HR and Compliance Specialist

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a tertiary qualification in Business Legal, Business HR, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as an HR Generalist with demonstrated labour compliance expertise
• Strong knowledge and practical application of South African labour legislation (Department of Labour) and relevant corporate/compliance requirements, including experience compiling audit reports for statutory and industry audits
• Proven experience managing the full employee life cycle, organisation design, organisation development, and both transactional and transformational people matters
• Proficient computer literacy (MS Office and HR Systems)
• Must have a valid driver’s license with own reliable vehicle
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and Afrikaans (additional languages advantageous)

• Implementing annual strategic plans allocated to Human Resources and Compliance to achieve organisational strategic objectives.
• Implementing and maintaining all HR transactional processes and compliance requirements to ensure full alignment with Department of Labour, SCAE, SCC, and other regulated obligations.
• Continuously reviewing organisational design, including structure, position profiles, and roles, to maintain competitiveness and alignment with strategic goals.
• Implementing agreed organisational development, talent management, and employee recruitment initiatives to build organisational capacity, effectiveness, and capability to deliver on strategies and customer commitments.
• Ensuring compliance with PSA, SCAE, and SCC legal and contractual requirements, both locally and internationally.
• Managing the full employee life cycle for all South African employees, including appointments, contracting, recordkeeping, and related administration.
• Staying abreast of best practices in people and talent management and integrating change management initiatives to equip employees for organisational growth.
• Coordinating HR and compliance functions across departments and liaising with internal stakeholders, SCAE, SCC, Department of Labour, BEE partners, WSP partners, H&S partners, and all employees.
• Collecting, compiling, and reporting accurate HR and compliance data; preparing reports for audits, management, and external parties; and supporting continuous improvement in people and compliance processes.
• Upholding organisational culture and values; influencing employees towards strategic objectives; addressing conflict, problem-solving, and employee value and contribution matters; and remaining available for statutory audits and special projects as required.