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HR Manager - Housing Development Agency

The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public development agency that promotes sustainable communities by making well-located and appropriately planned land and buildings available for the development of housing and human settlements. As its primary activity, the Agency assembles and releases public, private and communal land for development. Its main objectives are to identify, acquire, hold, develop and release well-located land and buildings, and to provide project management support and housing
development services.

HR Manager

Purpose of the role: Manage the implementation of good HR practices within the HDA and provide technical support in all HR-related matters to HDA line management.

Responsibilities: HR planning • Review the organisational strategy and develop an institutional HR plan Organisational development • Develop the organisational establishment plan • Track resourcing levels Policy development and management • Monitor, draft and review the organisational HR plan, policies and procedures, and manage their implementation Performance management • Update the performance management policy, develop the annual programme and manage submissions Job evaluation • Update and manage the implementation of the job evaluation policy and grading Employee relations • Manage employee relations and the relationship with any recognised employee representative body Benefits management • Review and manage the implementation of HAD employee benefits • Manage benefit service providers Training management
• Manage the development of the annual WSP • Develop and manage a training plan Statutory compliance
• Monitor the implementation of fair and compliant employment practices, Employment Equity and SETA-related requirements Recruitment • Manage staff recruitment Remuneration • Develop appropriate, marketinformed remuneration bands Employee assistance • Develop an annual employee assistance programme by identifying and addressing stress points HR administration • Manage the implementation of good HR administration People management • Manage staff performance • Guide subordinate managers and staff toward professional development • Implement HDA HR policies and procedures.

Qualifications and experience: • A minimum of a relevant degree or equivalent in Human Resource Management • 5-7 years' management experience in a generalist HR role. Experience in a public sector environment is preferred • Ability to liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders, from government and SETAs to HDA Exco.

Human Communications has been retained to handle all responses.
Suitable candidates are invited to forward their applications to corprh@humancommunications.co.za or fax: 086 730 6675, quoting reference number 77516. Alternatively, apply online at www.humanjobs.co.za
Closing date: 30 June 2011.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Communication will be with short-listed applicants only.

Accelerating the development of sustainable human settlements through land assembly, building and property acquisitions, and project management and support services