Human Resources Manager

Position Short Description

To drive and enhance the Human Resources (HR) function within the Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO) by creating the strategic roadmap for the function, defining the appropriate milestones, and optimizing the structure for success, ensuring effective and efficient management and coordination of all HR activities for the MIBCO.

Strategic Contribution:

• Participate in the development of the overall MIBCO strategic goals and take full responsibility and accountability for developing the HR strategic objectives and aligning same with the organizational strategic plan and priorities. Implementing the HR Business Unit’s strategic objectives, tracking, monitoring, and reporting on these.
• Provide strategic leadership by articulating HR needs and plans to the executive management team and board of directors.
• Build and leverage efficiencies for the business unit in a way that creates value for the MIBCO through the provision of HR expertise.
• Sit on relevant executive committees, as required by the Bargaining Council, and provide the requisite strategic input in line with the role.
• Advise the Executive committee and the Board and its sub-committees around issues, trends, and changes in the HR environment and recommend improvements.
• Create the Council’s strategic training and organisational development plan to meet personal, professional, and organisational needs of Council employees.
• Develop Council’s strategic recruitment and selection plan to support the identification of staff vacancies, ensuring cost effective recruitment using the appropriate resources.

Financial Management
:

• Analyze and report on Business Unital trends and operating requirements to determine funding requirements for the financial year.
• Prepare, finalize, and take ownership of the Business Units and salary annual budgets.
• Manage the overall financial budget for the Business Unit to ensure financial budget and controls contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Business Unit and supports the accomplishment of service delivery objectives.
• Propose and implement corrective measures to rectify deviations to budgetary provisions and Business Unital procedures.
• Approve and sign off invoices and requisitions, etc. for expenditure, within levels of authority.

People Management
:

• Engage in people-planning initiatives for the Business Unit, forecasting the skills required to meet business demands.
• Manage the entire value chain of human resources-related aspects (i.e., recruitment and selection, performance management, skill development etc.) of the Business Unit.
• Mentor, guide, and provide thought leadership for the Business Unit, sharing impactful knowledge to drive the success of the team.
• Create a high-performance culture for the Business Unit, enabling individuals to work as effectively as possible to meet business goals.

Stakeholder Management
:

• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure information, advice or opinions on relevant matters is made available and/or communicated appropriately and timeously.
• Serve as a link between management and employees by handling HR questions and helping resolve work-related problems, to ensure the maintenance of a balance between work-related employee issues and the MIBCO’s corporate strategy.
• Conduct negotiations with service providers related to the purchasing of systems, to select the most suitable vendor at the best price.

Human Resources Administration
:

• Analyse statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for the improvement of MIBCO’s personnel policies and practices.
• Develop and/or administer special projects such as employee wellness program, wellness days and employee awards.
• Examine and re-engineer HR operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing appropriate procedures, using knowledge of computerized information systems in HR applications.
• Communicate and distribute formulated HR Management policies to provide Council-wide employee access.
• Responsible for the accuracy and relevance of HR related content on the…