Senior Human Resource Business Partner

**Company Description**
We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think ground-breaking. Join WSP, and you’ll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise, and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa, and the largest environmental consulting firm globally. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders who share our guiding principles - we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future-focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration; we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Key Responsibilities:

- Implement HR strategy, processes, and procedures as per Group HR strategy plan
- Provide a best practice HR service to the business and its employees aligned to labour legislation
- Support recruitment and talent acquisition processes
- Uphold Talent Acquisition and Inclusion & Diversity policies, procedures, and process
- Responsible for all disciplinary and grievance matters including
- First line support on employee relations matters
- Lead and guide disciplinary sessions
- Serve as line management advisor
- Ensure procedural & substantive fairness.
- Related administration
- Lead performance management processes and guidance to line management
- Handle New Starter administration, orientation, induction, and probation
- Support monthly payroll administration
- Co-ordinate, handle or assist with all training initiatives and ensure appropriate reporting
- Support HR administration accuracy and completion as required
- Support HR database accuracy
- Ensure statutory compliance in terms of Employment Equity plans, committees and reporting
- Drive Employee participation, wellness and EAP’s e.g. Wellness Day
- Ensure Exit/ Termination Management
- Handle S189 & 197 process, amongst others
- Drive talent, performance & career development processes & procedures
- Provide support to the HR team on tasks relating to the HR value chain
- Always provide trusted, ethical, efficient, and highly reputable HR service to the business and its employees

Health and Safety:

- Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
- Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
- Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

**Qualifications**
- Relevant Bachelor’s degree in HR
- Honours Degree in HR Management will be advantageous
- At least 5 years’ experience as a Generalist Human Resources Business Partner
- Industrial relations certificate advantageous
- Strong Industrial relations experience & knowledge
- Strong SA Labour legislation knowledge
- Working experience in the Engineering/Mining Industry
- Strong Microsoft word and excel abilities
- ATS knowledge and experience

Key Competencies and Generic Skills:

- Relationship management skills including:

- Proven experience in building rapport,
- Gaining credibility as part of a team,
- Building trust,
- Working in partnership with cross functional teams
- Proactively deliver upon commitments and expectations.
- Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Able to influence and engage with people
- Comfortable with presenting ideas and views
- Able to constructively challenge, probe and offer an alternative perspective in discussions.
- Analytical skills i.e. able to analyse, interpret and communicate business, financial and people data to inform discussions and develop solid HR/People plans.
- Results driven; proactive, accountable, responsible for delivery with a strong client/customer service orientation.
- Resilient, self-motivated, multi-tasker and able to remain calm under pressure and when working towards a variety of deadlines.
- Time management and a highly organised approach are essential as well as advanced level HR related system skills.

**Additional Information**
What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP - we can

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.