Global Graduate – Human Resources

•                 Midrand, Johannesburg

Overview:

This is fantastic opportunity to work within a professional winning HR team. Within this role you will have exposure to a wide range of opportunities that will have you partnering with our South Africa business functions to the wider Africa HR team. You will have the opportunity not just to understand the HR function and the role it plays, but you will also have exposure to a wide range of HR generalist activities, as well as some exciting projects.  This is a 2-year Graduate Programme at SC Johnson.

Responsibilities:

• Providing HR advice and guidance to employees and line managers across the site your are based. You will improve your knowledge and understanding of HR policies and UK labour law and learn how to put this into practice.
• Managing the activation and deployment for the employee engagement events calendar, as well as support the delivery of our Culture & wellbeing agenda and internal communications. Within your role, you can to channel your creative thinking and develop your organisational skills. You will learn the importance of employee experience in an organisation and will play a key part in delivering the SCJ experience to UK employees.
• Supporting the HR team in the delivery of a best-in-class onboarding experience for new starters. You will partner with the HR team to deliver onboarding sessions and maximise the new starter experience.
• Providing assistance in employee relations matters. You will have exposure to disciplinary, grievance, and absence management by supporting the HR team with meetings, hearing materials, and note taking.  
• Collaborating across the One HR team in Europe to drive successful and positive HR operations for employees. You will partner with our HR Delivery Centre team (based in Warsaw) to ensure all aspects of the employee lifecycle are delivered effectively for our employees.
• Supporting and Coordinating HR projects/tasks as required. You will have the opportunity to work with the HR team in rolling out global programs and initiatives as well as activating our DE&I calendar and agenda in Africa.

Experience you’ll bring:

• Undergraduate degree (Bcom HR or any relevant qualification)
• Good proficiency in MS Office

Behaviors you’ll need:

• We are looking for self-starter graduates who act with a high level of integrity, trust and confidentiality.
• As you will be interreacting with a variety of teams, you will be a strong communicator, who is willing to learn, and build successful relationships with your colleagues and stakeholders.
• As you will be managing a variety of projects, we are looking for an organized individual who is able to multi-task and prioritize and work autonomously.
• We want you to be proactive in your thinking, taking a real responsibility and ownership for your work by using your initiative to make decisions and be personally responsible for them.
• You will be designing a wide range of events and communications a creative flair and mindset is required to help us attract and excite our people.

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary
• Remote Working: 1 day per week

About us:

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company built on a spirit of adventure and winning the right way. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building top brands such as Raid®, Glade®, Kiwi®, OFF!®, Windex®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country. Through these household names, we are making a positive difference to the world around us. But we only succeed with the combined vitality and strength of our 13,000 people who we truly value and support in their pursuit of individual and shared goals.

Inclusion & Diversity 

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.  

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.