Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, own and lead the Employment Equity imperatives in close partnership and collaboration with Directors, Management and HR Practitioner in line with overall group EE Strategy.
• EE related consultations and implementation initiatives to drive and support attainment of EE Strategy and Targets.
• Keep track of engagements in accordance with EEA and EE Strategy.
• Legislated forum meetings: Preparation of EE reports in EEA formats including leading meetings of annual EE Annual submissions with Skills Development Manager, HR Managers and HR Director.
• Perform operational duties to fulfil EEA requirements of reporting, analysis, insights, and Functional Targets.
• Continuously review and improve our EE processes by undertaking regular reviews and assisting in reviews, administrative systems, and procedures.
• Ensure the accuracy of information by regularly conducting checks and sample audits as appropriate.
• Liaising and partnering with HR Practitioners on development plans to support, impact and drive the success of our EE targets and strategy.
• Tracking employee development for EE purposes and workplace profile statistics.
• Custodianship of EE data in accordance with the EEA.
• Tracking employee movements and workplace profile statistics.
• Ensuring reconciliation of data with various systems for accuracy.
• Advising and influencing functional Directors of EE status and gaps.
• Manage relationships with Department of Labour by Reporting, keeping abreast of new developments, advising, and partnering with business and implementing new requirements.
• To be fully aware of reward practices of direct and indirect competitors and market practice and share knowledge as appropriate.
• Support the Talent Management and Succession Planning, Organization Design and Development insights and analytics throughout the group.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience in an HR Generalist or Specialist role.
• 5+ years plus experience working in an Employment Equity and Skills Development role.
• Expert knowledge and application of the Employment Equity Act and advantageous to have demonstrated experience in, BBB-EE Act, BBB-EE Codes of Good Practice.
• Experience with the driving Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in support of EE in the workplace.
• Understand the EE, LRA, BCEA, SDA and SDLA legislation.
• Compilation of business employment equity targets and reports.
• Strong analytical ability: comfortable with metrics and able to drive others towards data driven decisions.
• Project or program management experience- Strong IT literacy with good MS Excel, MS Word and MS Power Point skills.
• Strong exposure to systems and reporting.
• Demonstrated Experience in implementing Employment Equity Strategies aligned to Business Imperatives.
• Relationship skills across leadership levels within the organisation.
• Adaptable and flexible solution-based thinking.
• Highly numerate and Advanced Excel skills - comfortable with financial data.

Technical / Professional Qualifications:

• Educated to at least first-degree level (or equivalent)
• HR / Industrial Psychology Degree or equivalent 3-year HR Qualification.
• Experience as and EE practitioner.

Bluespec Holdings