HR Consultant

Company: Tsogo Sun Location: Johannesburg Employment Type: Permanent Reporting to: HR Operations Manager

Tsogo Sun is seeking an experienced, highly organised and operationally focused HR Consultant to join the HR Operations team.

This is a hands-on generalist position suited to a mature HR professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced corporate environment where accuracy, compliance and exceptional service delivery are essential.

The successful candidate will provide end-to-end HR support across the employee lifecycle, working closely with the HR Operations Manager to ensure that all HR processes, administration and documentation are completed accurately and on time.

• Provide end-to-end HR support across the employee lifecycle.

• Prepare employment contracts, letters and other HR documentation.

• Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding processes.

• Manage probation reviews and employment confirmations.

• Maintain accurate employee records and HR files.

• Process employee changes, transfers and promotions.

• Coordinate leave administration.

• Prepare monthly HR reports and statistics.

• Maintain accurate filing, document control and HR system records.

• Prepare HR packs for meetings and employee-relations processes.

• Support disciplinary and grievance processes.

• Assist with workplace investigations.

• Prepare documentation for disciplinary hearings.

• Ensure that processes comply with company policies and labour legislation.

• Coordinate recruitment administration.

• Schedule interviews and support hiring managers.

• Conduct reference checks.

• Prepare offers and appointment documentation.

• Assist throughout the recruitment and onboarding process.

• Support HR operational projects.

• Assist with policy implementation.

• Identify and implement HR process improvements.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the HR function.

• Eight to ten or more years of generalist HR experience.

• Proven end-to-end HR operational experience.

• Strong HR administration experience.

• Excellent knowledge of South African labour legislation.

• Experience supporting managers and stakeholders at all levels.

• Previous experience within a large corporate environment.

• Experience using an HR information system.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.

• HR administration

• Employee relations

• Recruitment and onboarding

• Performance management

• HR compliance

• Employment contracts

• South African labour legislation

• HR reporting

• Policy interpretation

• HR systems

• Stakeholder management

• Document control

• Process improvement

• Confidentiality and discretion

You are a mature, professional and confident HR practitioner who takes pride in delivering accurate and reliable work.

You are highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple priorities and strict deadlines. You enjoy structure, planning, process and execution and can work independently with minimal supervision.

You remain calm under pressure, communicate confidently and provide a responsive, service-oriented experience to employees and managers. You are proactive, accountable and committed to keeping HR operations running smoothly.

This is an operational HR role rather than a strategic HR Business Partner position. It is best suited to someone who genuinely enjoys HR administration, compliance, process management and employee service delivery.