PEOPLE CONSULTANT I
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Overview
To provide a full generalist HR function to the relevant business unit(s), including recruitment, performance management, training and development, IR and general HR administration and reporting. The role may also require managing a People Coordinator.
Requirements
- Diploma or Degree/NQF level 6 or 7 in Human Resources
- 4 – 5 years’ Human Resources experience in retail/FMCG
- Time management
- Planning & prioritisation
- Administration skills
- Communication skills (verbal & written)
Responsibilities
- Identify recruitment need and create and load advertisement on recruitment portal
- Screen CV’s and perform initial screening interview, including reference checks
- Schedule further interviews for shortlisted candidates
- Schedule candidates for assessments as required
- Advise successful candidates and regret unsuccessful candidates
- Draw up Letters of Offer and ensure completion of full Engagement Pack
- Liaise with line to co-ordinate induction and training
- Co-ordinate and facilitate HR component of scorecard within agreed deadlines
- Create/review individual PDP’s to identify training and development needs
- Ensure new engagements are booked on the system for mandatory training
- Identify training needs within business unit(s)
- Liaise with L & D Co-ordinator to source training providers and courses
- Facilitate training courses as required
- Co-ordinate and monitor successful implementation of learnerships
- Ensure all bursary applications are submitted within deadlines
- Advise line managers on appropriate disciplinary action
- Update disciplinary tracking system
- Ensure performance problems are addressed through performance counselling
- Educate and inform business on Smollan’s IR policies and procedures
- Facilitate conciliations and represent business unit at CCMA
- Ensure accurate payroll documentation is sent to Payroll within agreed deadlines
- Ensure employees above the medical aid threshold are on the Smollan medical aid
- Ensure accurate data management and reporting
- Perform regular HR audits as required
- Inspire, motivate and develop HR Assistant(s)
Prepare for this opportunity
SpanSam guidance · Practical advice based on this listing, not additional employer requirements.
Match your background to the requirements
Compare the qualification named in the requirements with your completed studies. Use the exact qualification title and completion date in your CV. If your studies are still in progress, say so clearly. Check the source before assuming that a different qualification will be accepted.
Check the type and length of experience requested. Make relevant roles easy to find with consistent start and end dates, then explain your own responsibilities. Label internships, practical training and volunteering accurately so the recruiter can distinguish them from other employment.
Use the duties to tailor your CV
For PEOPLE CONSULTANT I, use the responsibilities above to decide which examples deserve space in your application. Choose a relevant task or project, explain what you personally did and describe the outcome. Use a measurable result where you have one, without inventing figures or sharing confidential information.
You do not need to repeat the whole advert in your CV. Help the reader connect your evidence to the advertised work. If you have not performed a duty before, describe relevant learning or transferable experience honestly rather than presenting it as a task you have already done.
Plan your submission
Check the original application page before preparing your final submission. If it uses a portal, review the required fields and file formats, complete each required step and look for a submission confirmation. Uploading a CV or creating a profile may be only part of the process.
Before applying, consider the advertised workplace and employment arrangement. Check any practical conditions that affect your availability with the employer rather than relying on another vacancy with a similar title.
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