Senior Statutory

**Purpose of the Job**:
The purpose of the Senior People Statutory and Compliance Specialist role is to continuously monitor compliance and adherence to HR policies, procedures, processes, and standards and ensure ongoing HR compliance to regulatory requirements and prescribed industry standards. This role is also accountable for guiding People Solutions, Services, and Business in designing, testing, and maintaining their People service continuity plans to ensure the People impacting risk factors and events are addressed in a cost-effective and efficient manner and issues for remedial action are timeously and sustainably solved, corrected and improved across the People value chain as applicable.

**Job Objectives**:
**Employee Centric Delivery**

Reviewing regulatory alerts for RSA and non-RSA to stay at the forefront of statutory and compliance inputs in the People Team. Establishing a system for monitoring People processes, practices, procedures, and templates. Measuring compliance, managing non-compliance, and identifying deficiencies in internal People controls and People policies and procedures. Ensuring ongoing People compliance to regulatory requirements and prescribed industry standards. Supporting all regulated activities and the roadmap for a sustainable Compliance department within the People Team. Managing the employee contract management process and execution thereof in accordance with People Legal requirements, ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines, and specifications relevant to its business processes as advised by the Head of IR. Ensuring compliance to the regulation associated with psychometric assessments performed within the Shoprite Group. Ensuring statutory reporting activities related to People are carried out. Working with HO Solutions and business to develop and update People continuity plans in order to manage continuity of People services. Continuously assessing the state of People continuity planning and testing to ensure an appropriate level of resilience and recovery capability is retained, making recommendations to address coverage or adequacy risks Ensuring that Continuity Testing is carried out on an ongoing basis.

**People (Self, Team & Organisational)**

Aligning participation to deliver relevant Statutory and Compliance services to the business. Participating in the enablement of an innovative, agile, and employee-centric culture where employees are supported, empowered, and valued within the Governance team. Participating in the enablement of an employee wellness culture within the Governance team to ensure that employees are supported mentally, physically, and emotionally. Participating in the enablement of a culture of open and transparent communication within the Governance.

**Financial, Reporting & BI**

Managing oversight and governance costs whilst ensuring service delivery to the Shoprite Group. Managing the collection and use of oversight and governance data and business intelligence to transform the delivery of oversight and governance services.

**Governance & Compliance**

Ensuring compliance with organisational and legislative governance frameworks, legislation, and standards. Adhering to governance structures, policies, processes, and frameworks applicable to the role. Adhering to compliance and risk management standards. Ensuring adherence to the Anti-bribery and Corruption, Anti-terrorism, Gift, Conflict of Interest, POPI, and the Enterprise risk management policies within the People function. Ensuring data management processes adhere to continually changing privacy and legal compliance requirements.

**Future-Fit**

Participating in the integration and effective flow of work with other solution areas and businesses. Identifying relevant technology requirements for the Governance team and ensuring optimal utilisation thereof. Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in governance, compliance, and related processes to ensure ongoing process efficiency.

**Qualifications**:
**Essential**

Degree in Human Resources, Legal, Finance, Audit, or equivalent.

**Desirable**

The successful incumbent should come from a legal background with an LLB / BCom LLB degree and have specific experience with legal and regulatory compliance management. Experience with labour law (BCEA, LRA, EEA) will be preferential, but is not a prerequisite).

**Experience**:
**Essential**

4+ Years in a Senior People Statutory & Compliance and/or Oversight & Governance capacity or equivalent role, delivering and advisory services in an HR/Finance environment within related governance/ statutory frameworks, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Demonstrable knowledge of HR-orientated Statutory & Compliance and/or Oversight & Governance within the FMCG, retail sector, understanding of the challenges of HR Statutory & Compliance and/or Oversight and Governance in a Group, retail environment.

Knowledge of HR policies, procedures, legislation, and regulations.

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