Lead: Human Capital Business Partner

at  Sanlam

The Lead HCBP will take ownership of the employee experience across the employee lifecycle for the business area, attending to:

• Delivery on talent acquisition with the support of the Talent Acquisition specialists
• Drive talent management and succession planning at a BU level.
• Execute the talent management strategies aligned to the business strategy
• Provide advice and guidance on complex matters to managers and employees across the business area
• Analyse HR data and interpret in terms of trends and suggestions for decision making
• Providing feedback through analysing, interpreting and conducting trend analysis on HC data to various stakeholders to provide HC value.
• Assist in driving EE plan per BU, implement actions, track and achieve milestones
• Ensure execution of all diversity initiatives in line with the business HC plan.
• Facilitate the performance management process within the prescribed timelines
• Drives transformation and change initiatives across the business area and guides the business on the management of risk and the business impact
• Responsible for the execution of the culture and engagement survey in respect of feedback to business and action planning
• Assist business leaders to shape the culture to support the strategy
• Assist the business area establish and maintain high levels of employee engagement by clarifying the levels of employee engagement and partners with the business to develop solutions to address these
• Partner with business regarding organisational effectiveness plans and interventions
• Facilitate delivery on L&D needs through companywide programmes and putting interventions in place in consultations with L&D COE to address those needs that cannot be addressed through generic programmes
• Identify critical and scarce skills for business unit and agree strategies with all relevant COE’s to ensure appropriate pipelines over short and longer term
• Provide sound advice to ensure the organisation complies to best practice and legislative issues
• Provide support to line managers in dealing with disciplinary, incapacity and grievance matters
• Deal with all appeals from disciplinary proceedings in line with the disciplinary code
• Support the business with matters that have been referred externally for conciliation and arbitration.
• Facilitate remuneration processes in BU’s including creating awareness of employee wellness offerings, job evaluation etc.
• Partner with other HCBP’s and COE to implement strategic Human Capital pla

Minimum requirements

• Degree in Human resources or similar. Postgraduate Degree, Industrial Psychology or equivalent is preferred
• 7 years+ HC Generalist experience
• Ability to travel as required
• Knowledgeable about HR practices: recruitment, talent development, performance management, facilitation, legislation, labour relations, leadership and organisational development, change management and remuneration
• A strong understanding of HC and financial services legislation and requirements, and the ability to apply the relevant legislation in the work environment.
• Good working knowledge and understanding of HC Best practices, policies and procedures.
• Change management experience.
• Managed relationships with senior leaders
• Service delivery role experience.
• Strong experience in the ER field

The Lead HCBP will take ownership of the employee experience across the employee lifecycle for the business area, attending to:

• Delivery on talent acquisition with the support of the Talent Acquisition specialists
• Drive talent management and succession planning at a BU level.
• Execute the talent management strategies aligned to the business strategy
• Provide advice and guidance on complex matters to managers and employees across the business area
• Analyse HR data and interpret in terms of trends and suggestions for decision making
• Providing feedback through analysing, interpreting and conducting trend analysis on HC data to various stakeholders to provide HC value.
• Assist in driving EE plan per BU, implement actions, track and achieve milestones
• Ensure execution of all diversity initiatives in line with the business HC plan.
• Facilitate the performance management process within the prescribed timelines
• Drives transformation and change initiatives across the business area and guides the business on the management of risk and the business impact
• Responsible for the execution of the culture and engagement survey in respect of feedback to business and action planning
• Assist business leaders to shape the culture to support the strategy
• Assist the business area establish and maintain high levels of employee engagement by clarifying the levels of employee engagement and partners with the business to develop solutions to address these
• Partner with business regarding organisational effectiveness plans and interventions
• Facilitate delivery on L&D needs through companywide programmes and putting interventions in place in consultations with L&D COE to address those needs that cannot be addressed through generic programmes
• Identify critical and scarce skills for business unit and agree strategies with all relevant COE’s to ensure appropriate pipelines over short and longer term
• Provide sound advice to ensure the organisation complies to best practice and legislative issues
• Provide support to line managers in dealing with disciplinary, incapacity and grievance matters
• Deal with all appeals from disciplinary proceedings in line with the disciplinary code
• Support the business with matters that have been referred externally for conciliation and arbitration.
• Facilitate remuneration processes in BU’s including creating awareness of employee wellness offerings, job evaluation etc.
• Partner with other HCBP’s and COE to implement strategic Human Capital plan

Minimum requirements

• Degree in Human resources or similar. Postgraduate Degree, Industrial Psychology or equivalent is preferred
• 7 years+ HC Generalist experience
• Ability to travel as required
• Knowledgeable about HR practices: recruitment, talent development, performance management, facilitation, legislation, labour relations, leadership and organisational development, change management and remuneration
• A strong understanding of HC and financial services legislation and requirements, and the ability to apply the relevant legislation in the work environment.
• Good working knowledge and understanding of HC Best practices, policies and procedures.
• Change management experience.
• Managed relationships with senior leaders
• Service delivery role experience.
• Strong experience in the ER field.