TRAFFIC
Gauteng
Management Lead: Strategic People Advisory & Workforce Planning
Whizants (Pty) Ltd.
Job Description
Role Overview: 
Our client is looking for a strategic People leader to partnerwith theexecutive team in shaping workforce strategy, talent priorities, and organisational capability.This role operates at a purely strategic level, focusing on aligning People initiatives to business objectives, strengthening leadership capability, and enabling long-term organisational effectiveness. You will act as a trusted advisor to leadership, using data-driven insights and forward-looking workforce planning to influence decision-making and support anorganisation positioned for future growth.
Minimum requirements:- Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, or a related field
- Postgraduate qualification is advantageous
- 8-10 years' experience in HR with strong exposure to strategic HR partnering
- Proven experience advising and influencing senior leadership
- Experience in workforce planning, talent strategy, and organisational development
- Strong experience using data and insights to inform People decisions
- Work closelywith senior leaders to align workforce strategy with business priorities
- Translate organisational goals into actionable People and talent strategies
- Lead workforce planning, succession, and capability development conversations
- Provide strategic input on organisational design and performance optimisation
- Implement and drive adoption of People frameworksgovernance, and best practices across business areas
- Leverage data and analytics to informworkforce decisions and identify risks
- Influence influence leadership practices and organisational effectiveness
- Ensure alignment between People strategy, organisational capability, and business objectives
- Strategic HR partnering and executive advisory capability
- Workforce planning and organisational design expertise
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
- Talent management and succession planning capability
- Governance and HR framework application
- Ability to influence leadership and drive strategic alignment
About This Role
Career insights for Financial Managers positions
Salary Benchmark
R53,588/month
R39,825 to
R73,560/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Key Skills for This Role
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Monitoring
Common Technologies
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Oracle PeopleSoft Cloud
SAP S/4HANA
Microsoft PowerPoint 365
Microsoft SQL Server 2022
Oracle Database 23c
SQL
Alteryx Analytics Cloud
Related Career Paths
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Median Salary (ZAR)
R53,588/month
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.