HR Business Partner

Job Description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Role purpose:
Works closely with the Executive Head in partnership with the MAST’s leadership to closely manage and grow the MAST business by providing strategic and hands-on HR support & delivery. This includes driving the delivery of the transformational people agenda and bringing to life the MAST People Strategy. In addition, also responsible for creating an enabling environment to drive a high performing entrepreneurial culture and employee engagement across the organization.

Who you are

Key accountabilities and decision ownership :
HR Strategic Partnering
• Responsible for executing on the MAST people strategy.
• Together with Executive develop key portfolio strategies and frameworks (L&D,Talent etc)
• Work closely with senior leaders to drive and deliver their people plan that supports the business growth.
• Partner with business to ensure the optimum org design is in place to deliver a fit for future business.
• Drive organizational performance aligned to MAST’s PM framework and competencies.

Organisation Effectiveness & Change
• Support and deliver functional change programmes and organisational effectiveness or OD activities in the business areas.
• Interface with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with cross-functional change activity.
• Deliver against FTE, contractor & employment Opex targets in business areas and support business in managing the payroll budget and headcount.
• Act as tactical sparring partner, engaging on the effectiveness of processes, systems, data and people.
• Drive the MAST People plan within each BU, ensuring that all people managers are equipped and able to deliver against agreed plans.
• Propose, develop and deliver key functional change programmes.

Cultural Change
• Act as a catalyst for change by helping the organization as they transform.
• Seen as a trusted and respected change agent who can influence, persuade & support the business.
• Challenge & improve people policies/processes/practices to ensure alignment with the MAST People plan & new ways of working.
• Challenge & support leaders in business areas to align behaviours/attitude to new culture framework.

People Planning
• Input to functional people plan that is fully aligned to the MAST strategy & operating model.
• Drive delivery of functional initiatives/projects to support the MAST strategy.

Talent Management and Reward
• Continuously drive performance dialogue awareness in partnership with business
• Work in partnership with senior leaders on future fit resourcing plan
• Support senior leaders on the Talent Management scope:
o Talent Acquisition
o Talent Development
o Talent Retention and Engagement
• Execute on the organization’s Reward framework and principals.

Organisational Capability
• Input in MAST functional and leadership development framework
• Work with senior leaders to build critical functional & leadership capabilities to enable the business areas to deliver against their plans.
• Ensure development of future capabilities for PAN African capabilities
• Manage MAST L&D budget.

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience :
Competencies:
• Execution Excellence
o Planning, Execution, & Quality Results
• Team Mastery:
o Communication, Teamwork & Collaboration
• Business Management:
o Functional Expertise & Business Acumen

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Matric / Grade 12 essential
• 3year degree/diploma (e.g., Industrial Psychology, BCOM/BA – Honour in HRM, Business Management, etc.) is essential
• A post-graduate qualification is required.
• 8 + years' applicable experience as a Human Resources professional across all areas of the HR spectrum, as well as proven experience is essential
• Leadership experience is desirable

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

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Together we can.