Group HR Administrator, Human Resources – Cape Town

Role summary

The Group HR Administrator will be a key member of the HR team, working alongside the local HR Business Partners to deliver a high-quality HR service to Altum Group’s offices across Jersey, Luxembourg and South Africa. This will be a hands-on role, suiting someone with excellent time management skills.

​​Key responsibilities

• ​Ownership of group Talent Acquisition administration. ​
  • Posting job advertisements via internal and external channels, including the Altum Careers page, LinkedIn and other local job boards, alongside the company’s intranet page;​
  • Responsibility for the scheduling and coordination of interviews, including liaising with hiring managers and candidates regarding availability and updating calendars accordingly; and​
  • Manage the candidate pipeline, including closing filled positions and providing feedback to candidates who have not been successful; 
• Management of all HR administrative associated with Employee Lifecycle. ​
  • Supporting the HR Business Partner with the On-Boarding process by creating employee folders and drafting offer letters and contracts of employment for their review, along with adding employees to the pre-screening portal and the PeopleHR system;​
  • Assist with the leaver process, ensuring that resignations are saved on file, acknowledgement letters are drafted and issued, and that leaver details are added to the People HR system; and
  • Draft and issue standard letters using relevant templates, including amendments to terms and conditions of employment, and reference requests for former and current employees. 
• Ownership of Payroll & Benefits administration. This will include:​
  • Adding and removing employees from Group schemes, such as private medical insurance, pension, death in service etc.​
  • Building and fostering positive relationships with third party providers
• ​Assist the HR Business Partner with any Employee Relations matters. ​
  • Drafting paperwork and attendance at meetings for the purpose of minute taking.​
• The role holder will also be expected to support and assist with other administrative tasks on an ad-hoc basis, as and when the need arises.​

​Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• ​A minimum of 2 years’ experience operating in a similar role, preferably in a Financial or Professional services environment​
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines​
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills​
• Have obtained or are working towards a professional HR qualification.