Talent Specialist

Are you passionate about personnel development and driving organizational change? RCL FOODS is currently searching for a **Talent Specialist** to join the **Talent Management** team based in **Westville, KZN**. The role reports to the **HR Executive - Talent** and requires an analytical individual with Talent Management experience. The Talent Specialist will assist with the implementation of key Talent Management programmes that aim to promote, develop, manage and expand the organization’s talent pool. The successful incumbent will need to drive talent promotion and mobility within and across the business. The Talent Specialist will engage with and influence HR Business Partners, Executives, and external stakeholders to identify, develop and retain key talent.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Internal Talent Managemen**t
Encourage talent promotion and mobility within and across the business Work with and influence HR Business Partners and Executives to identify, develop and retain key talent
Develop a positive relationship with employees by giving focus to career development through individual development, career pathing, and progression.
Act as a liaison between HR and Line Managers to connect the best internal talent to existing opportunities.
Drive the talent management and succession planning processes and documentation for DL grade and below.
Collate and coordinate information for annual Talent and Organisational Reviews Manage the 360 Degree activity for the group annually
Coordinate activities that bring focus to talent and development.

**Performance Management**
Manage the relevant performance management system to ensure the relevance of data and desired process execution.
Conduct training on any changes or updates to the performance management system to relevant stakeholders.
Advise the business on performance management principles, techniques, and best practice.
Keep abreast with industry changes and evolutions to ensure internal processes are relevant to business needs.

**Project Management**
Project manage and coordinate key business projects not limited to Top Employer, Management Trainee Recruitment, system implementation, and enhancement
Design and implementation of the appropriate change management principles and methodologies to ensure the change lands effectively in the business.
Ad hoc projects are relevant to business priorities.

**Talent Collaboration**
Collaborate with all relevant HR COE teams to ensure execution of strategy is done in a manner that enhances the brand and connection of the HR function.
Find opportunities for partnership with HR COE.

**Employment Equity**
Keep abreast of legislative changes relevant to employment equity and provide an operational interpretation for the business.
Coordinate organization transformation programmes through appropriate committees and channels.
Play the liaison between the national committee and site-based committees.
Ensure reporting is accurate and available.

**Data Management**
Maintaining talent and organizational information ensuring relevance and accuracy.
Analysis of key data to provide insights into business practice, behavior, and causation.
Promote data-driven decision-making within the business by providing meaningful and relevant data to HR that drives the desired strategy.

**Minimum Requirements**:
BCOM or BSoc Sci degree in Human Resource Management / Industrial Psychology
A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in Talent Management Experience as an HR Generalist would be advantageous
Proven track record in change management, talent management principle development, and organizational development and design.