HR Advisor

**The Role**:
We are looking for curious, energetic individuals with a passion for service delivery and excellence to work in the Shell HR Business Operations organization and provide support to Shell Companies in South Africa.

**Where you fit**

The main objective of the HR Function is to deliver value to Shell and its constituent Businesses and Functions by developing and executing people strategies in direct support of the Group Strategy.

**What’s the role?**

As a HR Advisor you will be responsible for:

- Support line managers on simple to medium complexity HR matters (e.g., policy related queries).
- Provide end-to-end HR Advice to Line Managers.
- Liaise with HR experts to get input on complex cases.
- Provide coaching & feedback to line managers.
- Responsible for delivering HR advice to employees and line managers; supporting managers with HR-related cases.
- Provide seamless end-to-end resolution of HR queries to line managers and employees. Queries may include, but not limited to: Exit/ Redundancy management; Policy guidance; Absence management; Leave, Retirement, Benefits advice
- Support Line Managers with Organizational Management, related to organizational changes and resourcing.
- Support Line Managers with local and global policy queries.
- Support with the execution of global/local change initiatives.
- Upon request, provide insight to line managers through analysis of data from Workday and other HR Systems.
- Responsible for delivering great employee experience through pro-actively addressing employee and line manager needs.
- Provide coaching and feedback to line managers, equipping to line managers to deal with HR related matters in a correct and compliant way.
- Supports the execution and timely delivery of critical business change initiatives. This includes, but not limited to: Country-specific organization redesign implementation; business/function ramp-up or demobilization events, requiring cross-HR co-ordination e.g., Talent, Integrated Resourcing and International Mobility.

**What we need from you**
- Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree.
- Diagnostic and investigation skills.
- Advocacy and inquiry - able to ask quality questions.
- Problem solving and decision-making skills.
- The ability to coach and offer advice/alternatives, as opposed to just providing answers.
- Skills in having effective contracting conversations with the ability to manage expectations.
- Partnering skills, and business understanding.
- HR Information & Analysis skills.
- Behaviors.
- Curiosity.
- Employee Centric and Service Excellence mindset.
- Ownership: end to end accountability for resolution.
- Empathy.
- Assertiveness and courage to challenge.
- Knowledge of local (South Africa) policies, and the associated processes.
- An understanding of policy intent with knowledge of when exceptions should be applicable.

Scam Warning:
Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

**COMPANY DESCRIPTION**

The world faces energy challenges that are becoming more complex each day. We’re looking for people who share our passion for taking on those challenges with cutting edge technology, innovative thinking and a commitment to properly managed risk. Shell develops and operates some of the largest and most complex projects in the world and we always endeavour to work at the leading edge of technical innovation.

**An innovative place to work**

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future - whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

**An inclusive place to work**

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment - one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential
- We’re closing the gender gap - whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
- We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

**A rewarding place to work**

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they neve