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With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.
Description
Closing Date: 25th January 2023
Serving in the executive team and reporting to the Managing Director, the incumbent shall be responsible to promote and implement human resources values by strategic planning and management of human resources programs; supporting executive and Line Management to drive employee engagement initiatives, as well as health & safety programs.
Job Responsibility
- Align the business to drive cost optimization through implementation of new ways of working in collaboration with Vodacom Group and International best practices
- Support senior management to plan, design and source organizational and functional structures
- Drive employee engagement initiatives to ensure Vodacom remains the employer of choice for talent
- Design, direct and manage a company-wide process of organisational development including providing inputs to succession planning and management development initiatives
- Develop human resources operations financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends and analyzing trend results
- Identify strategic talent needs, risks and gaps; create a plan to develop, buy and/or import talent for the business
- Participate in the preparation of RemCo pack, attend RemCo meetings as may be required and Implement RemCo decisions
- Develop and manage systems and processes to align to Vodafone guidelines on Health & safety as well as local legislation on workplace safety
Requirements
- A tertiary qualification in Human Resources or equivalent (degree/B. Tech diploma in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, etc,). A post-graduate qualification will be advantageous.
- An MBA or Masters in Human Resources will be highly advantageous
- At least ten years applicable experience as Human Resources generalist of which at least six years should have been at senior management level, delivering an end-to-end service to a designated customer base as well as proven experience in the management of a Human Resources division
- Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence and convince others both internal and external to the organisation.
- The job requires good analytical skills as well as evaluative judgement based on the analysis of factual and qualitative information in complicated or novel situations
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
Commitment from Vodacom
Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences – we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.