General Manager: HR Business Partnering

Group Human Resources
Group Head Office – Durban
Reference Number: ICEBO / GMOEHR / DG 2206

The General Manager: Human Resources Business Partnering provides strategic and operational HR support and advice to the supported Businesses by being instrumental in facilitating and implementing end-to end HR service to ensure attraction, development and retention of Icebolethu Group talent.

Responsibilities:

• Working in collaboration with a senior business leader and HR team to develop and grow a scalable organization model that supports and delivers against the long-term growth strategy of the business.
• Support, provide insight to and partner with HR Centres of Excellence to develop and drive:
  1. Talent acquisition strategy
  2. The talent management strategy
  3. The remuneration and benefits strategy. 
• Drive the development and use of analytics across all customer groups to support data-driven business decision-making and outcomes.
• Ensure that group-wide HR policies and procedures are implemented in an appropriate way for the business and in line with best practice and recommend changes as appropriate.
• Manage the balance between strategic elements of the role, driving operational excellence, and in execution to ensure strong overall delivery.
• Manage the workforce planning process. 
• Provides mentorship and coaching to developing HR Business Partners, SHE Officer, and Occupational Health Nurse – Employee Assistance Practitioner (EAP).
• Ensure 100% maintenance of organograms and job profiles.
• Facilitate the induction and effective placement of new talent.
• Drive the implementation of performance management.
• Implement Icebolethu Group`s succession planning.
• Drive the process of identification, analysis of learning and development needs and contributing to the development of the Company`s Workplace skills Plan and Annual Training Reports.
• Co-ordinate and implement all approved change, organizational development, employee relations, culture alignment interventions.
• Provide inputs in the development, submission and reporting on Employment Equity and Transformation Reports.
• Generate and report monthly/ quarterly and annually or as and when necessary.

The following minimum requirements should be met to be considered:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources/ Human Sciences/ Organizational or Industrial Psychology or other related degree qualification.
• Registration with Professional Board for People Practice (SABP) is preferred
• Minimum of Ten (10) years’ HR management experience and seven (7) years of which at senior generalist human resources management level, preferably in corporate and or manufacturing environment.
• Business acumen
• Systems and process thinking.
• Strong problem and analytical skills as ability to analyse and interpret statistical DATA and HR Analytics is critical.
• Integrity
• Communication
• Prioritization and resources allocation
• Strategic and operational management skills.
• Project management and planning skills.

All Short listed applicants will be subjected to assessments, references and credit checks.

ICEBOLETHU EMBRACES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT

CLOSING DATE:  11 MARCH 2022

INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST FORWARD A DETAILED CV; CERTIFIED COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS AND ID DOCUMENT BY E-MAIL TO ice_recruitment@icebolethu.co.za   KINDLY ALSO INCLUDE A MOTIVATION OF HOW YOU MEET EACH OF THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE AND QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THE POSITION.  

PLEASE NOTE:

• LATE APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS WITH NO REFERENCE NUMBER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
• E-MAIL USERS ARE REQUESTED TO SET THE DELIVERY OPTION ON BOTH “RETURN RECEIPT” AND “CONFIRM DELIVERY”.
• CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE LIMITED TO SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES. 
• IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF CLOSING DATE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT, PLEASE ACCEPT THAT YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.