People Specialist

As the people specialist, you will be responsible for providing expert advice to stakeholders across all business areas and provide guidance on best practice, challenges, and solutions pertinent to people. You will actively participate in the implementation and coordination of key strategic and operational processes pertaining to the employee lifecycle. You will report directly to the People Partner.

Sigma Family

💚At Sigma, we stand out and have now been acknowledged 2 years in a row by the Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work - voted by our people.

Our core mission is to #ImproveEverythingAlways, with a strong focus on our people. That's why we are seeking exceptional individuals to join us and represent our clients, delivering top-tier customer service across various industries

What being a part of the Sigma Family means for you!

📈 Career development and opportunities to apply for internal promotions following your probationary period.

🏆 Monthly, Quarterly and Annual awards with marvelous prizes.

💆‍♀️ Resources such as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health First Aiders to support you when life might not be going quite as you expected.

🌳 Receive a tree in the Sigma Forest when you pass probation. This will allow you to review how your tree is reducing your carbon footprint.

📁 Medical Insurance – Covers doctor visits, optometrist appointments and dental assistance, funeral cover, Group Life Cover, which are all Free from the Sigma Family to you.

🚗 Transportation Benefits – Accommodate making your traveling journey to work easier with the amazing shuttle services that we offer our employees.

💻 Join communities and collaborate with your colleagues on our internal Social Media platform.

💙 The opportunity to be a part of an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace – all amazing people are welcome in the Sigma Family.

What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like:

📚 You will contribute to the development and delivery of effective line management development programs. You will support the compilation of People reports, analyzing trends to ensure any changes can quickly be identified, root causes understood, and solutions created or supported. You will also ensure adherence to employment legislation, people policies, and governance regarding employment relationships, including all employee and industrial relations.

You will keep up to date with any changes in legislation interpret these changes and notify the business as necessary. You will actively promote a working environment that is characterized by transparency, consistency, and fairness. You will also act as HRIS Champion by providing insights and support to stakeholders and feeding any observations into the People Systems Team to support continuous improvement.

You will also contribute to continuous improvement by auditing and reviewing ER/IR cases and people processes to ensure consistency, which feeds into the development and continuous improvement of work practices and processes. You will ensure relevant employee records are maintained, retained, and destroyed in line with GDPR, POPIA, and other relevant legislation, as required based on geography.

💡You are committed with excellent attention to detail. Not afraid of asking challenging questions, you are a calm leader and a balanced, thoughtful, and pragmatic decision-maker who strives to deliver exceptional service to all stakeholders. You are excited by change, challenge, and the prospect of building something from the ground up. You have a high personal impact, credibility, and ability to gain respect and influence with senior leaders whilst maintaining an approachable and supportive style with all colleagues. You have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture strong working relationships with peers and stakeholders.

 Requirements:

• You have a minimum of 1 year HR experience
• You have experience in using HR information system
• You have a tertiary level qualification in HR or a related field/ or have relevant experience.
• You have a solid and extensive understanding of local employment legislation, employee relations and industrial relations.
• You have experience in participating in payroll verification processes.
• You understand Employee Wellness and effective implementation of such initiatives.
• You have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture strong working relationships with peers, stakeholders, and my team.
• You are resilient with great people management skills
• You always take a collaborative approach to stakeholder management.
• You are creative and innovative in your way of thinking.
• You have a strong analytical background in analyzing complex data sets
• You have a good command of the English language (written and verbal)
• You are highly organized and have excellent attention to detail
• You are proficient in all Microsoft Office tools
• You are confident and thrive in pressured environments

Simple and Straight Forward Recruitment.

📩We don’t see the value in making candidates jump through hoops. Once we receive your application via ICIMS, if you meet all relevant criteria as stipulated on the advert, we’ll proceed with further shortlisting & start your application process.

If you like the sound of being part of the Sigma Family, then don’t wait and get applying!