South Africa
HR CONSULTANT
Agency name:
Old Mutual Careers 
Industry:
HR & Recruitment
Career level:
Senior
Employment type:
Full time
Job location:
2a Rand Str, Middelburg
Salary offered
R 36 001 to R 48 000
Requirements
Education:
Specialist's Degree
Experience:
2-5 years
Languages:
Afrikaans, English
Driving license:
No
Job role
Job Functions Human Resources Industries Insurance Specification
To partner operationally and contribute to the accomplishment of the companies objectives, through providing line managers and employees with HR guidance, whilst maintaining accountability of effective delivery of HR services.
HR Frameworks and Tools
In collaboration with centres of excellence, draft HR frameworks and tools within an area of expertise, ensuring compliance with specified design principles, internal policies, and external legal requirements. Promote HR programs to create an efficient and conflict free workplace.
Stakeholder Engagement
Understand business operational models, business structures, process and procedures in order to give sound business advice to all stakeholders.
Provide feedback to Centres of Expertise about HR solution effectiveness. Collaborate with Centres of Expertise to create innovative solutions.
Focus on consultative support and HR solution delivery.
HR Data Analytics and Insights
Gather, analyze and interpret HR data; identify key trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance. Present accurate data reports in monthly forums.
Policy Development & Implementation
Work within established procedures to achieve specified goals. Advising management on the administration of human resources policies and procedures and the risk thereof.
Regulatory & Compliance Management
Understand, interpret and apply HR policies and procedures as well as all relevant Labour Relations Acts in order to ensure organizational statutory compliance. Conducting audits of HR activities to ensure compliance. Provide guidance to business on employee relations processes, in collaboration with the relevant specialists. Investigate all kinds of incidents and reports, and provide expert advice.
Information and Business Advice
Resolving complex queries from various business units by providing the relevant guidance and advice on policies and/or procedures, referring the most complex issues to the centres of excellence.
Organizational Capability Building
Conduct training sessions with relevant stakeholders in the business in terms of the identified specific business needs.
Personal Capability Building
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Keep abreast with new trends and advancements in the human resources field and understand external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education.
HR Data Management
Accurately collate and maintain HR Data.
Requirements
General Education
Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential);
HR related qualification or studying towards it (Essential);
Degree in HR (Advantageous)
General Experience
2 or more years experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (Essential);
Knowledge and experience in HR processes / LRA (Essential);
HR Administration knowledge (Essential)
• SAQA Accredited Equivalent* - It is the onus of the applicant to provide TIH and its subsidiaries with certified evidence that their qualification(s) meet the equivalent NQF level required for this role at time of application.
Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)** competency requirements: FAIS recognized qualifications / Regulatory Examinations / Class of Business Certification and / or CPD according to your DOFA (where applicable) - As a registered Financial Service Provider, we are mandated to ensure that all our representatives are always and remain fit and proper at all times. By applying for this role, you consent to having your relevant qualification and or accreditation or confirm that you are working towards meeting the competency requirements. You further consent to the relevant information being verified.
Benefits
Medical insurance
Transportation
Meals
Company background
Old Mutual was established in Cape Town in 1845 as South Africa's first mutual life assurance society. Our purpose is to help our customers thrive by enabling them to achieve their lifetime financial goals, while investing their funds in ways that will create a positive future for them, their families, their communities and broader society. In this way, we significantly contribute to improving the lives of our customers and their communities while ensuring a sustainable future for our business.
We now employ over 30 000 people and operate in 14 countries across two regions: Africa (South Africa, Botswana, eSwatini, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe) and Asia (China)
