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People Partner: Group Risk - Sandton

Absa Group

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job Summary To provide advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist human resources expertise. Commercial Awareness and Strategic Partnering: Demonstrates a deep understanding of the global marketplace, competitive position and commercial drivers for a complex, large scale business. Uses business acumen/perspective to translate the Business Unit strategy into a clear people agenda within the direction set by the bank and global People function for a business with multiple core lines of business. Is a strategic partner to the Business Unit CEO's/functional leaders in a fast moving, complex and developing environment. Uses analytics, data, and trends both internally and externally to diagnose Business Unit issues and recommend effective solutions. Manages external networks and is well connected in the appropriate bodies to shape the external perception of Absa Group Limited to be able to attract the best capabilities to the organisation and have influence in the marketplace. Articulates strategy and can translate into actions and results for the function. Trusted Advisor: Owns the relationship with the Business Unit leadership as a trusted advisor. Exemplary coach and sounding board to the CEO and other senior leaders in the business. Demonstrates influence and credibility with senior leaders across the business. Actively assists the CEO to build the effectiveness and develop the top team appropriately. Ownership of the end-to-end HR delivery: Operates as the relationship manager for the customer base and is responsible for broking People Specialist and Operations to execute on the defined people strategy. Works with the Business Unit leadership to identify and develop talent and robust succession for the area. Has a high level of focus on customer relations. Drives a culture of customer centricity and responsiveness across all People Function teams. Able to prioritise, manage and lead a team of specialist to deliver across a Pan African agenda. Drive the delivery of key People initiatives through employing the appropriate change and project management disciplines across the People value chain. Takes the business priorities and translate these into People Strategies and takes end-to-end ownership for delivering the following key People processes to their client by undertaking the following: Translate business strategy into people strategy and ensuring that workforce planning is embedded whilst providing People analytics that deliver relevant insights. Support and drive major change and People Function Projects. Specify capability gaps and define talent pools in conjunction with the Functional Leader. Takes ownership of strategic resource planning and delivery and participate in executive and senior role hiring. Takes responsibility for Business Unit talent reviews, succession planning activities and talent and capability development. Deliver Leadership and Learning programmes via specialists, specifies internal capability gaps and ensure relevant assessments, development and coaching in place. Drive the Business Unit reward and performance strategy and provide input and manage the executive compensation and ownership of pay cycle and reward plan delivery. Ensure effective employee engagement for the Business Unit in conjunction with the Functional Leader, supporting the People Operations planning and service quality management. Education Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Human and Social Studies (Required) Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank. Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised Apply Now

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