Regional HR Manager - Media

- Establish a culture amongst associates which reflects the Companys core values and constantly reinforce it to ensure all associates live the values.

- Manage the recruiting and selection process for the Region with a view to provide the best talent to stations and departments across the Region, efficiently and on time.

- Manage the orientation programme in the Region in accordance with Company standards and ensure all associates at all stations within the Region are on-boarded effectively.

- Identify training needs in the Region and create, implement and oversee the Regions training programs and learning systems to enable high productivity and career development.

- Establish a performance-oriented culture within the Region by ensuring all associates have job descriptions and clear business goals; and are appraised periodically and given timely feedback on their performance.

- Play the role of an associate advocate to all associates; and coach and counsel them when considered necessary.

- Administer compensation and benefits with a view to ensure fairness and internal equity.

- Drive recognition programs in the Region with a view to motivate, reward and retain associates

- Manage the Companys associate relations program by initiating appropriate interventions to ensure high associate engagement and consistent and fair application of statutes and Company policies.

- Ensure associates are valued for their diversity and have a safe work environment.

- Ensure HR cost is controlled and is in line with the budget.

- Analyse attrition, productivity and other metrics with a view to enable optimum utilization of human resources and share the findings with Regional team members during Regional meetings.

- Establish career plans for all associates with a view to align individual and company goals.

- Establish a succession plan within the Region.

- Develop good relations with highly diverse associates, customers, shareholders, vendors, community agencies and other stakeholders.

- Establish a strong employer brand within the Region by marketing the Companys culture and policies internally as well as externally amongst potential associates, recruiters, trainers and Institutions.

- Initiate periodic organizational diagnosis to check relevance of structure, positions, reporting relationships, span of control et al.

- Drive innovative thinking within your teams to establish next practices in people management. At the same time, current HR practices must be constantly reviewed with a view to improve them and make them more effective.

- Responsible for participating in national level HR practices