HR Generalist - Discovery Life at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to support the HR Team across the employee life cycle in line with the Discovery Life business and people strategy..

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to:

• Facilitate the implementation of strategic HR related initiatives and fully support specific teams within the business unit.
• To source suitable candidates for vacant roles in order to fulfil demands of the business. This also includes creating talent pools for high turnover roles as well as focusing on IT systems recruitment.
• Build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders throughout the recruitment process to ensure proper communication and feedback at all times.
• On boarding; accountable for successful on-boarding of new recruits, from offer acceptance to completion of induction to ensure a meaningful and positive candidate/new recruit experience.
• Conduct Stay (Orientation) and exit interviews and compile related trends reports.
• Manages and mitigates risks in area of accountability and ensures clean Audit, Risk and Compliance reports
• Facilitate Industrial Relations support and advise, in line with central IR processes.
• Project Management – effective implementation of Ad hoc required HR project

Education and Experience

Essential:

• Matric
• Related HR tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma)
• 2 - 3 years HR consultant / Generalist experience in a Corporate/ Service environment
• Minimum of 2 years’ recruitment (including bulk recruitment experience within the Financial Services/ Insurance Industry

Advantageous:

• Experience with IT recruitment

Technical Skills and Knowledge

Essential:

• General understanding of the LRA and BCA
• Advanced level proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel
• Experience in bulk recruitment; Competency based interviewing

Advantageous:

• Experience with Psychometric assessments
• Understanding of Insurance Industry
• Knowledge of Discovery’s Policies and Procedures