Human Resources Business Partner at Rail Safety Regulator (RSR)

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Industrial Psychology/Personnel Management/Humanities or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years experience as an HR Practitioner or similar role

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of the Railway Safety Regulator Act
• Knowledge of Specialised Human Resource Management and Development solutions
• Knowledge of Employee Value Proposition
• Knowledge of Change Management
• Knowledge of Performance Management
• Knowledge of Succession Management
• Knowledge of Learning and Development

 KEY RESULTS AREAS

• Act as a strategic HR partner to business leaders, identifying HR priorities from organisational and business unit strategy and plans, translating business requirements into effective HR practices, and proactively delivering people solutions aligned to the business objectives.
• Partner with the relevant stakeholders at RSR to ensure communication processes are working effectively within the allocated business areas.
• Focus the allocated business functions on continuously improving employee engagement & the employee experience.
• Conduct weekly or bi-weekly meetings with allocated business leaders acting as trusted partner, confidant, and coach, and provide HR advice where necessary - summarise the actions from these meetings and ensure follow-up and completion of actions.
• Collaborate with HR Specialist Services to align their work with the business, deliver a seamless and integrated HR service, and implement best practice HR solutions in the allocated business function.
• Advise and coach the allocated business leaders to drive effective performance management and development in their areas of responsibility.
• Ensure effective workforce planning in the allocated business functions that align with budget allocations, meet capacity and capability requirements, and deploy appropriate attraction, talent, and development strategies.
• Extract, analyse, and interpret Business & HR information/metrics to facilitate effective business decision-making and comply with policy and legislative requirements.
• Ensure implementation of RSR’s talent management processes, to effectively manage employee development, succession management, and other talent management objectives to achieve RSR’s and the allocated business function’s strategy.
• Conduct the Performance Planning Sessions and performance reviews by policies and procedures and take corrective actions where necessary.
• Continuously provide feedback and coaching to ensure that the staff member/s performs at optimum productivity level.