Business Partner, People & Culture, Business Banking SA

Business Segment: Business & Commercial Banking

Company: Standard Bank of South Africa

Location: ZA, Free State, Bloemfontein, Standard Bank Brandwag, 1st floor 173 Nelson Mandela Drive, Westdene

To work independently and provide end-to-end People and Culture value chain business partner support for the Business Banking SA Northern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo business unit portfolios applying specialist knowledge and judgement to resolve complex challenges. To provide business partnering advisory support to business stakeholders within the allocated portfolio/s of responsibility in Business Banking SA, giving P&C guidance in support of the overall people experience and business objectives in an ever-changing environment.

This role will support the Business Banking SA Northern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo business unit portfolios, therefore please note that the successful candidate will be required to be based in either Northern Cape, Free State or Mpumalanga.

Degree in Human Resources Management / Behavioural Science / Social Science.

• Minimum 5 -7 years experience in People & Culture, with strong preference to a partnering role.
• Experience within a multinational company working with senior management teams in a complex environment.
• Track record of successfully implementing integrated, effective People & Culture solutions in support of business specific objectives & driving for a sustainable performance in the businesses.
• Demonstrated knowledge & understanding of the role People & Culture management plays in enabling business commercial & social relevance, whilst remaining relevant to the people within the business.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the full People & Culture value chain and the interrelationships between components, engaging with various stakeholders to enable an effective ecosystem of partners.
• Provide support to the business in aligning the Business Unit strategy to the broader Business Line and P&C strategy, collaborating with business leader/s to design and plan the communication and implementation thereof.
• Monitor staff movements relative to cost allocation and headcount; track and monitor key people metrics such as overtime, headcount and training spend; highlighting areas of concern at relevant forums.
• Collaborate with finance and operations teams regarding workforce planning within work area, confirming compliance with budgetary requirements; contributing to accurate information on costs.
• Create a proactive view of emerging risks in the business area by conducting detailed trend analysis on metrics/indicators; providing a summary view to the business together with potential mitigation plans.
• Engage in the implementation of organisational design and change management initiatives within the portfolio/s to support the successful implementation and acceptance thereof, delivering on the People Promise.
• Identify and analyse appropriate sources of data, to gain insights on People & Culture supporting the strategic drivers of the business and/or people experience.
• Interrogate the appropriate use of data to create insights, through predictive analytics, in order to optimise the solution offering and inform decision making processes.