People Delivery Partner

**Purpose of the Job**:
**Job Objectives**:**
Employee Centric Delivery**
- Providing input into the People strategy for the Division and specific branch and ensuring effective implementation plans.
- Driving People operational planning as input into the divisional and branch operational plans.
- Executing against the Divisional People Roadmap.
- Delivering end-to-end People services and solutions to the business, including the facilitation and resolution of industrial relations related matters.
- Guiding and coaching the team on People practices, policies and procedures and managing escalations from within the branch. Staying abreast of new developments within the People team to ensure that the branch is aligned and aware of People service and solution capabilities and offerings.
- Collaborating with the broader People team to enable provision of services and solutions.
- Driving the implementation of People projects and/or new People initiatives in the division,inclusive of all employee enablement and optimisation initiatives.
- Consolidating workforce capability and capacity requirements and developing the workforce plan and structural requirements for business.
- Together with the Divisional People Partner and Recruitment Consultant, overseeing the sourcing, recruitment and onboarding for the branch (in alignment with the People Solutions and Services Teams).
- Together with the Divisional People Partner and in conjunction with People Solutions and Services Teams, overseeing and tracking career management and succession planning for the branch (Workplace Skills Plan).
- Managing the branch execution of talent management (including performance management, learning and development) for the business and associated budgeting and administration.
- Managing People data and trends within the branch in order to diagnose people issues and to provide insight into recommending effective solutions for the business in collaboration with the People team.
- Providing guidance and People advisory services to leadership within the branch and aligning change priorities and agendas to align People and regional objectives and timelines.
- Providing holistic People support to the branch by delivering on the full People value chain and employee life cycle. Supporting the Region on various workforce management, scheduling, time and attendance and other People wellness and health and safety activities to ensure the overall wellbeing and operational efficiency of the region.

**People (Self, Team & Organisational)**
- Facilitating various People activities, operations and administration within the branch to enable optimal productivity and engagement.
- Managing employee engagement initiatives for the branch.
- Managing employee wellness initiatives in the business branch.
- Co-creating People solutions with the branch to ensure that all individual, team and organisational imperatives are aligned.

**Financial, Reporting & BI**
- Developing the regional People budget as input into the business operational budget and or the People Partner budget within the People structures.
- Managing People related costs and financial compliance as applicable for the branch.
- Taking accountability for all People related data and system inputs for the branch including the accuracy of organisational structures, reporting lines, location and other People data attributes.
- Driving the use of data to empower People related decision-making and sharing both traditional People metrics and new People insights with the branch.

**Governance & Compliance**
- Managing adherence to People governance structures, policies, processes, frameworks and procedures for the branch.
- Implementing People governance, structures, policies, processes, procedures and frameworks within the branch.
- Managing the identification and mitigation of key People risks for the branch in conjunction with Operations teams. Accountable for the delivery of a branch People Risk Plan.

**Future-Fit**
- Overseeing the implementation of change initiatives in order to drive adoption of change.
- Managing the identification of relevant technology requirements for the People function in the branch to enable a seamless employee experience.
- Managing opportunities for continuous improvement in branch People processes in conjunction with the Divisional People Partner, People Solutions and Services team.

**Qualifications**:**
Essential**
- Degree in Human Resources or equivalent.

**Experience**:**
Essential**
- +3 years in an HR Business Partnering or equivalent role, driving HR delivery of frameworks, policies, procedures, and guidelines and managing HR service delivery.
- A sound understanding of diversity and inclusion concepts and processes and the link between employment equity and good HR practices.

**Desirable**
- Experience within the FMCG, retail sector or similar.

**Knowledge and Skills**:**
Essential**
- Knowledge and understanding of business, HR processes, and organizational