HR - Business Partner

Main Purpose:Provide full cycle Human resource support to the business unit.
Partner with business leaders and employees, roll out and implement HR programs, including talent program, learning and development program and reward programs to meet business needs.Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

HR Operations Excellence

• Partner with Shared Service, manage employee life cycle activities, from pre-hiring, on boarding to off boarding.
• Ensure HR service delivery are managed per group guidelines with prescribed and approved processes, with proper DoAs, documentation and control in place.
• As country SME, provide guidance, knowledge transfer and experience sharing with HRSS.

Compliance

• Compliance with local employment law, external and internal HR control framework.
• Ensure HR activities are compliant in all existing jurisdiction of operations.

Talent Attraction

• Partner with Talent Attraction (TA) team and hiring manger to support recruitment activities, from sourcing to hiring.
• Attracting right talent to attracting talents with right costs, right time, right skills, right place, right person.
• Manage recruitment budget.

Talent Management

• Support talent and development agenda.
• Implement and roll out global or regional program related to talent management.
• Execute succession planning and Individual Development Plan (IDP).

Performance Management/Learning & Develop

• Execute annual performance review.
• Implement global tool and processes on performance management.
• Support and coach manager on performance management.
• Perform Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
• Understand country training needs and develop action plan to address.
• Manage training calendar.
• Partner with Global Learning and Development for global training program rollout

Rewards/Benefits

• Manage country reward program, including compensation package structure, salary band and benefit management.
• Provide support to reward initiatives including market benchmarking and job evaluation.
• Implement global reward initiatives, programs, including End of year review process and recognition / Puma award program.
• Partner with Shared Services team, oversee benefits administration, manage employee benefits plan including medical insurance, workers compensation and disability insurance etc.

Employee Relations/Industrial Relations (ER/IR)

• Point of contact for employee relations issues, ensuring manager and employees are provided with necessary support.
• Case management - Manage all IR /ER cases till closure, including facts finding, investigation, report, proposal of action plan, conclusion of case.

Employee Engagement/Change Management

• Develop and implement employee engagement programs.
• Ensure adequate embedding of HR changes in country. 

Comply with company requirements and systems relating to SAPS, HSEC & Quality and other company policies.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

Mandatory Education:

• University degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related areas.

Experience: 

• Experience in human resources management, with increasing levels of experience in a medium to large multinational, preferably in multi-cultural environments.
• Knowledge of Human Resources related programs, processes, tools, policies and guidelines and their application to complex organizational issues.
• Knowledge of organizational concepts, including: team management, organizational design, resource utilization and workforce planning.
• Proven experience in dealing with HR matters related to acquisitions and its derived components for the HR function (e.g. experience in due diligence, restructuring, among others).

Skills:   

• Computer Skills (MS Office)
• Business Knowledge
• Leadership Skills
• Numeric & Analytical skills
• Fluent English

Competencies:  

• High energy and a ‘can do’ attitude, creating a positive culture in the company.
• Leadership skills in order to drive strategic people initiatives and programs through the organization and mobilize the management team to excel in the successful execution of people strategies.
• Leadership and teamwork.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Open, honest and direct communicator.
• Customer focus, both internal and external, enhancing Puma Energy’s reputation as a preferred employer in the market and good corporate citizen.
• Ability to deliver results, meeting people goals and achieving employee satisfaction.
•  Excellent negotiation and conflict management dealing with sensitive employee relation’s issues.
• Competence in dealing with trade unions.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

• Internal - General Management, HR personnel.
• External - Trade Unions, Labor Offices, Recruitment agencies.