People Partner – Employee Experience

Purpose:

• To develop and implement strategies across the employee life cycle to improve employee engagement, satisfaction and overall wellbeing.
• Promote a positive organisational culture.
• Manage and monitor all events relating to reward and recognition, engagement and wellness.

Responsibilities:
Engagement

• Designing employee experience frameworks
• Creating ways to measure and assess engagement (for example, companywide surveys)
• Creating tools and approaches to enhance engagement
• Designing communications approaches which give employees a voice in the organisation
• Reviewing management practices and their impact on the employee experience
• Reviewing and enhancing the employer brand
• Creating onboarding approaches that positively impact engagement from the start of the employment journey
• Building a culture of trust
• Assessing the impact that people practices and policies have on the employee experience.
• Liaise and partner with vendors and service provides to seek loyalty discounts and benefits for all employees

Reward & Recognition

• Develop and implement appropriate reward and recognition methods that strengthen the organisational culture, enhances employee wellbeing, elevates morale and reduces attrition
• In collaboration with all stake holders (internal and external) formulate monthly, quarterly and yearly initiatives that reward and recognise all employees across all occupational levels.
• Find innovative ways to reward and recognise colleagues using technology and Reward & Recognition platforms.

Wellness

• Design and implement employee wellness initiatives which include Financial, Emotional, Mental and Physical Wellness.
• Liaise with vendors and service providers to enhance the employee experience through providing remote and on-site services

Event Management

• Organising, planning and managing of all events relating to employee experience
• Liaise with vendors and service providers to enhance the employee experience through providing remote and on-site services

Project Management

• Participating in the design and delivering of people and business projects
• Liaising with the Senior People Partners / People Partners and other stake holders to timeously contribute to the successful delivery and completion of people and business-related projects.

Building strong business relationships with internal and external clients

• Schedule frequent meetings with stakeholders to conduct a needs analysis and provide feedback on employee experience and wellness initiatives.
• Analyse client feedback and processes and use the feedback to onboard and implement enhanced employee experience and wellness initiatives.
• Engages with management team and pro-actively, responds to queries promptly and ensures that opportunities for improvements are actioned and measured.
• Performs a support role for the business by ensuring collaboration and pro-active communication between departments.
• Presentation of monthly business review and suggestions about change management
• To provide meaningful reporting to facilitate business decisions.

Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications

Grade 12 or equivalent NQF level qualification.

3-5 years’ experience as an Employee Experience / Engagement/ Wellness is essential or Management role Equivalent.

Knowledge and understanding of employee experience framework(s)and platform(s) are essential.

Strong MS Excel, Word and  PowerPoint skills.

Change Management is advantageous

Degree / Diploma Advantageous

Skills and Competencies:
People Management Skills; mentor and drive people development; ensure high levels of employee engagement
Strong and adaptable communication skills with the ability to influence and motivate
Active Listening skills
Coaching Skills: ability to deliver constructive feedback
Planning and Organisational Skills; defining performance standards and meeting service levels; manage resources; good time management
Good interpersonal skills
Strong analytical abilities: ability to collate, manage and analyse data
Adaptability / Flexibility
Problem solving skills and adept at trouble shooting
Resilient approach and the ability to manage under pressure
Knowledge of Employee Experience Framework and platforms
Excellent decision-making skills

Core Behavior

Huntswood’s employees are described as dependable, driven and collaborative. 
The job holder should align to our 6 Fundamental Values:

• Bring Your “A” Game
• Strive For Greater  
• Enable and empower all employees
• Do the right thing
• Own it
• Deliver unbelievable service

“It’s not just about what we do, but the way we do it. And it’s our values that make us special.”

 NB:  All appointments are subject to the positive outcome of pre-employment verification checks.