Website St John’s College
St John’s College is a world-class Christian, African school founded in 1898. The school accepts boys from Grade 0 to Grade 12 into the Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory and the College, and accepts boys and girls into The Bridge Nursery School and Sixth Form.
Main Responsibilities
Partnering
- Advise Heads and school management on HR strategies to support talent, engagement and retention
- Ensure effective application of HR policies, compliance, and best practices across the Schools
- Empower leaders to enhance capabilities and support successful change initiatives
- Build relationships to deliver HR services that foster a culture of continuous learning, development, and service excellence
- Optimise HR systems and processes for accurate data management and efcient day-to-day operations
- Manage the recruitment process, from attracting talent to ensuring the selection of top candidates
- Analyse HR metrics to identify trends and develop action plans for improvement
- Support leaders with performance management, coaching, and employee development
- Drive initiatives to improve employee experience, satisfaction, wellness, and retention
- Provide payroll input and assist with compensation and benets administration
- Maintain a visible presence to staff, offering advice and support on HR-related matters
- Provide guidance on employee relations issues, ensuring fairness and legal compliance
- Implement and maintain consistent HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance
- Identify, manage and conduct regular assessments of HR-related risks, ensuring proactive mitigation
- Stay informed on employment law changes, offering proactive guidance to ensure compliance
- Regularly meet with leaders to offer HR advice, address concerns, and provide support
Minimum requirements
Qualications
- Undergraduate degree in Human Resources Management
Experience
- Five (5) or more years in the same or similar strategic Human Resources role, preferably in an educational, service or non-prot industry
- Proven ability and strong knowledge of labour laws, employment relations practices, trends and Human Resources best practices