payroll coordination, workforce data, employment equity reporting, and legislative compliance, while partnering closely with leaders and HR colleagues to ensure people decisions are people-centered, data-informed, and legally sound across the Group.

• Act as the HR Business Partner to Support Office leaders and employees across the full employee lifecycle.
• Partner with managers on workforce planning, performance management, and capability development.
• Support employee relations matters in a non-unionised environment, ensuring fairness and defensibility.
• Coach leaders on managing performance, behaviour, and engagement in line with organisational values.

• Support and enable Property HR Business Partners with guidance, structure, and group standards.
• Promote consistent application of HR frameworks, policies, and practices across properties.
• Provide advisory input on performance management, employee relations, and complex people matters.

• Coordinate and validate payroll inputs and consolidated group reporting.
• Ensure alignment between HR data, payroll outputs, and financial reporting.
• Identify trends and risks through data analysis and translate these into actionable insights.

• Own EE data accuracy for the company and group-level consolidation.
• Support Property HR teams with EE interpretation and risk management.
• Prepare EE submissions, dashboards, and statutory reports.
• Support Skills Development tracking and reporting.

• Support compliance with BCEA, LRA, Employment Equity Act, POPIA, and internal policies.
• Ensure audit-ready people data and reporting discipline.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Group HR processes and standards.

• Diploma or Degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology (NQF 6–7).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a full HRBP or HR generalist role within a multi-site environment.
• Strong knowledge of South African labour legislation, particularly BCEA, LRA and Employment Equity.
• Demonstrated experience with payroll oversight, workforce data, and statutory reporting.
• Strong analytical capability and professional judgement.