Purpose

We are seeking a highly capable HR Practitioner, based in Chingola, Zambia, to independently manage all in-country HR operations and provide essential support to the HR Business Partner: Africa. This role will oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of HR strategies, employee relations, and policy compliance across our operational sites.

Requirements

Responsibilities

HR Policies and Procedures

• Generate and interpret all HR policies and procedures and ensure that line management and employees understand the need and contents of these policies and procedures.
• Monitor compliance by ensuring that deviations are identified and reported.

Recruitment

• Manage the full recruitment cycle, including requisition, advertisement, candidate screening, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
• Maintain an up-to-date vacancy list and ensure alignment with recruitment planning and approvals.

Discipline Management

• Ensure disciplinary matters are managed proactively and in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures.
• Attend disciplinary hearings to provide expert advice and guidance.
• Manage all grievance cases promptly, ensuring adherence to the established internal procedures and timelines.
• Prepare comprehensive documentation for conciliation and arbitration processes.
• Execute all related tasks in compliance with the Disciplinary and Grievance policies, procedures, and any country-specific requirements.

Union Meetings and Engagements

• Ensure consistent and effective communication with unions and associations on all matters relevant to them, fostering positive labor relations.
• Organise and facilitate union meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, securing venues and IT resources, and accurately documenting minutes.
• Ensure that necessary information is obtained and communicated timeously.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of current and past collective agreements and applicable labour legislation to ensure compliance and informed negotiations.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Honors Degree in Human Resources Management

Experience

• Minimum of 5-10 years’ experience performing operational Human Resources duties
• Experience in the Mining or Construction work environment will be advantageous

Skills, Qualities and Abilities Required

• Medically fit as per company standards.
• Conflict and people management.
• Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations

Female applicants are encouraged to apply.

Please note that applications will be reviewed in line with the company's Localisation Plan.

• Generate and interpret all HR policies and procedures and ensure that line management and employees understand the need and contents of these policies and procedures.
• Monitor compliance by ensuring that deviations are identified and reported.
• Manage the full recruitment cycle, including requisition, advertisement, candidate screening, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
• Maintain an up-to-date vacancy list and ensure alignment with recruitment planning and approvals.
• Ensure disciplinary matters are managed proactively and in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures.
• Attend disciplinary hearings to provide expert advice and guidance.
• Manage all grievance cases promptly, ensuring adherence to the established internal procedures and timelines.
• Prepare comprehensive documentation for conciliation and arbitration processes.
• Execute all related tasks in compliance with the Disciplinary and Grievance policies, procedures, and any country-specific requirements.
• Ensure consistent and effective communication with unions and associations on all matters relevant to them, fostering positive labor relations.
• Organise and facilitate union meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, securing venues and IT resources, and accurately documenting minutes.
• Ensure that necessary information is obtained and communicated timeously.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of current and past collective agreements and applicable labour legislation to ensure compliance and informed negotiations.

• Medically fit as per company standards.
• Conflict and people management.
• Strong knowledge of Industrial Relations

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Honors Degree in Human Resources Management