People Partner/HRBP at Founders Factory Africa (FFA)

Key Responsibilities (Include but not limited to):

• To partner with business leaders and line managers to drive and implement talent management initiatives for the business, whilst ensuring that all related HR initiatives are implemented and operating at optimal.
• Promote and action efforts to drive, measure, track and improve Performance Management as per the policy and guidelines, including management of the HRIS
• Leads teams to maintain a high bar for performance by reviewing trends in the management of high performance and underperformance. Based on insights from the team, and keeps senior leadership apprised of performance management trends
• Manage Growth plans assisting Line Managers and employees in closing the Learning & Development needs identifiedIdentifies learning needs for business units and individual coaching needs.
• Participates in the evaluation and monitoring of learning solutions to ensure success. Follows up to ensure learning and development objectives are met
• Engage and partner with the business to understand their needs to develop and implement integrated tactical and operational people plans and solutions in response to business and people challenges.
• Drive and support the implementation and adoption of various People practices and processes using various tools such as facilitating sessions to educate employees and line managers on these practices/policies
• Assist with the Recruitment process as follows: identifying gaps within teams; helping hiring managers compile job descriptions for vacancies; screening CVs and shortlisting; schedule and manage the interview process and organise psychometric assessments; negotiating and contracting
• Act as a trusted advisor for employee relations issues, constructively engaging with staff and managers regularly with the aim of understanding possible barriers to engagement (an employee champion and leader enabler)
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of all Regional legal requirements related to the day-to-day management of team members, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed
• Manage employee onboarding and off-boarding process in liaison with payroll and service providers

Skills and Experience:

• Relevant, progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years as a generalist business partner supporting Senior Leadership and Line managers
• Knowledge in HR methodologies, tools, and techniques and the HR value chain
• Very strong EQ and problem-solving skills. Consistently demonstrates sound, trusted judgement
• Ability to influence and deliver through people
• Excellent knowledge of local labour legislation and people processes
• The ability to build collaborative relationships with good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well to colleagues with differing levels of expertise and skills while championing inclusion and diversity
• Extremely high level of confidentiality and integrity
• Attention to detail and a desire to drive quality
• A collaborative approach and willingness to be challenged on the status quo