HR Manager

Location: Century City Cape Town
Salary: Market-related
Hybrid/On-site: On-site

About the Company

Our client is an established international end-to-end Cybersecurity and IT Support provider with a head office in London. They support a wide range of sectors including medical finance legal insurance architecture and recruitment delivering world-class service and innovative solutions.

Why Join Them

The organisation offers exceptional international exposure professional growth and continuous learning opportunities. Employees benefit from a competitive salary medical aid pension training a full social calendar and the potential for profit share. With a dedicated DevOps team and a culture built on innovation integrity excellence and proactive problem-solving this is an environment where people can thrive and grow.

About the Role

Our client is seeking a dynamic and capable HR Manager to ensure smooth compliant and people-focused HR operations. The role plays a key part in enhancing the employee experience supporting managers and ensuring effective recruitment onboarding development and HR administration. This position directly contributes to building a high-performing engaged and stable workforce that supports the organisations broader strategic goals.

Requirements & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• HR operations and employee support
• Recruitment and onboarding management
• Execution and improvement of HR processes and policies
• Employee engagement retention and development
• Payroll preparation and compliance with PAYE and pension requirements
• Labour relations support including disciplinary processes
• HR reporting data accuracy and compliance administration
• Compensation and salary adjustment coordination

Skills & Knowledge Requirements

• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office (Excel essential)
• Understanding of HR processes policies and employment legislation
• Knowledge of POPI GDPR compliance requirements and HR best practice
• Understanding of recruitment and onboarding procedures
• Basic payroll knowledge including commissions PAYE and pensions
• Familiarity with performance management disciplinary procedures and employee relations

Experience Requirements

• 35 years experience in an HR Administrator HR Officer or generalist HR role
• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes
• Experience handling day-to-day HR queries and supporting managers
• Payroll preparation experience including data collation and commission calculations
• Experience producing HR reports or workforce metrics for management
• Exposure to compliance-driven HR tasks and disciplinary processes
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with high administrative accuracy

Key Competencies

• Intelligence
• Good judgement and decision-making
• Strong experience and track record
• Integrity
• Resourcefulness and initiative
• Organisation and planning
• Excellence
• Independence
• Listening
• Assertiveness
• Strong communication abilities
• Training development and coaching
• Performance management
• Change leadership
• Conflict management