Human Resource Generalist – Independent Consultant
Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cape Town • South Africa
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About the role
- Talent Acquisition: Managing the full recruitment cycle, from job analysis and advertising to interviewing and selection of employees and independent consultants.
- Onboarding & Offboarding: Implementing GARDP Africa induction programs for new hires and managing exit interviews and termination procedures.
- Employee Relations: Acting as a liaison between management and staff to resolve grievances, disputes, and conflict and disciplinary procedures.
- Performance Management: Ensuring performance appraisal and objectives setting are done and filed annually providing guidance to drive a high-performance culture.
- Compliance & Legal: Ensuring all HR practices and policies adhere to all applicable South African laws. Establish new and update existing HR policies and procedures.
- Compensation & Benefits: Responsible for the administration of payroll and managing employee benefit programs.
- Training & Development: Identifying skill gaps and facilitating learning programs to enhance employee competencies. Develop and keep track of the skills development plan of the company.
- Other: Update Remchannel annual data as per requirement. Support Management with general HR related matters when required.
Requirements
- Interpersonal & Communication: Ability to build relationships across all levels and handle sensitive issues with discretion.
- Leadership & Influence: Proven capacity to provide strategic HR advisory services and influence senior leaders on key people decisions.
- Analytical Skills: Proficiency in using HR metrics (turnover, absenteeism, etc.) to inform business strategies.
- Technical Proficiency: Experience with HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems) like PeopleWeek, Workable. Have proven track record in managing company payroll.
- Education: A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology.
- Experience: Ideally, 7 to 10 years of diverse HR Generalist experience, including a solid 2 to 3 years in a managerial or leadership capacity.
- Exposure/ experience in recruiting outside South Africa, an added advantage.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
recruitment cycle managementperformance appraisalpayroll administrationemployee benefits managementskills development planningHR metrics analysisHR policy developmentconflict resolutiononboarding programsexit interview management
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsleadershipinfluenceanalytical skillsrelationship buildingdiscretionstrategic advisoryproblem-solvingteam collaboration