Work-Force
A vacancy has been confirmed for a Recruitment Consultant based in Harrismith, Free State. The successful candidate will join an established team within the hr jobs function.
Overview
This Recruitment Consultant role sits within the hr jobs function in Harrismith. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Free State.
The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Harrismith team on trust, and the Recruitment Consultant role will feel that from week one.
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 Harrismith teams, and the new Recruitment Consultant will feel that from the first week.
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 Harrismith much easier.
Why This Role
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Harrismith contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the hr jobs space in Free State.
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 Free State.
Importantly, 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 Harrismith keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Harrismith teams.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hr jobs side of the business inside out. The Harrismith group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Importantly, the team mix in Harrismith reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Free State, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Harrismith.
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.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Free State.
Based in Harrismith
Working in Harrismith means a place near the Bethlehem agricultural belt, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Free State region, and the Harrismith office benefits from those long-standing connections.
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 Harrismith.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Harrismith, Free State.
Many candidates already living within reach of Harrismith cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Free State economy.
Your Role
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Drive engagement, wellness and culture initiatives across sites
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
- Process monthly payroll inputs and resolve employee queries
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
Minimum Requirements
- Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
- 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
- Ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion
- 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
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
Beyond that, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.