Senior Manager, Human Resources Opportunity

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Senior Manager, Human Resources

Our Client

Our Client is one of the leading banks in the Caribbean. 

Purpose:

The Senior Manager, Human Resources (HR) will report directly to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and will have responsibility for leading and directing all aspects of the operations and services of the HR Department (including Talent Management and Recruiting, Industrial and Employee Relations, Performance Management, Compensation and Benefits, Training and Organisational Development and Human Resource Management (HRM) Information Systems).

Major Accountabilities:

• Leads the HRM team in the creation and implementation of progressive initiatives in all HR areas. Ensures the alignment of people strategies with the Bank’s business strategies to contribute to a motivated workforce;
• Provides leadership for all employee relations to assess, investigate, mediate and correct issues. Leads labour relations, negotiates with the union on the Bank’s behalf, monitors trends and ensures adherence to labour legislation and the Memorandum of Agreement with the labour union;
• Leads company compliance with all new and existing labour legislation and policies coming from regularity bodies;
• Creates, develops, implements and evaluates all HRM programmes and supporting systems to ensure an integrated approach to the Bank’s systems, policies and procedures;
• Leads the standard in recruiting and hiring practices as set out by the Bank’s policies and procedures and the Memorandum of Agreement with the labour union, to recruit and hire a superior workforce;
• Monitors all compensation and benefits practices and systems for effectiveness, cost containment, compliance with new and existing regulations and employee satisfaction;
• Leads the training and development of employees in the organisation with the view to meeting the Bank’s strategic development and succession requirements;
• Allocates and manages the HR Department’s budget inclusive of costs associated with staffing, training, compensation and benefits;
• Reviews and makes recommendations for staff loan applications guided by the Bank’s policies and pre-assigned guidelines;
• Designs, directs and manages a company-wide process of organisational development that addresses issues such as succession planning, workforce development, organisational design and change management;
• Ensures compliance with the Bank’s HRM policies, regulatory issues and effective HR administration;
• Protects the interests of the Bank and its employees in accordance with company HRM policies and corporate governance;
• Oversees the implementation of HRM policies and programmes, and identifies opportunities for improvements with the view to increased efficiency of the department.

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Business Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations or related discipline;
• Seven (7) years post qualification senior professional experience in a HR field;
• Extensive knowledge of labour and pension legislation.

Desirable Qualification and Experience:

• Masters in Business Administration, Human Resources, Industrial Relations or related discipline;
• Knowledge and experience of all facets of Human Resource Management;
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft or other Oracle based HR Information Management System;
• Project Management qualification(s).

Key Attributes:

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Excellent PC skills inclusive of Microsoft Office Suite;
• A sound understanding of tax laws;
• Strong analytical and negotiating skills;
• Time management and strong attention to detail;
• Interpersonal and coaching skills; and
• Professionalism and confidentiality are critical to this role and the department.

Applications should be submitted with detailed Curriculum Vitae no later than Sunday, September 14, 2014.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, we wish to advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be acknowledged.