HR Officer

Role: HR Officer. Location: Westville, KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

About the Opportunity

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

Practically speaking, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Westville team on trust, and the HR Officer role will feel that from week one.

Notably, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Westville also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

Where You’ll Work

In addition, the environment blends desk-based administrative work with frequent interactions across the business. Confidentiality, fairness and compliance underpin the work.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in KwaZulu-Natal. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Westville site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Based in Westville

Westville continues to grow as an employment hub in KwaZulu-Natal, with minutes from King Shaka International Airport. 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 Westville cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.

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 Westville.

Key Outputs

• 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
• Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
• Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
• Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
• Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes

Who We’re Looking For

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology
• Sound understanding of EE and B-BBEE compliance reporting
• Comfortable in a unionised environment where applicable
• Coaching mindset with the ability to support line managers
• Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.