SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Introduction
A well-established HR consultancy based in Pretoria is looking for an experienced Senior HR Consultant to join their team. This is an in-office position and requires occasional travel.
Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities 50 %
Develop & Apply Technical Skills and Expertise
Employment Equity Services & Consultancy
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- Consulting with clients on EEA’s
- Assist clients with EE Analysis and Drafting of EE Plans.
- Compiling statistical data for online EE reporting purposes.
- EEA Reporting preparation for approval by client.
- EEA online submission.
- Perform EE and HR audits
- Assist clients with Career Planning, Succession Planning and Transformation requirements
- Identify skills gaps and provide solutions to clients.
Learning Related Services & Consultancy
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- Consulting clients on WSP & ATR compliance processes.
- ATR/WSP capturing and submission.
- Perform Training needs Analysis and Skills audits
- Assist clients with Career Planning, Succession Planning and Transformation requirements
- Identify skills gaps and provide solutions to clients.
- Co-ordinate meetings of various committee’s.
- SETA liaison.
- Administrative support and updating of records on the HR Server.
- Communication to clients on progress.
Labour Law (incl IR) Related Services & Consultancy
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- Development and Review of HR related policies to govern good behaviour and compliance
- Perform disciplinary hearings
- Represent cases at CCMA
- Support legal practitioners in Lab court cases
- Communication to clients on progress.
HR Systems and Related Consultancy Services
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- Participate and Support to find a feasible HR system
- Evaluate HR system technology and functionality
- Negotiate and finalise a typical partnership agreement
- Evaluate and investigate the use of AI applications in HR service delivery
- Develop consultancy services structured around the HR system and AI app’s
Reporting and Audit Readiness:
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- Generation of reports for the purpose of reporting internally, externally and for client compliance purposes
- Quality management of all HR related systems.
Responsibilities: 10 %
Deliver Customer Service
- Project Management / Deadline Driven:
- Partnering with the client to understand the challenges and demands.
- Careful planning of your own work, setting clear objectives and timeframes and effectively prioritising tasks to ensure that set deadlines are met.
- Work closely with the HR team to offer required support and assistance in meeting deadlines and advising on any delays or obstacles that may occur.
- Proactive:
- Planning ahead in order to pre-empt as many as possible delays and obstacles.
- Providing insight into projected / suggested deadlines for various frameworks at the planning phase of the project to ensure that the Portfolio Manager and Principle Consultant integrate deadlines into overall project plan.
- Constantly communicate own progress to the CEO.
- Offer input and advice on area of expertise as and when required by Client / fellow team members.
- Take a mature, professional approach to conflict that may arise (with both clients and colleagues).
Responsibilities 8 %
Governance and Rule Following
- Advise and assist clients on the relevant legislation and frameworks:
- WSP
- ATR
- Employment Equity
- Labour Law
- Plan, schedule and forecast own workload with specific reference to PEAK times.
- Accurately interpret and apply various legislative and other frameworks to clients specific circumstances.
Responsibilities: 8 %
Working with others
- Effectively build relationships with both clients and staff.
- Quickly establishes rapport with others and can comfortably work at all levels (learners to senior management).
- Value teamwork and positively contribute to the overall team goals and objectives.
- Employ excellent negotiation skills when interacting with service providers and clients.
- Can “read” clients accurately and adapt client approach where and when necessary.
- Manages conflict in a calm, mature and professional manager using facts to convince others.
Responsibilities 8 %
Analyse and Solve Problems
- Analytical Thinking:
- Breaking down problems into smaller digestible pieces and finding solutions to address both the smaller issues identified and the bigger problem overall.
- Working closely with clients and colleagues on various problems and providing input and solutions.
- Undertaking research where necessary to gain a better grasp on the issue at hand and find long term sustainable solutions.
- Numerical Reasoning:
- Excellent ability to interpret numerical/financial data.
- Attention to Detail:
- Ensuring that every aspect of a problem / task / project has been addressed by checking and monitoring own performance and not overlooking small but potentially important aspects.
- Organisational Skills:
- Ensuring that all aspects/elements of a task has been taken into account during the planning phase.
- Advise Portfolio Manager / Principle Consultant with regards to required resources timeously.
- Closely monitoring own progress and performance and communicate any possible obstacles, delays or problems that may arise to the Portfolio Manager / Principle Consultant .
Responsibilities: 8 %
Remain Composed and Resilient
- Perseverance:
- Stay focused and persistent and remain flexible whilst driving to achieve set goals and objectives.
- Resilient:
- Quickly recover from setbacks or disappointments and motivate colleagues to do the same.
- Sustainable and consistent approach:
- Ensure that a sustainable work / life balance is maintained and inform Principal Consultant / Portfolio Manager if pace becomes unsustainable.
- Consistent:
- Ensure that approach to clients, colleagues and responsibilities are logical and based on a systems approach (all aspects of ops are interrelated).
Responsibilities 8 %
Communicate Clearly:
- Report Writing:
- Write clear, concise, and easily understandable reports.
- Review own reports and ensure that reports are of the highest standard.
- Communicate in a professional and constructive manner to clients and colleagues.
- Using MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel to present client related results in a clear, precise and reliable manner.
- Use standard company report templates as basis for communication.
- Listen actively and attentively.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Formal Qualifications & Skills
- Relevant tertiary qualification (HR Degree preferable, NQF Level 6 or higher)
- Additional HR related qualifications and training will be advantageous
- 5-8 years general HR Consulting experience in a similar environment
Skills
- Sound knowledge of HR Administration
- Sound knowledge of SA Related Laws and Regulations, within the SA context:
- Skills Development Act (incl QCTO, SETA’s, Skills Funding options, WSP and ATR Processes, etc)
- Labour Lar Law (incl Disciplinary Procedures, CCMA, etc)
- Employment Equity Act (incl EE compliance)
- Sound understanding of specialist HR processes and methodologies (incl Performance Management, Succession planning, etc)
- High level understanding of B-BBEE Code of Conduct
Competencies:
- Develop and Apply Technical Skills and Expertise
- Apply strong principles in Governance and Rule Following
- Deliver Customer Services
- Analyse and solve problems
- Remain Composed and Resilient
- Work with others
- Communicate Clearly
- Strong Entrepreneurial Flair with the ability to analyse risk, and accept calculated risks
Other:
The successful incumbent must have the following:
- Own vehicle
- Valid Code B Driver’s Licence
Package & Remuneration
Market related
Interested?
Please mail your CV to hr1 (at) peopledimension (dot) co (dot) za
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 2 weeks, if you do not hear from us by then your application for this position was unsuccessful, but you have been added to our database for future vacancies.
