Junior Business Partner, People & Culture, Personal & Private Banking

About the role

Standard Bank Group is hiring a Junior Business Partner for its People & Culture function in Personal & Private Banking, based in Johannesburg. The role provides business partnering advisory and support to stakeholders, supports the people experience across the portfolio, and acts as a people champion coordinating P&C activities and projects.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse stakeholder requirements and select the right toolkits to address them, and escalate complex inquiries to the right parties.
• Support the people experience by analysing and integrating data to solve problems.
• Act as people champion, facilitating and coordinating P&C activities and projects.
• Support line managers with the right toolkits so they follow the correct processes when designing jobs.
• Answer employee queries on P&C systems and information, and keep system information up to date, sourcing and extracting reports.
• Maintain organisational structures for the area, working with the Organisational Management team.
• Track and monitor people and culture metrics, identify trends and use predictive analytics to turn data into insights for decision making.

Required profile

• Degree in Human Resources Management, Behavioural Science or Social Science.
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in People & Culture, with a strong preference for a partnering role.
• Proven track record of problem solving in support of business objectives.
• Experience working with teams at all levels in a complex environment.

Required skills

• Understanding of the People & Culture value chain and its interrelationships.
• Ability to interpret data and use predictive analytics to create insights.
• Behavioural competencies listed include decision making, digital advocacy, inclusive facilitation, integrative leadership, storytelling and team working.