Senior Human Resources Business Partner at GSM Group
Job Overview
Senior Human Resources Business Partner at GSM Group
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
GSM Group
Key Job Purpose
The Senior HR Business Partner will be accountable for driving the HR agenda in GALCO TRANSPORT, with specific responsibility for implementing elements of the integrated capability strategy for the TRANSPORT Logistics wing in the logistics business cluster.
Key Responsibilities:
Talent Management
Implement the talent processes to support the current and future development and deployment needs of the departments in line with strategies and plans to support the recruitment process, including ensuring effective onboarding.
Implement talent management solutions that will underpin business priorities
Train and support managers on the quality and outputs of talent management processes & principles
Consolidate talent data and input to the departments’ talent processes
Develop consistent communications to support the effective adoption of the performance management process, explaining the rationale and what is required from managers and employees
Support individuals and managers in developing team and individual goals that are relevant to their department and aligned to business priorities and customer requirements
Coach managers to build strong individual and team performance on a regular basis
Ensure a common understanding and consistent application of the rating scale, and build managers’ capability and confidence in using the scale
Coach managers to have honest performance conversations during 1-on-1 meetings, mid-year and year-end reviews
Support managers in making appropriate performance rating decisions and communicating the reasons and outcomes of these decisions effectively.
Organisation Development
Ensure that all change initiatives focus on behavioural and engagement aspects during pre- and post-implementation
Support the communication and stakeholder engagement of the change vision and journey to staff, including challenges, risks and benefits
Anticipate barriers to change and risks, and work to remove these
Work with leaders to assess the capability of their team/s and help develop capability-building plans (covering recruitment, training, coaching, communication, etc.)
Support the implementation of anchoring plans, tracking and monitoring their success, and adjust as needed.
Learning & Development
Liaise with Line to ensure optimized development processes are implemented to standard. This involves supporting the performance management processes to establish the need state and thereafter supporting the competence development process and application of common tools to track competence growth in each unit of the business.
Provide custody services of all employee training data and manage operational cost and quality.
Work with managers and staff to ensure they understand the importance of L&D and how it supports them
Coach Managers in providing feedback and creating development plans with staff.
Ensure L&D strategy development and execution (including alignment of business needs with available funds/ Evaluation of Training implemented – RoI)
Ensure training delivery in line with agreed plan
Compensation & Benefits
Deliver communications that reinforce consistent messages regarding C&B
Keep abreast of legislative changes that impact C&B and consider how they may affect local practice
Work with leaders in GALCO TRANSPORT to ascertain C&B requirements for key individuals in their respective teams
Industrial Relations
Adhere to all IR policies and practices in the GALCO TRANSPORT departments
Manage and facilitate potential conflict situations to achieve legal and ethical consensus
Manage the resolution of employee relations issues in GALCO TRANSPORT, with support from the Senior HR Business Partner
Support and coach managers in understanding and dealing with industrial relations issues.
Employee Engagement
Review feedback from various business reports [e.g., exit interviews, KPI scorecards] to understand issues associated with engagement in GALCO TRANSPORT departments
Coach managers to use all opportunities (e.g., 1:1’s, career discussions) to shape strong engagement
Be the employee’s advocate.
Qualifications & Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in business, HR management, or social sciences.
5+ years’ experience in a generalist HR role, preferably in logistics or transport.
Proven experience in coaching, leadership development, and change management.
Strong knowledge of labor laws and industrial relations best practices.
HR certification is an added advantage.
Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
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