HR Assistant

A vacancy has been confirmed for a HR Assistant based in Senekal, Free State. The successful candidate will join an established team within the hr jobs function.

About This Position

The HR Assistant vacancy forms part of how the Senekal branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the hr jobs side of the business moving forward.

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 Senekal team.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the HR Assistant is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Free State is consistently high and consistently fair.

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 Senekal teams, and the new HR Assistant 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 Senekal group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Crucially, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Senekal will be explained during the hiring process.

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.

What We Offer

Practically speaking, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this hr jobs role in Senekal; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Free State.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Practically speaking, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Beyond that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Your Future Here

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the hr jobs team in Senekal have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Senekal team member.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Senekal have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Free State.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Senekal.

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.

Practically speaking, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Free State.

Beyond that, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Senekal.

A Typical Day

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.

Importantly, the Senekal 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.

Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State 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 Senekal.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage benefits, pension or provident fund and medical aid administration
• Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
• Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
• Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
• Coordinate training, learnerships and bursary programmes with SETAs
• Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
• Champion transformation and inclusion across all people processes
• Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and incapacity processes

Minimum Requirements

• Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
• Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
• Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
• Coaching mindset with the ability to support line managers
• Sound understanding of EE and B-BBEE compliance reporting

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.