Talent Specialist at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• Are you passionate about personnel development and driving organisational change?. RCL FOODS is currently searching for a Talent Specialist to join the Talent Management team based in Westville, KZN. The role reports to the Talent Manager and requires an analytical individual with Talent Management experience. The Talent Specialist will assist with the implementation of key Talent Management programmes that aim to promote, develop, manage and expand the organisation’s talent pool. The successful incumbent will need to drive talent promotion and mobility within and across the business. The Talent Specialist will engage with and influence HR Business Partners, Executives and external stakeholders to identify, develop and retain key talent.

Minimum Requirements    

• BCOM or BSoc Sci degree in Human Resource Management / Industrial Psychology
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience within Talent Management
• Experience as an HR Generalist would be advantageous
• Proven track record in change management, talent management principle development, and organisational development and design.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Internal Talent Management

• Encourage talent promotion and mobility within and across the business
• Work with and influence HR Business Partners and Executives to identify, develop and retain key talent
• Develop a positive relationships with employees by giving focus to career development through individual development, career pathing and progression.
• Act as a liaison between HR and Line Managers to connect the best internal talent to existing opportunities.
• Drive the talent management and succession planning processes and documentation for DL grade and below.
• Collate and coordinate information for annual Talent and Organisational Reviews
• Manage the 360 Degree activity for the group annually
• Coordinate activities that bring focus to talent and development

Performance Management

• Manage the relevant performance management system to ensure relevance of data and desired process execution.
• Conduct training on any changes or updates to the performance management system to relevant stakeholders.
• Advise the business on performance management principles, techniques and best practise.
• Keep abreast with industry changes and evolutions to ensure internal process are relevant to business needs.

Project Management

• Project manage and coordinate key business projects not limited to Top Employer, Management Trainee Recruitment, system implementation and enhancement
• Design and implementation of the appropriate change management principles and methodologies to ensure the change lands effectively in the business.
• Ad hoc projects relevant to business priorities

Talent Collaboration

• Collaborate with all relevant HR COE teams to ensure execution of strategy is done in a manner that enhances the brand and connection of the HR function.
• Find opportunities for partnership with HR COE

Employment Equity

• Keep abreast of legislative changes relevant to employment equity and provide an operational interpretation for the business.
• Coordinate organisation transformation programmes through appropriate committees and channels.
• Play the liaison between the national committee and sit-based committees.
• Ensure reporting is accurate and available.

Data Management

• Maintaining of talent and organisational information ensuring relevance and accuracy.
• Analysis of key data to provide insights into business practice, behaviour and causation.
• Promote data driven decision making within the business by providing meaningful and relevant data to HR that drives desired strategy.