Requirements
- Relevant HR qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 4–6 years’ HR generalist or HR administration experience.
- Working knowledge of South African labour law, including BCEA and LRA principles.
- Experience with recruitment, onboarding, probation, employee relations and HR administration.
- Exposure to payroll administration or ESS systems would be advantageous.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Able to handle confidential matters appropriately.
- Organised, reliable and able to follow through.
- Comfortable working with managers and employees across different departments.
Now Media Group is looking for a practical, hands-on HR Manager to manage our day-to-day HR function and support our managers and employees.
This role suits someone who is organised, reliable and comfortable working across both people matters and HR administration. The successful candidate will help ensure that recruitment, onboarding, probation, employee records, leave, HR correspondence, policy administration and employee relations matters are handled properly and consistently.
We are a long-established B2B media business with specialist publications in travel, tourism, freight, energy and agriculture. Our environment is professional, deadline-driven and practical. We need someone who can bring structure, judgement and follow-through to a busy HR function without overcomplicating the business.
Hybrid position. 4 days per week in office or as structured with management.
Key responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day HR administration and employee records.
- Prepare employment contracts, addenda, HR letters and related correspondence.
- Coordinate recruitment, interviews, references and appointment documentation.
- Manage onboarding and induction administration.
- Track probation periods and ensure review meetings and documentation are completed.
- Support managers with employee relations, performance, conduct, incapacity and probation matters.
- Administer leave processes and assist employees and managers with ESS queries.
- Maintain and apply HR policies consistently.
- Coordinate employee exits, exit documentation and final HR administration.
- Assist with monthly payroll administration by ensuring HR-related payroll information is accurate, complete and submitted on time.
- Help maintain the payroll system with relevant employee changes and HR inputs.
- Assist with freelance invoicing administration by coordinating approvals and ensuring invoices are passed to accounts for processing.
- Help improve HR templates, checklists and internal workflows.
Personal attributes
- Practical and grounded.
- Calm and discreet.
- Fair but firm.
- Good with detail.
- Comfortable with administration.
- Able to close loops.
- Service-oriented without being passive.
- Able to guide managers without taking over their responsibilities.