Absa is recruiting a Junior Specialist: People function to be based in their Westlands Office Park (Baobab House GF & 1st Floor).
The job holder is responsible for implementing the HR Business Partnering agenda in ALAK, working closely with Exco .
The jobholder is required to support the MD, and the People Managers in providing HR ‘best practice’ solutions to the business below;.
Recruitment, Performance Management, HR Service delivery, Policy Administration, Learning and Development, HR Governance Execution, Employee Engagement and Administrative duties like exits, transfers, payroll changes, amendments, transfers and relocations of employees.
- Working closely with the People Managers to deliver HR agenda
Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition – Time split%: 15%
- Assess staffing needs for the business
- Support preparation of role profiles for job evaluation where required
- Progress recruitment administration (Seeking RPC Approval and preparing business case)
- Support in shortlisting for internal / external job applications as agreed with the MD and Managers within the HR governance requirements
- Liaise with People Managers to carry out end to end recruitment process
- Prepare Offers & Generating contracts for successful candidates
- Onboarding of new joiners
Talent Management, Succession, Learning & Development – Time split%: 15%
- Collate and maintain functional People Plans support with any interventions
- Collate and maintain functional succession plans data base
- Drive Talent Review process
- Obtain functional talent nominations from the Line Managers for inclusion on the Country Talent Pool
- Ensure timely execution of all talent management actions and transitions
- Drive learning and development initiatives/programs
- Work closely with managers to ensure learning interventions are signed off and completed
Performance Management – Time split%: 15%
- Drive Performance Management process end to end
- Run Quarterly Performance reviews, consistency and end year assessments
- Staff awareness sessions on reward process and guiding principles, run PD campaigns
- Consequence management for poor performers
- Prepare and maintain the required Performance reports with trends and insights
HR Advisory and HR Operations – Time split%: 15%
- Onboarding of new joiners
- First point of contact for the relevant functional line managers in relation to HR support needed to meet business objectives
- Deal and respond to queries from staff on HR issues
- Interpret and advise on local HR policies on staff related matters
- Communicate any HR policy changes and updates
- Payroll Management
- HR Analytics – Preparing reports and generating insights ; Headcount, Leave, Talent, Performance and Ad hoc reports
People Systems: Time Split 15%
- Lead end-to-end recruitment processes using Workday, ensuring timely, high-quality hiring aligned to business needs
- Provide expert guidance on Workday processes, data insights, and HR best practices
- Coach and train managers on talent and team management processes on Workday
- Deliver responsive, high-quality HR support to colleagues through Workday/SNOW (Service Now) platforms
- Support onboarding and employee lifecycle processes on Workday
- Manage and maintain HR data within Workday, ensuring accuracy and completeness
People Engagement and Culture – Time split%: 10%
- Maintain effective communication channels with all teams
- Ensure all employee relations issues raised are reviewed and actioned, in conjunction with the Employee Relations manager as required
- Plan, communicate and coordinate the cascade of the Colleague Experience Survey (CES)
- Work with team managers to develop action plans
- Track CEI Action plans, provide regular updates to leadership
Control & Governance – Time split%: 15%
- Ensure adherence to the required HR controls in role e.g. all activities relating to recruitment, PD, Talent management, employee engagement, Transfers etc.
- Maintains HR standards and best practice within business unit
Requirement
Education
Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Industrial and Organisational Psychology (Required), Master’s Degree: Industrial and Organisational Psychology