Manager: Recruitment & Training Development

Main Duties:

• Manage recruitment and training & development functions, including organisational development support, full recruitment processes, employment equity, performance management facilitation, labour relations support, wellness coordination, skills development, and induction programmes.      
• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes, including workforce planning, advert drafting, shortlisting coordination, competency assessments, verification checks,  and ensuring fair, EE-aligned, auditable recruitment practices.
• Maintain governance documentation for all recruitment processes (sifting reports, minutes, selection reports).
• Oversee the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP), Annual Training Report (ATR), and conduct training needs analyses.
• Oversee induction and succession/talent development initiatives.
• Manage the sub-unit’s annual operational plan and budget, and report on progress, expenditure, and compliance.
• Ensure effective functioning of HCM committees related to recruitment, training, and employment equity.
• Oversee operational improvements in recruitment and training systems, processes, and compliance.
• Ensure adherence to Human Capital Management legislation.
• Provide advisory support to Line Managers and employees on recruitment, training, skills development, and policy compliance.
• Contribute HR inputs to organisational strategic plans and operational planning.
• Prepare management reports (vacancy reports, recruitment turnaround times, training expenditure).
• Support talent management and retention strategies to attract, develop, and retain employees.
• Develop, review, and implement policies related to recruitment, training, and performance management.
• Conduct internal self-audits and support external audits on recruitment and training processes.
• Perform any other human capital–related tasks allocated to the Manager.
• Manage and maintain the organisational staff establishment. 
• Compile and, where required, review inputs for the quarterly reviews and annual report submissions.
• Interact with internal and external auditors and attend to all information requests and any formal findings.

Requirements:

• A 3-year post-matric qualification (NQF level 7) in Human Resource Management/Industrial Psychology or related field.
• 5 years’ experience in the Human Capital Management field, along with 5 years of supervisory experience.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication (verbal & written) skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and build stakeholder relationships. 
• Computer literacy with sound knowledge of full MS Office.  
• Dynamic, conceptual, self-motivated, and self-managing.

Added Advantages:

• Knowledge and Experience in Organisational Development, including recruitment and selection, Performance Management and Development System (PMDS), training and development, and employment equity.
• Knowledge of the Public Service legislative framework.
• Knowledge and experience in applying human capital-related acts such as the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act, and Skills Development Act.