Senior HR Consultant

Introduction

A well-established HR consultancy based in Pretoria is looking for an experienced Senior HR Consultant to join their team. This is an in-office position and requires occasional travel.

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities 50 %

Develop & Apply Technical Skills and Expertise

• - Consulting with clients on EEA’s
• Assist clients with EE Analysis and Drafting of EE Plans.
• Compiling statistical data for online EE reporting purposes.
• EEA Reporting preparation for approval by client.
• EEA online submission.
• Perform EE and HR audits
• Assist clients with Career Planning, Succession Planning and Transformation requirements
• Identify skills gaps and provide solutions to clients.

• - Consulting clients on WSP & ATR compliance processes.
• ATR/WSP capturing and submission.
• Perform Training needs Analysis and Skills audits
• Assist clients with Career Planning, Succession Planning and Transformation requirements
• Identify skills gaps and provide solutions to clients.
• Co-ordinate meetings of various committee’s.
• SETA liaison.
• Administrative support and updating of records on the HR Server.
• Communication to clients on progress.

• - Development and Review of HR related policies to govern good behaviour and compliance
• Perform disciplinary hearings
• Represent cases at CCMA
• Support legal practitioners in Lab court cases
• Communication to clients on progress.

• - Participate and Support to find a feasible HR system
• Evaluate HR system technology and functionality
• Negotiate and finalise a typical partnership agreement
• Evaluate and investigate the use of AI applications in HR service delivery
• Develop consultancy services structured around the HR system and AI app’s

Reporting and Audit Readiness:

• - Generation of reports for the purpose of reporting internally, externally and for client compliance purposes
• Quality management of all HR related systems.

Responsibilities: 10 %

• Project Management / Deadline Driven:
• Partnering with the client to understand the challenges and demands.
• Careful planning of your own work, setting clear objectives and timeframes and effectively prioritising tasks to ensure that set deadlines are met.
• Work closely with the HR team to offer required support and assistance in meeting deadlines and advising on any delays or obstacles that may occur.
• Proactive:
• Planning ahead in order to pre-empt as many as possible delays and obstacles.
• Providing insight into projected / suggested deadlines for various frameworks at the planning phase of the project to ensure that the Portfolio Manager and Principle Consultant integrate deadlines into overall project plan.
• Constantly communicate own progress to the CEO.
• Offer input and advice on area of expertise as and when required by Client / fellow team members.
• Take a mature, professional approach to conflict that may arise (with both clients and colleagues).

Responsibilities 8 %

• Advise and assist clients on the relevant legislation and frameworks:
• WSP
• ATR
• Employment Equity
• Labour Law
• Plan, schedule and forecast own workload with specific reference to PEAK times.
• Accurately interpret and apply various legislative and other frameworks to clients specific circumstances.

Responsibilities: 8 %

• Effectively build relationships with both clients and staff.
• Quickly establishes rapport with others and can comfortably work at all levels (learners to senior management).
• Value teamwork and positively contribute to the overall team goals and objectives.
• Employ excellent negotiation skills when interacting with service providers and clients.
• Can “read” clients accurately and adapt client approach where and when necessary.
• Manages conflict in a calm, mature and professional manager using facts to convince others.

Responsibilities 8 %

• Analytical Thinking:
• Breaking down problems into smaller digestible pieces and finding solutions to address both the smaller issues identified and the bigger problem overall.
• Working closely with clients and colleagues on various problems and providing input and solutions.
• Undertaking research where necessary to gain a better grasp on the issue at hand and find long term sustainable solutions.
• Numerical Reasoning:
• Excellent ability to interpret numerical/financial data.
• Attention to Detail:
• Ensuring that every aspect of a problem / task / project has been addressed by checking and monitoring own performance and not overlooking small but potentially important aspects.
• Organisational Skills:
• Ensuring that all aspects/elements of a task has been taken into account during the planning phase.
• Advise Portfolio Manager / Principle Consultant with regards to required resources timeously.
• Closely monitoring own progress and performance and communicate any possible obstacles, delays or problems that may arise to the Portfolio Manager / Principle Consultant .

Responsibilities: 8 %

• Perseverance:
• Stay focused and persistent and remain flexible whilst driving to achieve set goals and objectives.
• Resilient:
• Quickly recover from setbacks or disappointments and motivate colleagues to do the same.
• Sustainable and consistent approach:
• Ensure that a sustainable work / life balance is maintained and inform Principal Consultant / Portfolio Manager if pace becomes unsustainable.
• Consistent:
• Ensure that approach to clients, colleagues and responsibilities are logical and based on a systems approach (all aspects of ops are interrelated).

Responsibilities 8 %

Communicate Clearly:

• Report Writing:
• Write clear, concise, and easily understandable reports.
• Review own reports and ensure that reports are of the highest standard.
• Communicate in a professional and constructive manner to clients and colleagues.
• Using MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel to present client related results in a clear, precise and reliable manner.
• Use standard company report templates as basis for communication.
• Listen actively and attentively.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Relevant tertiary qualification (HR Degree preferable, NQF Level 6 or higher)
• Additional HR related qualifications and training will be advantageous
• 5-8 years general HR Consulting experience in a similar environment

• Sound knowledge of HR Administration
• Sound knowledge of SA Related Laws and Regulations, within the SA context:
• Skills Development Act (incl QCTO, SETA’s, Skills Funding options, WSP and ATR Processes, etc)
• Labour Lar Law (incl Disciplinary Procedures, CCMA, etc)
• Employment Equity Act (incl EE compliance)
• Sound understanding of specialist HR processes and methodologies (incl Performance Management, Succession planning, etc)
• High level understanding of B-BBEE Code of Conduct

Competencies:

• Develop and Apply Technical Skills and Expertise
• Apply strong principles in Governance and Rule Following
• Deliver Customer Services
• Analyse and solve problems
• Remain Composed and Resilient
• Work with others
• Communicate Clearly
• Strong Entrepreneurial Flair with the ability to analyse risk, and accept calculated risks

Other:

The successful incumbent must have the following:

• Own vehicle
• Valid Code B Driver’s Licence

Package & Remuneration

Market related

Interested?

Please mail your CV to hr1 (at) peopledimension (dot) co (dot) za

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 2 weeks, if you do not hear from us by then your application for this position was unsuccessful, but you have been added to our database for future vacancies.