Human Capital Lead: Operations

iqbusiness has an exciting opportunity within the Human Capital team.

The Human Capital Lead: Operations role is a senior management level role, reporting to the Human Capital Executive at iqbusiness. This role is responsible for the overall Human Capital operations management. The role also supports, guides and counsels the Human Capital team members in terms of operational execution as well as consults and influences business leaders and team members through the Human Capital related projects being implemented.

The role requires delivery of the full Human Capital value chain by providing a comprehensive Human Capital service to the business through partnering with line management to understand their Human Capital needs and facilitating the operational Human Capital activities in the following domain areas:

- Talent Attraction
- Talent Development
- Talent Retention

**Key Responsibilities and Output Areas Include**:

- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, leaders and team members in the business to guide, advise and counsel on people-related matters
- Implement Human Capital plans and actions aligned to the business strategy
- Manage a team of Human Capital Business Partners and Support team members to deliver on the Human Capital mandate, actions and plans in the business
- Drive the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives of the company
- Embed talent management across the company through strategic initiatives, including talent acquisition, development, retention, performance management and succession planning
- Support and implement the human capital integration requirements of the acquisition businesses into the core business
- Implement and enhance the governance and risk framework for the Human Capital function (processes, procedures, policies, employee relations, discipline management) and work with related functions as required (e.g. Legal, Occupational Health and Safety, Finance)
- Responsible for Human Capital policies review, revision and update
- Management of Human Capital service providers in line with Finance/procurement requirements
- Establish and maintain the Human Capital dashboards and reports per business requirements, in collaboration with MIS specialists
- Ensure statutory and company reporting requirements are met on time and accurately
- Keep abreast of relevant employment and labour legislation and trends aimed at managing organisational change, employee engagement, increasing organisational effectiveness and best practices

**Education**
- Degree in Human Resource or a related field from an accredited institution (e.g. industrial psychology)
- Honours Degree in Human Resources or related field / relevant post graduate qualification advantageous
- Advanced MS Excel

**Experience and Skills required**
- 8 years of experience in end-to-end Human Capital management.
- 4 years of managerial experience.
- Good knowledge of labour relations legislation, including but not limited to: BCEA, LRA, EEA, Skills Development Act and BBBEE legislation
- Proven track record of HC generalist skills with an in-depth understanding of the many different responsibilities of the function (Talent attraction and acquisition, performance management, learning and development, talent and succession management, reward, compensation and benefits to exit management)
- Proficient in MS Office with **_advanced_** MS Excel skills for report consolidation purposes:

- Word (Intermediate)
- PowerPoint (Intermediate)
- Outlook (Intermediate)
- SharePoint (Intermediate)
- Excel (Advanced)
- Teams (Intermediate)
- Communication skills - delivering the strategies of the business will require you to engage with and influence stakeholders from around the business and across levels. As such, you will need to be able to present effectively to different levels of seniority.
- Leadership - you will be working with line managers to deliver the function’s strategy. As such, you must be able to lead in the day to day HC operations of the business, and on specific projects
- Knowledge of HC Systems and databases (previous SAGE People 300 system experience advantageous)
- Business acumen and HC’s alignment with company objectives
- Ability to think critically and make strategic HC decisions
- Please note: As all IQbusiness roles require honesty in the handling of or access to cash, finances, financial systems, or confidential information; our recruitment process requires that the following background checks be completed: credit, criminal, ID and qualification verification_
- IQbusiness is committed to sustainable growth and transformation, we embrace diversity and employ previously disadvantaged individuals_