Title:
People & Culture Recruiter (HR)
Reporting to:
People and Culture Manager
Type of Contract:
Fixed Term
Duration of Contract:
6 Months
PURPOSE OF JOB
We’re looking for a highly skilled, dedicated Recruiter/Generalist . The ideal candidate will have prior experience in recruitment and human resources, with knowledge of screening, interviewing, and hiring practices. If you have a passion for finding untapped talent, driving company growth, and helping individuals find promising careers, we want to hear from you.
Duties and responsibilities
Recruitment
- Work closely with managers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the company’s hiring needs for each position, and meet competitive hiring goals and expectations
- Manage the full recruiting lifecycle across a variety of open roles helping management find, hire, and retain quality talent
- Grow and foster high-touch relationships with a database of qualified active and passive talent to pull from as new positions open up
- Continuously partner with managers to design, refine, and implement innovative recruiting strategies
- Stay active with current job boards, social networks, and platforms to find talent, and plan, create, and release job descriptions and announcements
- Follow up on interview process status and update records in internal database
Providing recruitment reports to team managers - Completing paperwork for new hires and making offers
- Assist with the onboarding process prior to successful candidates starting
- Assist with company culture induction where needed
Administration
- Timeously manage HR queries and staff requests
- Ensure all HR administrative processes are aligned with GMT’s policies and procedures and consistent application of processes by line management
- Offer HR support and advice to management and staff to ensure the enhancement of both employee engagement and performance levels
- Ensure that all staff members are aware of the Human Resources procedures regulations and processes, and that employees have access to the HR Handbook when needed
Performance Management
- Provide coaching and mentoring to line management on the performance management process
- Monitor and ensure consistent implementation by line managers of the agreed performance management practices and standards
- Provide assistance on Skills Development initiatives and Employee Wellness to determine training gaps and recommend relevant interventions
- Ensure smooth running of two annual performance review processes by working with
line managers to implement the staff evaluation process and receive and file evaluations
Industrial Relations
- Assist with all Industrial Relations matters for the organisation and provide technical guidance and appropriate recommendations for all dispute procedures
- Compliance with all labour and employee tax legislation and ensure adherence with the codes of good practice in the organisation
- Be aware of social legislation, advice and guideline managers on all Labour related issues to ensure consistent application of all relevant labour legislation
The Graca Machel Trust is a dynamic and rapidly growing entity. The HR/ People& Culture Recruiter will be expected to adapt quickly to the needs of the organization and could have a range of other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent.
Experience
- Must have a minimum of 5 years solid HR Generalist experience
- 5 years recruitment experience with a focus on Southern and Eastern Africa
- Experience in an online Human Resource Information System
- Must have experience on MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Presentation Skills
- Solid knowledge on the applicable legislation (LRA, BCEA etc.) and disciplinary processes and training
Technical competencies (Knowledge, skills and abilities)
- Working knowledge of rigorous impact measurement, programme monitoring and evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis
- Demonstrable soft skills and experience working with different cultures
- Strong network of people and organizations with whom the GMT can seek to partner with to achieve transformative change
- Top tier analytic, strategic thinking and project management skills
- Confident in dealing with ambiguity and proven experience thriving in uncharted waters is necessary
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an aptitude for relationship building
How to apply
- Please send Cover letter and CV (Not more than 3 pages) to [email protected]
- Only successful candidates will be contacted. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Late Applications and candidates who do not comply with the above requirements will automatically be disqualified. GMT reserves the right not to fill the position. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you do not hear from us within one month of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Disabled persons are encouraged to apply - The Candidate should have the required documents to be legally employed in South Africa