People Specialist: Talent Operations Africa

At Smollan, we’re on an evolutionary journey where we’re shifting our story. We’re looking for truly unique people who believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. Where our people are cared for, happy and inspired in building an extraordinary place to work. If you have a hands-on attitude, and you are creative and ambitious then keep reading?

We are looking for a **People Specialist: Talent Operations Africa **to serve as the operational link between the Talent Centre of Excellence (CoE) and the African/South African HR Operations team, taking responsibility for coordinating and implementing the full talent lifecycle.

As a** People Specialist: Talent Operations Africa**, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:
**Talent Acquisition**
- Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to execute effective recruitment strategies to meet the workforce needs of the organisation.
- Work in partnership with the Talent Acquisition team to carry out accurate workforce planning.
- Partner with key stakeholders to identify job requirements and key success factors for existing and new roles withing the organisational structure.

**Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)**
- Promote EDI initiatives across all talent management processes.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure inclusive hiring practices and a diverse workforce.
- Collaborate with the EDI team to align pipeline and talent with a transformational lens to drive targets.
- Facilitate the tracking and reporting of EDI metrics relative to talent practices.

**End-to-end Talent Management**
- Act as a thought leader, ensuring that talent management initiatives are applicable to the region.
- Execute talent management strategies from the CoE in alignment to the context of the region and monitor the implementation thereof.
- Oversee performance management processes, ensuring compliance to key dates, and assist with goal setting, scorecard templates and development planning.
- Facilitate the annual Talent Review process and ensure that the necessary practices are carried out post the identification of talent.
- Collaborate with the People Development team to devise appropriate development plans for all identified talent.
- Work with Employees, People Partners and Line Managers to identify career growth opportunities aligned to individual aspirations and business needs.
- Collaborate with People Partners and Line Managers to develop individual retention plans.
- Collaborate with the CoE and other key stakeholders to identify and develop future leaders.
- Maintain a talent pipeline for critical roles to ensure business continuity.
- Assess the talent bench strength and readiness of talent across all levels and devise contingency plans for any identified risks.
- Drive talent mobility within the region.
- Maintain talent lists and create visibility thereof for key stakeholders.

**Project Management**
- Drive and coordinate key talent-related projects across the business.
- Manage and coordinate key changes across the talent management cycle, including communication, contextual alignment and successful implementation.
- Where relevant, manage talent exchange programmes and provide relevant feedback.

**Stakeholder Engagement**
- Ensure Regular Interaction with Various Stakeholders
- Ensure that key changes in the financial environment are communicated to relevant stakeholders

**What are we looking for?**?

To qualify for this role, you should have?
- Relevant degree in HR or related field
- 6-8 years relevant talent management experience, with a focus on talent strategies, employer branding and workforce planning.
- Experience in project management beneficial.
- Strong advisory and partnership skills
- Excellent communication
- Sound knowledge of Talent principles
- Project management skills

**What’s in it for you?**
- A dynamic team culture.
- Competitive benefits package
- Opportunity to work remotely