Work-Force
Bring your skills as a HR Officer to Sandton and join a team that moves fast. This Gauteng role is one to watch.
What This Role Involves
The HR Officer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Gauteng. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Sandton and across the hr jobs space.
Equally, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the HR Officer taking on this position.
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 Sandton teams, and the new HR Officer will feel that from the first week.
About Sandton
Sandton continues to grow as an employment hub in Gauteng, with near the Midrand technology hub. 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.
Many candidates already living within reach of Sandton cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Gauteng economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Sandton, Gauteng.
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.
Crucially, the Sandton 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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Sandton.
Core Functions
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Roll out HR policies and procedures and train managers on application
- Compile workforce reports for EE, B-BBEE and skills development submissions
- Coordinate training, learnerships and bursary programmes with SETAs
- Drive engagement, wellness and culture initiatives across sites
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
Who We’re Looking For
- Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
- 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems
- Coaching mindset with the ability to support line managers
Practically speaking, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.