Director: Human Resources

DIRECTOR: HUMAN RESOURCES CLIENT SERVICES

(Payclass 13, Peromnes 5)

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

At the University of Cape Town (UCT) nearly 6 700 talented employees work together in a vibrant and stimulating environment to ensure that UCT remains the best in and for Africa. Colleagues are deeply committed to UCT’s sustainability, excellence and transformation. Academic and Professional, Administrative Support and Service (PASS) staff collaborate daily to ensure that UCT’s academic project, which includes teaching, learning, and research, is being delivered effectively. The university offers a diverse and inclusive community in which to work towards achieving its Vision 2030 goals.

UCT, a research-intensive university that is consistently acknowledged as one of the finest universities in Africa, is seeking to appoint a Director: Human Resources (HR) Client Services. The incumbent will be the head of the client engagement/business partnering function within HR, which forms the core of the HR client-centric service model adopted by UCT. HR Client Services (HRCS) is the front-line, client-facing section of the HR service and represents HR to the client as part of the end-to-end HR value chain. The key purpose of HRCS is to ensure the alignment and integration of HR as part of the business strategy of UCT by creating human resource agendas and leading HR approaches with the aim of achieving the University’s strategic objectives. At UCT, our operational structure is devolved, encompassing both academic and administrative business units. The incumbent of this role is accountable to the Executive Director for HR.

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Closing date: 30 October 2024                                   Reference:                 ID 865

UCT is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the under-represented designated groups. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at http://www.hr.uct.ac.za/hr/policies/employ_equity

 UCT reserves the right not to appoint.