Executive Head: HR Business Partner

1 day ago

Midrand, South Africa Vodafone Full time

**.**:
**When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1.**

The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa.
Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2025.

**Role Purpose/Business Unit**:
The role of the Executive Head: HR Business Partner is to provide end-to-end HR support to the business unit, provide strategic and operational guidance and support to management teams, lead all business unit initiatives to drive positive employee engagement, support business unit in building sustaining high-performance culture and challenge and drive performance across the business areas through exemplary people & organisational practices. Facilitate delivery of the Vodacom functional people plans in support of Vodacom’s strategic objectives. Key focus on organisation effectiveness, talent management & building capabilities.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Input to functional people plan that is fully aligned to VodacoM/Functional strategy
- Act as strategic sparring partner, engaging on the effectiveness of the BU, processes, systems, data, and people
- Challenge & support leaders in business areas to align behaviours/attitude to The VF Way and new ways of working
- Implement all ‘Performance Driven Reward’ plans in business areas
- Deliver a pipeline of diverse future leaders and accelerate high-potential development in functional business areas
- Identify and deliver leadership team effectiveness solutions
- Work with L&D to build critical functional capabilities to enable the business areas to deliver against their plans
- Focus the business areas on the Vodacom Strategy and help people to recognise their part in drive performance
- Build a high ‘support & challenge’ relationship with SLT members
- A relevant 3 year degree/diploma (e.g Human Resources, Personnel Management, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, etc,) - essential
- A post-graduate qualification will be advantageous
- At least 8 to 10 years of management experience as a Human Resources Business Partner, operating at the executive level, with full competence in all areas of the HR value chain preferably gained in a private sector environment - essential
- Proven experience in the management of a Human Resources section/division

**Core competencies, knowledge, and experience**:

- Competence in all areas of the Human Resources value chain and broad discipline
- The requirement for broader knowledge and competence in supporting allocated business areas across all aspects of HR
- The role needs to balance the needs of business lines with that of HR and ensure alignment with parent company

Closing date for Applications**: 24 February 2025.**

The base location for this role is **Midrand, Vodacom Campus.**

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.

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