Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Company Description

Think-Career RPO is a specialist workforce acquisition partner enabling organisations to address critical talent challenges through proactive talent pipelines, strategic talent acquisition and integrated workforce solutions. We connect exceptional talent with career opportunities across key industries, including Mining, Engineering, Healthcare, Financial Services, Telecommunications, ICT, Retail and FMCG. We partner with organisations to secure the skills and capabilities they need to strengthen workforce performance and achieve their business objectives.

Role Description

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner is a full-time, on-site role based in Benoni, responsible for partnering with business leaders to align people strategies with organisational objectives. We are looking to hire a capable, hands-on HR Business Partner to lead and deliver the full HR function in a standalone role reporting directly to the CEO. This is an end-to-end role for an experienced HR professional who can operate independently, partner credibly with leadership, and manage both strategic and operational HR responsibilities across the employee life-cycle.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Partnering with the CEO and management team on people strategy, workforce planning, culture, and organisational effectiveness
• Managing recruitment and selection processes end to end
• Leading onboarding, induction, and probation processes
• Driving performance management and supporting managers on under-performance interventions
• Managing employee relations matters including grievances, disciplinary processes, absenteeism, and conflict resolution
• Coordinating training, learning, and development initiatives
• Supporting talent management, succession planning, and retention efforts
• Maintaining HR policies, employee records, contracts, and HR administration
• Ensuring compliance with labour legislation and internal HR governance requirements
• Preparing HR reports, insights, and people-related recommendations for leadership

In summary

The role involves advising on HR policies and practices, managing complex employee relations cases, and ensuring compliance with labour and employment law. Day-to-day tasks include supporting performance management processes, coaching managers on talent and succession planning, and analyzing HR metrics to inform decisions. The Senior HRBP will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive organizational change, enhance employee engagement, and support workforce planning and development initiatives. This role also contributes to continuous improvement of HR processes and participates in strategic projects that enable business growth.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Partnering with the CEO and management team on people strategy, workforce planning, culture, and organisational effectiveness
• Managing recruitment and selection processes end to end
• Leading onboarding, induction, and probation processes
• Driving performance management and supporting managers on under-performance interventions
• Managing employee relations matters including grievances, disciplinary processes, absenteeism, and conflict resolution
• Coordinating training, learning, and development initiatives
• Supporting talent management, succession planning, and retention efforts
• Maintaining HR policies, employee records, contracts, and HR administration
• Ensuring compliance with labour legislation and internal HR governance requirements
• Preparing HR reports, insights, and people-related recommendations for leadership

Key Competencies

• Strong HR Business Partnering capability across the full employee life-cycle
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong labour relations and conflict management capability
• High attention to detail and strong administrative discipline
• Ability to influence and build credibility at management level
• Resilient, proactive, and able to work in a demanding environment

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping and strengthening the people agenda of a growing business. The role offers direct exposure to executive leadership and the opportunity to make meaningful impact across the organisation.