Human Resources Business Partner at Sahara Group

About the Job

• The HR Business Partner is responsible for providing advice and service to staff and implementing HR plans, programs, systems, processes, policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with the different managers on various HR issues and provides HR subject matter expertise in the areas of selection & staffing, training, compensation & benefits, performance management system, employee engagement and local compliance.

Key Deliverables

• Participates and administers the development and implementation of recruitment strategies and staffing levels, applicant evaluation, interview and selection process, and related tasks.
• Conducts interviews to determine the knowledge, skills and abilities of candidate.
• Conducts new hire orientation to all newly hired employees.
• Provides assistance, facilitation and guidance in conducting counseling sessions for employees who have demonstrated behaviors not aligned with the company’s corporate values.
• Collaborates with the managers and supervisors to ensure that decisions and actions in implementing action steps for progressive discipline are aligned with local compliance regulations.
• Assists in conducting annual performance evaluation review and ensures retrieval of all documented performance reviews on time. Consolidates and summarizes the company-wide performance review results.
• Assist in conducting pay and job evaluations by participating in surveys to provide recommendations in order to implement new pay structures.
• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducting investigations; maintaining records; representing the organization at hearings.
• Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
• Deploy and analyze Employee Satisfaction surveys.
• Handle ad‐hoc projects as assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

• BA Degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of cognate experience in a Human Resources Generalist role.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and HRIS database.
• HR Professional Qualification is a must.
• Experience of developing and implementing service measurements such as SLA’s and KPI’s.
• Ability to develop processes, policies, procedures and systems into value-add commercially focused solutions for the organisation.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Good understanding of employee/industrial relations, as well as an appreciation of dynamics of the Labor and employment legislations in countries where the Group has presence.
• Good understanding of HR indices and their impact on the Business
• Good understanding of trends, challenges, regulations and legislations relating to our core businesses and locations.
• Strong strategic planning execution skills.
• Deep appreciation of local and global industry resource management best practices.

Personality Traits:

• Enthusiasm and commitment are essential to complete activities.
• A flexible approach to meet changing needs and deadlines
• Self-motivated, excellent attention to details and enjoys working in a team
• Assertiveness
• Emotional intelligence and empathy.