Job Opportunities at Old Mutual

Job description

Role Overview

This role is responsible for providing advanced or specialist employee relations support. It also partakes in actions related to risk management and technical training. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts over periods of up to 3 months.

You will be required to equip and support line and human resources management to manage employees through contracts, policies, practices and processes, in the context of labour/employment legislation. To foster sound employee relations within Old Mutual and its associated companies. Will also be required to litigate in external fora and manage litigation matters in conjunction with external providers and counsels.

Key Result Areas

• Legal Advice
• Provides advanced or specialist legal support.
• Provides assistance with semi-legal or contractual documents.
• Conducts or participates in litigation if required.
• Provides legal opinions/comments on legislation.
• Assists with project to ensure legal compliance.

Personal Effectiveness

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of up to 3 months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.
• Consulting
• Required to litigate in external fora and manage litigation matters in conjunction with external providers and counsels.
• Identifies needs in client area.
• Provides advice and assistance on HR processes and practices.
• Supports and advises on the design and/or redesign of HR processes and practices in the regions.
• Employee Relationship Management
• Provides advice and assistance on IR matters related to BCEA, LRA, EEA SDA and POPI.
• Provides advice and assistance on the procedures related to grievances and disciplinary action.
• Provides technical training on IR procedures, processes, polices and collective agreements
• Builds and maintain sound relationships with trade unions, employees, line management and other internal and external stakeholders
• Risk Management
• Contributes to the appropriate management of legal risk within area of responsibility e.g. identifying legal risks.
• Facilitates mitigating action and may initiate action self by training and fixing, specifically where control break occurs or is likely to occur.
• Stakeholder Management
• Networks or serves on industry bodies if required.
• Networks with high-level client base and presents marketing talks.

Requirements

• LLB or equivalent with 4-6 years IR experience within a banking industry/environment
• Must be an admitted Attorney
• Collaboration (Relating)
• Customer First
• Execution
• Innovation (Perspective)
• Leading with Influence
• Personal Mastery (Learning)
• Strategic

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Job description

The Centre of Excellence for Reward at Old Mutual is looking for a motivated self-starter to deliver excellent remuneration and benefits work. This role researches, recommends and executes best and integrated practice in the benefits arena and develops and monitors the application of supporting processes. This role has accountability across the Old Mutual Emerging Markets operations.

The role reports to the Senior HR Manager - Reward (SHRM) in the COE: Reward team

SPECIFIC KRA’S:

• To develop and implement comprehensive benefit project/s and/or programme plans, as directed by the SHRM.
• To provide support and technical input into the design, development and implementation of any benefit policy, process and/or system.
• To design and provide support in the delivery of benefit communications and education to raise the overall level of reward awareness across the business.
• To develop and implement remuneration models and/or systems to underpin the reward and benefit strategies and/or initiatives of the RBM.
• Representing the Employer in key stakeholder relationships as required within the retirement, medical aid and disability arena.
• Manage all aspects of gathering external benefit market data including identifying, developing and maintaining relationships with external companies, including relevant salary survey companies, and in analyzing / communicating the results.
• Keep abreast of changes in legislation, any market initiatives and developments impacting benefits to anticipate impact on practice; and facilitate practice changes where required in accordance with these changes.
• Contribute to remuneration projects on an organizational need basis and perform ad-hoc analysis as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

A formal qualification in a financial or technical (commercial) field

Experience

• Up to 5 years appropriate experience preferably with 3 years within a reward & benefit environment as an independent contributor
• Extensive experience in the Employee Benefits arena eg: retirement and/or medical aid fund is desirable
• Benefits Design, Strategy and Administration experience
• Extensive project management experience
• Business Acumen
• HR Information Management and Analytics skills and experience would be an advantage
• Other relevant or desirable

Experience & Qualifications:

• Knowledge: High level knowledge of reward & benefits - understands technical or professional aspects of work and continually maintains technical knowledge.
• Interpersonal skills: Interacts with others in a sensitive and effective way. Respects and works well with others and can successfully adapt to changing demands and conditions. Experience of working across international boundaries / cultures.
• Planning: organizes & schedules events, activities and resources. Sets up and monitors timescales and plans. Strong project management skills and the ability to co-ordinate tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Persuasiveness: Influences, convinces or impresses others in a way that results in acceptance, agreement or behaviour change
• Problem Solving & Analysis: Analyses issues and breaks them down into their component parts. Makes systematic and rational judgements based on relevant information. Requires a high degree of numerical understanding and attention to detail. Ability to seek solutions that are unique, holistic and appropriate.
• Communication: Speaks clearly, fluently and in a compelling manner to both individuals and groups and writes in a clear and concise manner, using appropriate grammar, style and language for the reader. Must be comfortable dealing with extremely sensitive and confidential information.
• Decision Making: Demonstrates a readiness to make decisions, take the initiative and originate action.
• Quality Orientation: Shows awareness of goals and standards. Follows through to ensure that quality and productivity standards are met.
• Action Orientation: Demonstrates a readiness to make decisions, take the initiative and originate action. Comfortable working autonomously to tough deadlines. Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision and unconditional integrity.
• PC literacy: High level of systems literacy, particularly with MS Window Products (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Additional Details

“Appointments will be made in line with the Employment Equity Plan and preference will be given to Black African Females with disabilities in terms of the EE Plan.”

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Job specification

Key focus of the role:

This role provides specialist assistance to Risk Officers and Senior Risk Officers to ensure that risk processes occur at business unit level. The individual is accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Role Description & Key Result Areas:

Key Result Areas:

• Performing Risk and Threat Assessments;
• Performing Business Impact Assessments;
• Building Business Continuity Plans;
• Assessing and raising risks and threats that emerge from workshops;
• Interacting with IT teams to drive alignment between the DR Plan and Business requirements;
• Interacting with the Facilities teams to improve the Alternate seating strategy;
• Running workshops with the Business owners and interrogating results;
• Testing Business Continuity Plans
• Facilitating awareness sessions with the Business.

Other responsibilities include:

• Managing priorities of technical delivery:
• Assisting the BCM team with logistical arrangements when required; Provides support & assistance to business unit management where required to embed business continuity management & provide challenge where deemed appropriate;
• Prepares and compiles relevant reports e.g. monthly BCM reports;
• Maintaining the BCM schedule;
• Schedules team meetings and minutes the results thereof.

Role Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• MBCI qualification advantageous but not mandatory
• Excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence others.
• A team player who can interface at all levels
• A motivated self-starter, capable of working on own initiative with a high level of integrity.
• Ability to work professionally and constructively within a team environment providing advice and consultancy.
• A confident communicator, resourceful and proactive, ensuring adequate quality and timely delivery of presentations and reports.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint
• A background in audit, assurance or business continuity within a financial services, technology or business services industry preferred.

Competencies

• Strategic
• Personal Mastery (learning)
• Leading with influence
• Innovation (perspective)
• Execution
• Customer first
• Collaborating (relating)