The human resources manager develops and maintains policies and procedures dealing with the optimum and fair utilization of employees to ensure that the aims of the company are reached.
Furthermore, the human resources manager advises the company’s executives and line management on issues that affect employee and company performance and assist with gaining the human resources with the organization’s strategies accordingly.
The human resources manager can specialise in any of the following fields:training and developing, organisational development, industrial relations, remuneration and staffing, and occupational health and safety (specifically with the city council).
Job characteristics
- Facilitating human resources planning and recruiting and selecting persons to meet these needs.
- Determining conditions of service in line with legislative framework.
- Structuring remuneration and rewarding packages.
- Developing record keeping procedures.
- Measuring employer-employee relations, personnel turnover, performance assessment, social responsibility, affirmative action and settlement of disputes.
- Developing policies and procedures regarding performance assessment, affirmative action, social responsibility and conflict resolution.
- Training and developing employees to address individual and company needs.
- Advising top and line management on organisational development issues.
- Controlling relevant expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources.
Requirements
Secondary Education
A HIGCSE Grade 12, or equivalent qualification, with matriculation exemption
is required for studies at South African universities. A HIGCSE or outstanding
IGCSE Grade 12, or equivalent qualification, is needed for enrolment
at South African technikons. UNAM requires a HIGCSE/IGCSE Grade 12, or
equivalent qualification, with passes in five subjects and at least 25
points on the UNAM point evaluation scale.
For admission to the Polytechnic
a HIGCSE/IGCSE Grade 12, or equivalent qualification, with 5 subjects
passed, including English, and 25 points on the Polytechnic’s point
evaluation scale, is required.
Compulsory subjects
Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, Business
Studies (South Africa)
Tertiary Education
Personnel Management can be taken as major subject of the B. A., B. Admin.,
B. Com., or B. Bus. Sc. degree at South African universities. UNAM offers
a B.B.A.- degree with Industrial Psychology and Human Resources Management
as majors.
A N. Dip. and B. Tech. Human Resources Management are offered by
the Polytechnic as well as South African technikons.
Personality
The prospective human resources manager should be a self-organized person
with integrity, leadership qualities and good interpersonal skills.
Work Opportunities
Opportunities exist at most medium-sized and larger organizations, as
well as government departments.
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