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The Human Resources unit builds the organizational capability of people management and develops individual capabilities in line with the company's strategy; attracting, developing and aligning people in service of the company's aspirations and change process. The HR unit works with Business Partners, so that the business leaders have a counterpart and sparring partner in their strive to provide inspirational and effective leadership.
The team is (amongst others) responsible for developing HR policies, procedures and framework, HR administration such as employment agreements, employee database data entry and management, and payroll management.
Job purpose:
The HR Business Partner (HRBP) Africa is the first point of contact for the teams based in Africa and provides them with HR advice on employee related matters and capability building. The HRBP Africa manages payroll for Africa based employees (updating employee database system, liaising with payroll providers and informing finance and accounting on aggregated payroll information.) Result areas of the job
The HRBP provides strategic HR advice to Africa based management in close cooperation with the HR Manager, acts as the first point of contact, understands them whilst developing effective working relationships. S/he shall advise management on personal style and development and delivery of people plans, supporting the achievement of the business objectives. To achieve this, he/she is adept at stakeholder management.
S/he ensures a match between HR strategy, policies and procedures and the needs of the internal clients by providing input to the design and execution of the HR strategy and business plan. The HRBP provides input to HR initiatives, policy development and implementation in the shape of advice and support on the research and provides expert knowledge of the client area. In addition, s/he is responsible for developing the learning and development agenda together with the HR Manager to ensure that sufficient coaching and training is available.
Working with the transformation office, he/she provides input for change management initiatives such as organizational/departmental restructure, job design and descriptions, outsourcing and compensation structure, and empowers delivery of great service in accordance with the company's mission and values and the HR mission to invest in our people.
S/he interfaces with workers representation and/or labour authorities where required and ensures correct legal processes are followed.
S/he offers HR services to Africa based personnel, including general HR advice, monitoring performance, risks and urgent issues of key staff and recommends appropriate actions in consultation with the HR manager. The HRBP Africa ensures that key clients are equipped with appropriate tools and knowledge to effectively manage their people; provides advice, guidance, and ad-hoc training as necessary. He/She coordinates, carries out and analyses 100-days evaluations and exit interviews and proactively supports the delivery of HR processes.
Regarding global teams, the HRBP Africa shall liaise with the HRBP NL to provide employees in global teams with the necessary day to day HR support and ensure that the HRBP NL has enough information to advise relevant management.
Purpose of the job family: Apply solutions and / or formulate policies, procedures and guidelines, monitor internal and external developments within own discipline, in order to provide internal consultancy services and integrated solutions as necessary, acting as a business partner, enabling the company to achieve its strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities
Analyze, develop, maintain and ensure compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines for own discipline while considering the business needs.
Select, structure, combine and interpret external and internal data, information and developments.
Act as functional expert or liaison with managers, advise and support them concerning relevant matters relating to own discipline, including the effective application of policies, procedure and / or guidelines.
Contribute to the implementation of processes relating to own discipline within the company and carry out the work within the assigned work field.
Provide insights at request or at own initiative regarding quantitative and qualitative developments by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and / or analyses.
Define, manage, and / or participate in projects.
Build and maintain a network of relevant (internal and external) stakeholders.
Signal possibilities for improvement and standardization of processes, techniques and systems and (co)develop, implement and/or optimize these processes, techniques and systems (after approval).
Collaborate and cooperate across departments in projects, knowledge sharing and process optimization.
Manage employees, lead, coach

Duties include but are not limited to:
design maintenance strategies, procedures and methods
carry out routine maintenance work and respond to equipment faults
diagnose breakdown problems
fit new parts and make sure equipment is working correctly
carry out quality inspections on jobs
arrange specialist procurement of fixtures, fittings or components
control maintenance tools, stores and equipment
monitor and control maintenance costs
deal with emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs
improve health and safety policies and procedures
work with specialist equipment, such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), which control machinery on factory assembly lines
write maintenance strategies to help with installation and commissioning guidelines
ensure there is continuous cover of the machinery and equipment in case of breakdowns.