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Looking for your next move as a Employee Wellness Officer in Stellenbosch? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Western Cape.
About the Opportunity
This Employee Wellness Officer role sits within the hr jobs function in Stellenbosch. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Western Cape.
The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Stellenbosch team on trust, and the Employee Wellness Officer role will feel that from week one.
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 Stellenbosch much easier.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Stellenbosch teams, and the new Employee Wellness Officer will feel that from the first week.
Your Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hr jobs side of the business inside out. The Stellenbosch group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Beyond that, the team mix in Stellenbosch reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
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.
Why Join Us
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Stellenbosch contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the hr jobs space in Western Cape.
Equally, 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 Stellenbosch keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Stellenbosch teams.
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 Western Cape.
Growing With Us
In addition, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the hr jobs team in Stellenbosch have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Stellenbosch 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.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Stellenbosch have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Western Cape.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Western Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
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.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Stellenbosch.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Western Cape.
Day in the Life
Your day is people-shaped from the moment you log in. You move between recruitment screens, manager calls, payroll queries and the occasional sensitive conversation that needs your full attention. Mid-morning you might be running an onboarding session for new starters, and by the afternoon you’re back at your desk preparing EE or B-BBEE reports. Through it all, you balance compliance with care, making sure that policies are followed and people are heard.
In addition, the Stellenbosch office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Stellenbosch.
Key Outputs
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Drive engagement, wellness and culture initiatives across sites
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
- Coordinate training, learnerships and bursary programmes with SETAs
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Manage benefits, pension or provident fund and medical aid administration
Essential Criteria
- Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
- Coaching mindset with the ability to support line managers
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR metrics
- Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.