People Partner - Cape Town

About the Role

To establish a strategic partnership with the operation and ensure that people practices are aligned with operational practices to yield optimal performance.

Responsibilities

• Performs all industrial / employee relations activities.
• Provide advisory in relation to misconduct, operational requirements, incapacities, grievances, and dispute resolution.
• Facilitate / drive all matters relating to misconduct, incapacity, operational requirements, grievances, and disputes.
• Mitigate and defend industrial relations risk at the CCMA.
• Actively identify gaps, propose, and implement changes within contractual frameworks and organisational policies.
• Drive Employment Equity and ensure adherence to policies.
• Ensure compliance with legal, business and client requirements.
• Act as a performance improvement driver and provoke positive changes in people management; work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Promote performance management and calibration sessions; propose changes for continuous improvement; identify poor performance and implement measurable change to yield positive outcomes.
• Build strong business relationships with all stakeholders at organisational level; act as a single point of contact for employees and managers in the business unit; proactively support the delivery of People Processes; conduct weekly stakeholder meetings; analyse client feedback to drive service enhancements; respond to queries promptly and ensure opportunities for improvements are actioned and measured; provide meaningful reporting to facilitate business decisions.
• Manage absence and attrition : review exit information; drive positive change; perform stay interviews; identify proactive measures to reduce attrition; facilitate employee ambassador sessions and collaborate with departments to yield positive change.
• Compile impactful reports by working with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and produce reports that drive positive change.
• Participate in the design and delivery of people and business projects; liaise with the People Projects Partner and stakeholders to contribute to successful delivery.

Minimum Requirements

Required Skills

Core Behavior

Huntswood’s employees are dependable, driven and collaborative. The job holder should align to our 6 Fundamental Values :

"It's not just about what we do, but the way we do it. And it's our values that make us special."

NB : All appointments are subject to the positive outcome of pre-employment verification checks.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

General Business, Management, and Business Development

Industries

Outsourcing / Offshoring

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