People & Culture Business Partner
Monocle · Johannesburg, Gauteng
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Start free — we apply for you →- The People & Culture Business Partner plays a pivotal role in driving, managing, and operationalising the People & Culture strategy, specific to a Client Consulting or Internal team.
- They are responsible for supporting, partnering with, and empowering Partners, Directors, and Associate Directors in fulfilling their accountability to lead and develop their teams.
The People & Culture Business Partner will be responsible for the following:
- Ensure alignment between people strategy and overall business strategy and priorities.
- Deliver the full suite of People & Culture offerings and initiatives to Client Consulting and/or Internal teams.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Partners, Directors, and Associate Directors on all people-related matters, providing tailored support and guidance to both leadership and employees.
- Operationalise People & Culture capabilities within their assigned business units.
- Strengthen people-related processes and establish a centralised point of contact for all people matters.
- Guide and, where possible, coach leaders through the implementation of people strategies and processes.
- Ensure the end-to-end execution of the people lifecycle, including:
- Talent attraction and recruitment
- Onboarding
- Talent management and development
- Learning
- Performance enhancement
- Retention
- Remuneration
- Wellbeing
- Execute tactical people initiatives aligned to business needs.
- Contribute meaningfully to Client Management Committees (Mancos) (where applicable) and driving a strategic people agenda.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- A relevant postgraduate qualification (ideally in Industrial/Organisational Psychology).
- 5-7 years relevant experience in a corporate environment.
- Experience in Consulting is advantageous
- Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous, but not required.
Key Competencies and Attributes
- Strong ability to align people strategy with business objectives.
- Skilled in relationship building across various levels of the organisation.
- Comfortable navigating organisational complexity and ambiguity.
- Balances leadership expectations with employee needs effectively.
- Takes initiative and delivers with a strong bias for action in a high-performance culture.
- Demonstrates ethical leadership and professional maturity.
- Builds trust and acts as a Monocle brand ambassador at all times.