People & Culture Coordinator (HR Administrator) - Cape Town, South Africa - Cognia Law

Cognia Law
Cognia Law
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Cape Town, South Africa

2 weeks ago

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Cognia Law is recruiting a highly efficient People & Culture coordinator to be based in Cape Town:

COMPANY PROFILE
Cognia seamlessly extends corporates, banks and law firms' legal capability to deliver sustainable outcomes. Our goal is to connect the legal sector, moving it from a siloed approach to integrated partnerships. We help in-house legal teams by bringing simplicity to complex matters and replacing broken procedures with efficient processes.


Cognia is a Chambers-ranked law company which integrates how legal services are provided so our team, partners, clients and communities thrive together with people at the heart of what we do.

We encourage our people to bring their whole self to work and focus on enabling them to realise their full potential.


ROLE DESCRIPTION:

Cognia Law is recruiting a highly efficient People and Culture Coordinator to join our team of dynamic young lawyers. Working as a valued member of the people and Culture team you will provide efficient and effective administrative support.

This will include recruitment support, new starter and leaver administration, maintaining and updating employee records and supporting the administration of employee lifecycle events.


CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:


  • Degree/ National Diploma / Certificate in Human Resources and/or Business Administration.
  • 4+ years _proven_ experience within a HR/Recruitment administration role.
  • Professional, wellgroomed and articulate.
  • Peoples person by nature.

REQUIRED SKILLS:


  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Ability to collaborate closely with stakeholders from different disciplines and with a remote team.
  • Able to work both independently and as an integral part of a team.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Good time management skills and the ability to operate well in highpressure environments.
  • Strong team player.
  • Risk sensitivity and the ability to know when to escalate an issue.

DUTIES INCLUDE:


  • Managing the leave and People and Culture calendar.
  • Assisting at various stages of the recruitment process.
  • Managing the background screening process.
  • Arranging inductions for new joiners.
  • Ensure that all personnel files are correct and up to date.
  • Managing the onboarding and offboarding of staff.
  • Updating of powerpoint presentations.
  • Assisting with the performance review process.
  • Full administration support for the People and Culture department.
  • Perform any workrelated tasks as requested.

COGNIA COMPETENCIES:


Honest communication

  • Effectively articulates own views and rationale for them.
  • Communicates complex topics/concepts in simple ways.
  • Practices active listening.
  • Where they do not know the answer, they will be open but then take steps to find out and provide an update.

Being agile

  • Selfstarter that is results focused.
  • Make suggestions for improvement from observations of other areas of the business or from external market.
  • Quickly understands complex information and applies it to current situations.
  • Adapts to fastmoving work environment where requirement and deadline frequently change.

Bringing the values alive

  • Prepares own development plan and takes responsibility for driving it, whilst utilising the resource and opportunities Cognia provides.
  • Suggests ways to further reinforce the Cognia values.
  • Highlights if other team members are struggling to balance work and wellbeing.

Building strong relationships

  • Takes time to understand team members' pressures in a wider context.
  • Publicly acknowledges help from others.
  • Actively encourages collaboration with others from across the business in projects.
  • Develops network inside and outside Cognia.

Delivering excellence

  • Views work as an opportunity to highlight ability and value to Cognia.
  • Retains focus and delivering best outcome.
  • Uses own time productively to deliver best outcome.
  • Delegates effectively but remains accountable for outcome.
  • Keen to take on tasks that benefit the wider business.
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