Senior HR Officer

SUMMARY:
Position: Senior HR Officer
Reporting to: HR Manager
Location: Montague Gardens, Cape Town

A great opportunity has become available for a people-focused, energetic, and self-driven individual to join our HR Team. 
We are looking for someone who is passionate about HR and people processes and who is highly organised and enjoys 
operating in a fast-paced environment. Our successful candidate should be committed, driven, approachable and dedicated to providing our organisation with effective people support.
The Senior HR Officer will work closely with the HR Manager and wider business to deliver a quality HR service to our 3 
Sites in Montague Gardens and will be responsible for executing recruitment, training and development, employee 
relations, performance and talent management and organisational culture initiatives

POSITION INFO:
Key Job Functions: -

1. HR Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, SDA) and internal HR policies.
• Ensure company adherence to HR policies and processes.
• Assist with relevant Ethical Trade Compliance Audits.

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for a wide variety of roles.
• Conduct employee onboarding and orientation programs to ensure smooth integration of new hires.

• Facilitate annual and bi-annual performance review processes (e.g., goal setting, mid-year reviews, year-end KPA reviews).
• Offer guidance to employees on self-assessments and development discussions.
• Track completion rates of performance reviews and escalate non-compliance.

• Assist and support the implementation of talent review processes
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure Individual Development Plans are in place for key talent and successors
• 4. Employee Relations:
• Promote and maintain constructive labour relations across all sites in Cape Town by facilitating employment
  matters in a fair, objective, and legally compliant manner.
• To provide sound ER support to line Managers and Supervisors.
• Represent the Company at the CCMA as required.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the unions and/or workplace committee.

• Responsible for the execution of the Annual Training Plan as well as Discretionary Grants.
• Implementation and monitoring of learnership, bursaries, internship and skills programmes
• Co-ordinate and run the Skills Development Committee Meetings.

• Execute HR improvement projects in line with driving a best practice people approach.
• Responsible for the smooth running of all HR administration processes and HR input to payroll.
• Responsible for routine HR reporting, which includes the updates of Dashboards at required timeframes.

• Act as a culture ambassador by fostering an environment of trust, recognition, and purpose through the execution of meaning programs that reinforce a values-driven, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
• Monitor employee sentiment and engagement levels, providing insight to improve cultural alignment across all business units.
• Support the execution of the company’s Wellness Calendar by collaborating with internal stakeholders to drive participation and promote physical, emotional, and social well-being.

• Must have relevant HR tertiary qualification –Degree or Diploma.
• 4+ years of generalist HR experience with extensive exposure to the Skills Development and Recruitment

• Experience with CCMA representation advantageous
• Knowledge and application of labour legislation, particularly the BCEA, LRA and SDA
• Experience working within a FMCG or wholesale and retail environment will be preferable
• Excellent understanding of HR processes

• People-focused, energetic, and self-driven.
• Highly organised with a sharp eye for detail.
• Passionate about creating positive work experiences and supporting business goals
• A natural relationship builder who thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Able to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Excellent communication skills
• Highly organised with strong administration skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Displays a concern for business values and ethical standards
• Places a focus on promoting a healthy and positive workplace culture
• High sense of confidentiality
• Passion for achieving excellence
• Sets high personal standards, is focused and self-motivated
• Willing to travel as required and between our two Cape Town sites
• Valid driver’s license
• Own transport

• Quality Delivery
• Adapting to Change
• Applying Knowledge & Expertise
• Interpersonal Relations
• Planning and organising
• Taking Initiative

• CV
• Qualifications
• 2 x most recent payslips