Work-Force
The organisation is recruiting a HR Business Partner for its East London operation. The role forms part of a wider hr jobs portfolio across Eastern Cape.
About This Position
This HR Business Partner role sits within the hr jobs function in East London. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern Cape.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the East London team.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the HR Business Partner to step into the hr jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the hr jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in East London much easier.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hr jobs side of the business inside out. The East London group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
In addition, the team mix in East London reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Why Join Us
Notably, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The East London colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the hr jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the East London teams.
On top of that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in East London keep progressing.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.
About East London
East London continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with close to the East London Industrial Park. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around East London.
Many candidates already living within reach of East London cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in East London, Eastern Cape.
Career Growth
Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The hr jobs space in East London offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Eastern Cape.
Importantly, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in East London have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every East London team member.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Equally, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in East London.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and incapacity processes
- Process monthly payroll inputs and resolve employee queries
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
Minimum Requirements
- Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
- Project management skills for HR initiatives and rollouts
- Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
- Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
- Comfortable in a unionised environment where applicable
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.