HR Executive

**Listing reference**: 017879**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:Wholesale & Retail Trade
- **Job category**:HR Management**Location**:Cape Town
- **Contract**:Permanent**EE position**:No**Introduction**
- We are looking to recruit an HR Executive to work within the Group Services area of the Clicks Group. The role will be based at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town and will report to the Chief People Officer.**Job description**

**JOB PURPOSE**

To plan, develop and deliver the HR strategy and operating deliverables in line with group and legislative requirements in order to support the achievement of the group strategy.

**JOB OBJECTIVES**
- To deliver the people outcomes of the Group Services strategy and operating plan including talent attraction, development, and retention in order to meet business needs.
- To achieve the HR and transformation targets through the delivery of qualitative and quantitative HR services and initiatives.
- To drive the integration of HR policies, processes, and practices across all HR deliverables in line with organisational objectives and group standards.
- To manage the delivery of performance management process, in accordance with agreed frameworks, in order to drive a high-performance culture.
- To deliver a pipeline of competent and empowered talent to meet current and future business needs.
- To shape the organisational culture and establish the business as an employer of choice by driving various HR initiatives; thereby building a motivated workforce and improved employee affiliation.
- To manage and resolve employee relations matters in line with group policies, standards and relevant legislation.
- To deliver all HR-related annual and ad-hoc projects in accordance with the HR calendar and Group plan.
- To provide timely and accurate information and reporting in order to effect quality decision making, mitigate risk, control employment costs and enhance the credibility of HR transactional processes.
- To manage financial, human, and other resources in order to deliver the operating plan and achieve business requirements.

**Minimum requirements**

**JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE**
- Relevant labour legislation
- Transformation codes and sector targets
- HR management and best practices
- Remuneration systems and benefits
- Employment Relations
- Performance management
- People management
- Project management principles and theories
- Talent management
- Financial management

**JOB RELATED SKILLS**

**Essential**
- HR Technical/ Functional Skills
- Talent management
- Verbal and written communication
- Planning and organising
- Project management
- People management
- Coaching
- Change management
- Problem solving
- Conflict management
- Strong leadership capability to influence (e.g., the Union, stakeholders, etc.)
- Ability to navigate through the organisation’s complexity and corporate politics

**Desirable**
- Presentation skills
- Budgeting and financial management
- Leadership development

**JOB EXPERIENCE**

**Essential**
- 8 years’ experience in a senior HR management role in a retail, pharmaceutical or FMCG environment
- 5 years management experience in a functional HR area, preferably Talent Management, IR or Learning & Development in a large corporate.
- 5 years generalist HR experience
- 3 years’ experience dealing with IR and CCMA matters.

**Desirable**
- Experience having worked with trade unions or in a unionised environment.
- Leading negotiations in a bargaining council or a labour union

**EDUCATION**

**Essential**
- 3-year HR degree or related qualification

**Desirable**
- Post graduate qualification: Honours/ Masters degree.
- Chartered SABPP accreditation

**JOB RELATED COMPETENCIES**
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Leading and Supervising
- Adhering to Principle and Values
- Persuading and Influencing
- Analysing
- Planning and Organising
- Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
- Adapting and Responding to Change