HR Consultant

**Job Purpose**

The HR Consultant will be responsible for the implementation of all HR processes, projects and activities throughout the life cycle of the employee within allocated departments within a business unit, ensuring sound advice and the seamless and consistent delivery of the services to line management and employees in line with company procedures and compliance standards. This will include the delivery and updating of the HR Information Management System and data integrity; recruitment and selection processes; governance, project and change management & reporting; the implementation of employee relations practices; consultation and advice to line on people management policies and practices; talent and learning practices for the unit; as well as performance consulting, in line with legislation and Sun International standards

**Key Performance Areas**
- Understand and implement the people strategy in supporting business operations and objectives
- Consults to business to understand performance, productivity and other people challenges; and be able to diagnose the issue and provide solutions to improve people practices within allocated departments
- Facilitate all recruitment, selection and assessment processes, including advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, reference checking, vetting and appointments processes
- Facilitate the relocation and onboarding of employees into the business; ensuring employees experience an onboarding and employment experience in line with Sun International’s EVP and brand
- Supervise and participate in the capturing and updating of the HR System in line with operational changes and changes to employee’s personal information and employment, ensuring data integrity for areas of responsibility
- Prepare and administer HR-related documentation, such as contracts of employment, throughout the employee life cycle
- Prepare relevant paperwork for payroll around staff movements and conditions of employment
- Process and monitor unemployment claims, and disability cases by reviewing claims, recording and filing of documentation
- Coordinate all admin as it relates to discipline and grievance procedures in allocated departments and ensure proper record keeping as required by legislation
- Understand, be able to explain and answer queries relating to Sun’s reward and remuneration policies and processes
- Prepare and submit relevant documentation and update the system with relevant payroll and benefit information, ensuring disputes are resolved timeously
- Monitor Kronos / T&A system and ensure exceptions are cleared and processed correctly in time for the pay run, ensuring any issues are resolved with operational management
- Work with management in troubleshooting and resolving employee relations concerns being experienced within the operations - including the facilitation of the grievance and disciplinary processes, escalating unresolved issues to management
- Work with management and staff to implement the Sun Way Culture and Sun values
- Work with management and staff to administer surveys and facilitate and implement employee engagement projects
- Update personnel files ensuring these are accurate and complete in readiness for any audit requirements
- Track and report on HR statistics and analytics within areas of responsibility including headcount, leave liabilities, sick leave balances and absenteeism rates, etc; identifying, communicating and collaborating with line on any areas of concern and potential solutions.
- Compile and track Employment equity and skills development statistics for areas of responsibility, identifying any opportunities for transformation in line with targets and policy
- Be a change agent and communicate on change plans within areas of responsibility.
- Participate and assist operators with the implementation of talent and career processes
- Facilitate the implementation of HR projects and deliver activities and work as defined in the project plan and deadlines, ensuring all relevant stakeholders in the business operations have been consulted
- Participate in the organization and implementation of employee events such as long service awards, employee of the month awards, roadshows, etc.
- Facilitate the performance management process, and assist operators with any challenges or concerns they may have from a process perspective
- Tracks and analyses performance results across relevant business areas to identify individual opportunities and performance gaps.
- Where trends are identified conduct analyses (including observations / interviews) to investigate issues being experienced in the operations, diagnose and identify the root cause of the issue and make recommendations to improve performance
- Facilitate learning solutions relevant to identified gaps
- Supervise the capturing and updating of training events and records in the learning system, ensuring that learners have been correctly captured into the system
- Track skills spend and documen