MultiChoice Group Vacancies 2023 | Senior Human Capital Business Partner Vacancies in South AfricaApply Online Now

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security. Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We’re proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across 52 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment. Key areas of operations are:

• Storytelling ranging from content creation, production and aggregation including the best global general entertainment, sport and eminent African content library, delivered to customers
• Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services;
• SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing markets, and
• Advertising: providing dynamic media solutions; handling commercial airtime, on-air sponsorships, content integration, and online sales across a variety of 130+ channel brands on linear TV, VOD, social media, and digital platforms.

The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. Multichoice Group has a successful history of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues primarily through subscription model, with a growing contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to:

• Expand Pay TV, SVOD subscriber base and Advertising sales
• Focus on investment and technology
• Maintain a local approach
• Provide quality service
• Attract innovative and motivated employees

Join Africa’s most loved storyteller!

Purpose of the Position:

To serve as a strategic advisor to assigned business unit(s), proactively develop HR solutions in line with business needs. Collaborate with the business unit executives, HR Centres of Excellence (COE’s), and HR Shared Services to provide inputs, monitor effectives and help implement HR policies and programmes.

Key Performance Objectives

Strategic Consulting:

• Implement HR processes as defined by the Centres of Excellence (e.g., performance management, annual compensation, training initiatives, etc.)
• Work with the business unit, Centres of Excellence, and HR Shared Services to help implement HR policies and programs
• Assess the current state of the business unit, proactively identify issues, and collaborate with other HR Offices to develop programs and solutions
• Identify opportunities to support the business’ talent agenda and make recommendations to develop appropriate solutions
• Understand the business unit’s operating environment and apply awareness of the business unit’s operational goals and objectives when implementing HR programs and addressing escalated HR issues
• Manages BU-specific HR and talent projects; keeps leaders apprised of progress, risks, etc.
• Proactively identify, analyze, and assess any BU strategies/initiatives, etc. that may pose a risk to the organisation and influence the plans needed to address the risks
• Support delivery of diversity and inclusion HR programs or initiatives

Stakeholder Management:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with business unit managers and employees and work closely with them to implement solutions to meet their current and future business needs
• Serve as employee advocate when involved in the design and/or implementation of HR programs
• Guide, Engage, Lead and Inspire your team of HR professionals
• Build and Maintain key stakeholder relationships with HR Leadership, Business Leadership, wider HR community and Employees
• Champion and enable effective cross-functional working relationships to create and drive an integrated HR employee experience.

Performance/Talent Management Process Execution:

• Facilitate effective succession planning process and ongoing development conversations, partnering with executives to identify and proactively develop the next generation of leaders
• Coach and advise line managers on organisational effectiveness and general HR issues, and provide basic Employee Relations guidance prior to escalating cases to appropriate parties
• Monitor the performance management cycle throughout the year, promote manager and employee participation in performance management activities, and engage them to meet performance management deadlines and schedules
• Resolve HR operations issues/problems for business unit and liaise with Centres of Excellence / HR Shared Services for information as necessary
• Liaison between the business and Learning experts to identify talent business needs (learning, etc.)

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in Human Resources Management/Psychology or similar qualification

Experience

• A minimum of 8-10 years HR experience as a generalist
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong coaching, conflict resolution, relationship and team building skills
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles
• An ability to demonstrate high personal impact and influence to build a strong, trusted advisor relationship with business leaders
• Strong knowledge of country/region specific regulations, policies

Technical Competencies

• Business focus – Basic understanding of business structures and systems
• Business Partnering/Consulting
• Regulatory Governance and Compliance (Labour; Employee Relations and Transformation)
• Talent Management
• Performance Management

Multichoice Disclaimer

MultiChoice has a COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy to ensure a productive and healthy workplace. By submitting your application for employment, you warrant to MultiChoice that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and accept that you will be required to submit your vaccination certificate during the recruitment process. In processing your information we will comply with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act.