HR Business Partner - Cape Town (Contract)

Our client is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with business leaders in delivering end-to-end human resources support that drives business performance, talent optimisation, and a positive employee experience.

The HR Business Partner will act as a trusted advisor to leadership, delivering practical, commercially sound HR solutions across the full HR value chain. This role has a strong focus on talent management, performance management, employee relations, and organisational effectiveness, operating with a high level of independence and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Business & Strategic Partnership

• Partner with line management to understand business strategy and translate it into effective people plans, initiatives, and interventions.
• Proactively anticipate people-related risks and opportunities, addressing issues before they escalated.
• Build strong, credible relationships with stakeholders at all levels through proactive engagement and consistent follow-through.

End-to-End HR Generalist Support

• Deliver full-spectrum HR support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring alignment with company policies, procedures, and South African labour legislation.
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly HR activities.
• Collaborate closely with HR specialist teams (Remuneration, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Operations) to deliver integrated HR solutions.

Talent & Performance Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on talent management, succession planning, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Facilitate performance management processes including goal setting, mid-year and year-end reviews, calibration sessions, and performance-related discussions.
• Lead or support talent reviews, succession planning discussions, and development planning sessions.
• Promote learning agility and continuous capability building through targeted development initiatives.

Employee Relations & Labour Compliance

• Independently manage employee relations matters including misconduct, poor performance, grievances, incapacity, and workplace conflict.
• Provide sound advice on South African labour legislation and internal HR policies.
• Ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes across all employee relations cases.

Organisational Effectiveness & Change

• Support organisational change initiatives such as restructuring, role changes, onboarding, and integration.
• Contribute to a positive, high-performance culture by reinforcing organisational values, accountability, and constructive leadership behaviours.
• Monitor people and culture risks, including Employment Equity and compliance considerations.

People Data & Insights

• Use people data and trends (e.g., headcount, turnover, performance outcomes, EE data) to inform decision-making and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Provide insights to leadership that enable better workforce and talent decisions.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Labour Relations, or a related field
• 3–5 years’ experience in an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner role
• Proven experience independently managing employee relations cases
• Exposure to performance management and talent management processes

Preferred

• Honours Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, or related discipline
• SABPP registration
• Change Management certification
• Coaching certification
• Enneagram or Insights accreditation
• Experience within financial services and/or asset management environments

Technical & Professional Knowledge

• South African labour legislation and employment relations practices
• Talent management and succession planning methodologies
• Performance management frameworks and calibration processes
• Employee engagement and culture interventions
• HR systems and reporting (e.g. SuccessFactors)
• Employment Equity legislation and people-risk management
• Business and financial acumen in a regulated environment
• Strong written communication and facilitation skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust
• Independent Thinking and Accountability
• Learning Agility
• Forward Thinking and Problem Solving
• Resilience and Strong Work Ethic
• Facilitating Change
• Conflict Resolution
• Business Acumen
• Professional and Technical Excellence

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