People Lead Cib

5 months ago


Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

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To support and provide input to the human resources functional operating models and frameworks in a broadly defined Business Unit/functional strategy; positioning and enabling horizontal alignment, implementation and adoption. This will be aligned to the business priorities of the assigned client population in support of the CIB strategy.

**Job Description**:
Commercial awareness and strategic partnering:

- Demonstrates a deep understanding of the pan African CIB landscape, competitive position and commercial drivers for the complexities of the CIB business and in particular those of the assigned CIB Business Unit.
- Uses business acumen/perspective to translate the business strategy required for the assigned Business Unit into a clear people agenda within the direction set by the bank Group People function, CIB and CIB People and Culture for a business with multiple core lines of business.
- Is a strategic partner to the functional/business leadership in a fast moving, complex and developing environment.
- Uses analytics, data and trends both internally and externally to diagnose Business Unit issues and recommend effective solutions.
- Manages external networks and is well connected in the appropriate bodies to shape the external perception of Absa Group Limited to be in a position to attract the best capabilities to the organisation and have influence in the market place.
- Articulates strategy and is able to translate into actions and results for the function.

Trusted Advisor:

- Owns the relationship with the respective leadership as a trusted advisor.
- Exemplary coach and sounding board to the Executives and other senior leaders in the business.
- Demonstrates influence and credibility with senior leaders across the business.
- Actively assists the Chief People Officer: CIB to build the effectiveness and develop the top team appropriately.

Ownership of the end-to-end HR delivery:

- Operates as the relationship manager for the customer base and is responsible for broking People Specialist and Operations to execute on the defined people strategy.
- Drives implementation of CIB initiatives in assigned client portfolio, consolidating functional business line requirements into coordinated delivery plans to be executed by People and Culture Business Partners and Centres of Expertise at a regional and country level;
- Able to prioritise, manage and lead a team of specialists to deliver across a Pan African People agenda for assigned client population.
- Works with the respective leadership to identify and develop talent and robust succession for the area.
- Has a high level of focus on customer relations.
- Drives a culture of customer centricity and responsiveness across all People Function teams.
- Drive the delivery of key People initiatives through employing the appropriate change and project management disciplines across the People value chain.
- Takes the business priorities and translate these into People Strategies and takes end-to-end ownership for delivering the following key People processes to their client by undertaking the following:

- Translate business strategy into people strategy and ensuring that workforce planning is embedded whilst providing People analytics that deliver relevant insights.
- Support and drive major change and People Function Projects.
- Specify capability gaps and define talent pools in conjunction with the Functional Leader. Takes ownership of strategic resource planning and delivery and participate in executive and senior role hiring.
- Takes responsibility for Business Unit talent reviews, succession planning activities and talent and capability development.
- Deliver Leadership and Learning programmes via specialists, specifies internal capability gaps and ensure relevant assessments, development and coaching in place.
- Drive the Business Unit reward and performance strategy and provide input and manage the executive compensation and ownership of pay cycle and reward plan delivery.
- Ensure effective employee engagement for the business in conjunction with the Functional Leader, supporting the People Operations planning and service quality management.

Leading teams:

- Ensure the development of a high performing team through embedding formal Performance development and informal coaching.
- Determine and analyse training and development needs for team members.
- Establish and maintain a succession plan for the team using the formal talent management process.
- Interview and recruit direct reports.
- Develop appropriate engagement plans to drive heightened employee engagement.

Finance and Risk Management:

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