HRBP Lead

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• To partner with the allocated client BU  leadership team to define and support the delivery of the transformational people agenda, bringing to life the Vodafone People Strategy.
• To act as an interface between HR, Centres of Excellence and the client leadership team.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

1. People Planning:

• Drive and lead functional people plan that is fully aligned to Vodacom and HR strategy
• Drive delivery of functional initiatives on an on-going basis

2. Organisation Effectiveness & Change:

• Drive functional change programmes and OE activity in business areas
• Interface with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with cross-functional change activity
• Input to monthly and quarterly organisation reviews using OE metrics
• Drive organisation efficiency in business areas (ensuring compliance with agreed spans & layers targets)
• Support the delivery against FTE, contractor & employment cost targets in business areas
• Ensure organisation clarity & alignment in business areas, e.g., RACI, role profiles, role titles
• Ensure data integrity of people related information in the business unit
• Act as tactical sparring partner, engaging on the effectiveness of the BU, processes, systems, data, and people
• Drive the HR agenda within the BU, ensuring that all people managers are equipped and able to deliver against the annual recurring people management requirements
• Propose, develop, and deliver key functional change programmes in collaboration with COE.

3. Reward:

• Drive with line managers the utilisation of Reward mechanisms.
• Ensure the organisation’s fair pay principles are aligned.

4. Talent & Capability:

a)    Talent Acquisition:

• Collaborate with the TA team to deliver a pipeline of diverse future leaders and accelerate high potential development in functional business areas 
• Key part in senior resourcing for business area (in partnership with Resourcing colleagues).  Interview & calibrate agreed / key management in business areas
• Play part in ensuring that resourcing processes are fully aligned to business requirements (attraction, selection, on-boarding, etc)

b)    Talent Management:

• Input to Talent Reviews across the function & follow through on outcomes in business areas; proactively use potential framework to ensure robust talent calibration and succession plans are in place, facilitating the performance and potential calibration
• Advise on performance and potential ratings for F and Staff Band Top Talent
• Support the emerging talent agenda i.e.  Graduate Programme, learnerships and interns.
• Ensure active management of poor performers in business areas
• Partner with the business leaders to drive group initiative on PD
• Drive Diversity & Inclusion agenda in business areas
• Partner with leadership to ensure teams have a clear understanding of the relationship between Vodacom, functional, team and individual goals in contributing towards delivery of the VSA overall strategy

c)    Leadership and Management Development:

• Understanding of management development programmes to make recommendations for effective leadership development at key transition points on the management/leadership ladder and drive uptake of development programmes relevant to BU specific priorities
• Coach executives across business areas, in collaboration with COEs

d)    Organisational Capability:

• Work with Talent & Capability to build critical functional capabilities to enable the business areas to deliver against their plans
• Ensure functional induction framework is developed and implemented & core organisational on-boarding programmes are in place and is effectively used

e)    Cultural Change:

• Play key role in supporting leaders to live the Spirit of Vodacom and related people/HR policies.
• Provide Leadership of cultural change in business areas/areas of responsibility
• Challenge & improve people policies/processes/practices to ensure alignment with Spirit of Vodacom and new ways of working
• Challenge & support leaders in business areas to align behaviours/attitude to the Spirit of Vodacom and new ways of working

5. Communications & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Partner with BU Communications BP to ensure communication processes are working effectively within business areas
• Partner with leadership to actively drive employee advocacy for Vodacom products, services & network
• Focus the business areas on continuously improving employee engagement & by facilitating the development of Spirit action plan etc.
• Build a high ‘support & challenge’ relationship with leadership team members
• ‘Walk the tightrope’ of being part of the business areas yet maintaining an objective HR perspective.

6. Health & Safety:

• Ensure that the Health and Safety standards are maintained to group guidelines

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Matric (essential) 
• Relevant 3 Year Degree/National Diploma (e.g., Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, etc.) (essential) 
• A minimum of 8 years' relevant experience as a Human Resources generalist across all areas of the HR spectrum (essential) in
  • inclusive of 3 years’ experience as an HR professional interfacing with senior leadership in a corporate environment

• A post-graduate qualification will be advantageous

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

• Job requires a broad and comprehensive understanding of the concepts and principles in HR to resolve issues 
• The role needs to balance the needs of business with that of HR and ensure alignment with parent company
• Knowledge and experience in Change management, people organization plans
• Exposure to coaching leaders for behaviour change
• Knowledge of labour legislation
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures

Competencies:

• Problem solving and decision making
• Analytical thinking
• HR reporting
• Interpersonal skills and negotiating skills
• Business and financial acumen
• Consultation and facilitation skills
• Planning and Organising

We make an impact by offering:
Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 24 June 2025. 

The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom Campus. 

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.