Senior People Business Partner

In brief

**Overview** This role is for a Senior People Business Partner at Weaver Fintech. The individual will leverage specialist knowledge and competence to partner with key stakeholders, focusing on attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent. Working closely with the Head of People, this role involves conceptualising, managing, and implementing strategic projects based on best practices to drive high performance. The Senior People Business Partner will also utilise analytics and reports to support decision-making for business unit heads. **What you will do** * Stay abreast of industry trends and proactively contribute towards the development and implementation of the People strategy. * Conduct internal and external trend analysis and provide the business with talent insights and recommendations. * Engage with business to obtain insights and ensure alignment of People initiatives and plans with business needs. * Partner with stakeholders to empower them with relevant tools and resources for effective team leadership, inspiration, and performance management. * Communicate and share relevant People reports/dashboards with insights to middle and senior management during departmental management meetings. * Continuously improve people processes through innovation and/or automation to enhance the employee experience. * Drive recruitment needs of the business by partnering with the Talent Acquisition Specialist. * Implement the performance excellence process, ensuring compliance across business units and supporting managers with poor performance issues. * Collaborate with relevant colleagues to execute People initiatives and projects. * Manage learning initiatives and facilitate specific interventions where required. * Provide advice on discipline and grievance issues, and be present at disciplinary enquiries and CCMA cases as the People representative where appropriate. * Support the business in driving culture initiatives. * Engage with business units on organisation effectiveness challenges impacting culture and implement initiatives to address them. * Ensure a successful employee experience from onboarding to offboarding. * Support business in remuneration expenditure, ensuring salaries are benchmarked and aligned to budgets. * Drive employee wellness through Company wellness programmes and initiatives, and support individual departmental needs. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * A bachelor’s degree in organizational psychology or a related field. * 4 to 5 years of senior HR generalist experience. * Good computer literacy skills with a proficiency in MS Office. * Experience in stakeholder management at a senior management level. * Knowledge of and experience with various People related systems. * Strong employee relations experience and exposure. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate for this role should possess specialist knowledge, skill, and competence, and be adept at partnering with key stakeholders. They should be able to work closely with the Head of People to conceptualise, manage, and implement strategic projects, utilising analytics for decision making. Candidates should demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication (verbal & written), influence, assertiveness, and judgment skills. They must have strong planning, organizing, and coordinating abilities, be performance-driven, results-orientated, and possess a relentless drive to succeed. The ability to prioritise and multi-task within a fast-paced and pressurised environment is essential, along with exceptional attention to detail and a thorough approach to work. A strong can-do attitude, an energetic positive approach, a solid work ethic, and a passion for recruitment are also desired. Good judgment, decision-making informed by critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and strong business/commercial acumen are important. The candidate should also be able to understand stakeholder needs and expectations to generate creative solutions. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/senior-people-business-partner-weaver-fintech-ltd Source: myjobmag

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• At least 4 years of experience.

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