Senior People Partner

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior management to align HR strategies with business objectives, workforce planning and organisational growth.
• Drive talent management, succession planning, leadership development and employee retention initiatives.
• Manage employee and labour relations, including disciplinary, grievance, incapacity and poor-performance processes.
• Lead Employment Equity initiatives, transformation strategies and statutory reporting.
• Oversee learning and development strategies, training needs analysis and training budgets.
• Act as the designated Skills Development Facilitator (SDF), managing Workplace Skills Plans (WSP), Annual Training Reports (ATR), SETA submissions, grant applications and BBBEE Skills Development requirements.
• Coordinate learnerships, apprenticeships, internships, bursaries and graduate development programmes.
• Ensure compliance with South African labour legislation and HR governance requirements.
• Develop HR reports, dashboards and workforce analytics to support strategic decision-making.
• Support recruitment activities and change management initiatives as required.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (NQF Level 7) in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or a related field.
• 810 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in a senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager or equivalent strategic role.
• 35 years of hands-on Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) experience, including WSP and ATR submissions, SETA liaison, grant applications and BBBEE Skills Development compliance.
• Proven experience in employee and labour relations, Employment Equity, talent management, organisational development and HR strategy implementation.
• Strong knowledge of South African labour legislation and skills development requirements.
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, mining, energy, construction, infrastructure or a technical corporate environment is advantageous.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving and analytical skills.

Advantageous

• Postgraduate qualification in HR, Labour Relations, Organisational Psychology or Business Management.
• Recognised SDF training or certification and Employment Equity training.
• SABPP professional registration.
• Experience with Workday or Praxima systems.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.
• Valid passport required.