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We are looking to employ a Human Resources Manager: Payroll Administration and Industrial Relations to manage and implement sound human resource practices for Golden Arrow Bus Services and subsidiary companies, in a manner that contributes to its sustainability. As a member of the extended management team, is responsible for the maintenance, implementation and execution of effective procedures in all aspects of human capital development, payroll administration, industrial relations and employee…

Human Resources Manager: Payroll Administration and Industrial Relations

Nestled in the heart of the Cape Winelands, Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa sits quiet and unassuming, surrounded by magnificent mountain vistas. Ease into pure luxury and be treated to elegant finishes and careful attention to detail.

**Job Overview:**  

The Human Resource Specialist supports Le\-Franschhoek Hotel \& Spas people strategy by delivering end\-to\-end HR operations across recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, learning \& development, and HR compliance. Sitting at the intersection of service excellence and people experience, the role ensures that hotel talent practices are seamless, compliant with South African labour legislation, and aligned to the guest\-centric standards of a luxury hospitality environment. The HR Specialist is a trusted partner to line managers, a steward of culture, and a custodian of accurate, secure HR data and processes.

**Key Responsibilities:**


1\) Talent Acquisition \& Workforce Planning

* Partner with department heads (Front Office, Housekeeping, Food \& Beverage, Spa, Maintenance, Sales) to forecast staffing needs, seasonal peaks, and roster requirements.
* Screen CVs, conduct interviews, assessments, and reference checks; coordinate hiring decisions and offer management.
* Drive employer branding initiatives showcasing service excellence, training pathways, and career mobility.


2\) Onboarding, Induction \& Probation

* Design and deliver structured onboarding plans; ensure new hires complete statutory documentation, payroll forms, and training modules.
* Coordinate induction with department leaders (SOPs, brand standards, guest experience, safety protocols).
* Monitor probation reviews; advise managers on extensions, confirmations, or remedial actions.


3\) Employee Relations \& Industrial Relations

* Advise line managers on fair, consistent application of policies and procedures.
* Foster a positive workplace climate, facilitating conflict resolution and team interventions aligned to hotel service standards.


4\) Performance Management \& Recognition

* Coordinate the performance cycle: goal setting, mid\-year and annual reviews, calibration, and development plans.
* Implement guest feedback integration (e.g., GSS scores, online review sentiment) to inform performance objectives.
* Support recognition programs, staff awards, and incentive schemes, ensuring transparency and inclusion.


5\) Learning \& Development

* Conduct training needs analyses; create annual training calendars for service excellence, cross\-training, leadership, compliance, and safety.
* Track training attendance, outcomes, and ROI; maintain training records for compliance.


6\) HR Compliance, Policies \& Audits

* Maintain compliance with South African labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, EEA, OHSA, POPIA), hospitality regulations, and hotel policies.
* coordinate policy rollouts and awareness campaigns.
* Prepare for and support internal/external audits; implement corrective actions and continuous improvement.


7\) Compensation, Benefits \& Payroll Coordination

* Administer payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, changes, overtime, allowances) with Finance/Payroll.
* Ensure accurate time \& attendance, shift rosters, and leave management aligned to BCEA and hotel operational demands.
* Support benefits administration (medical, provident, staff meals, accommodation where applicable), and salary benchmarking for hospitality roles.


8\) HR Data, Reporting \& Systems

* Maintain accurate HRIS records, personnel files, contracts, and consent forms (POPIA).
* Produce monthly HR dashboards (headcount, vacancies, turnover, absenteeism, ER cases, training hours, compliance).
* Use data insights to recommend workforce interventions and process improvements.


9\) Wellness, Diversity \& Culture

* Coordinate wellness initiatives (mental health support, EAP referrals, stress management for shift\-based teams).
* Support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and Employment Equity (EE) plans; track targets and facilitate committee meetings.
* Champion hotel cultureprofessionalism, courtesy, and guest\-centric behaviouracross all departments.


10\) Stakeholder \& Vendor Management

* Liaise with external stakeholders (training providers, recruiters, SETAs, EE consultants) and internal leaders.
* Negotiate service agreements, monitor quality, and manage budgets for HR initiatives.

**Qualifications:**


Required

* Bachelors degree/diploma in Human Resources Management, Industrial Psychology, or related field.
* 35 years HR generalist/specialist experience, ideally within hospitality/tourism or service\-oriented environments.
* Solid understanding of South African labour laws (BCEA, LRA, EEA, OHSA, POPIA).


Preferred

* Hospitality\-specific HR experience in hotels, lodges, or resorts.
* Professional registration (e.g., SABPP) or relevant HR certifications.
* Experience with HRIS/time \& attendance systems used in hospitality (e.g., Sage, Kronos, Workday, or similar).

**Behavioral Competencies:**

* Service Orientation: Champions guest\-first thinking; understands how HR decisions impact guest experience.
* Empathy \& Fairness: Balances employee welfare with operational requirements; treats staff with dignity and respect.
* Integrity \& Confidentiality: Handles sensitive information discreetly; upholds ethical standards and compliance.
* Resilience \& Composure: Performs effectively under operational pressure, peak seasons, and shifting priorities.
* Collaboration: Builds strong relationships with department heads and frontline teams; fosters teamwork.
* Problem\-Solving: Uses data and judgment to resolve ER cases and operational challenges efficiently.
* Accountability: Owns outcomes; meets deadlines; follows through on commitments and corrective actions.
* Adaptability: Flexible to changing guest volumes, staffing needs, and business priorities.
* Attention to Detail: Accurate documentation, payroll inputs, and compliance records.
* Influence \& Coaching: Guides managers on people practices; facilitates behaviour change respectfully.

Human Resources Specialist

Nestled in the heart of the Cape Winelands, Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa sits quiet and unassuming, surrounded by magnificent mountain vistas. Ease into pure luxury and be treated to elegant finishes and careful attention to detail. Job Overview: The Human Resource Specialist supports Le-Franschhoek Hotel & Spa's people strategy by delivering end-to-end HR operations across recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, learning & development, and HR compliance. Sitting at…

Nestled in the heart of the Cape Winelands, Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa sits quiet and unassuming, surrounded by magnificent mountain vistas. Ease into pure luxury and be treated to elegant finishes and careful attention to detail.
   

  

**Job Overview**
 The Human Resource Specialist supports Le\-Franschhoek Hotel \& Spa's people strategy by delivering end\-to\-end HR operations across recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, learning \& development, and HR compliance. Sitting at the intersection of service excellence and people experience, the role ensures that hotel talent practices are seamless, compliant with South African labour legislation, and aligned to the guest\-centric standards of a luxury hospitality environment. The HR Specialist is a trusted partner to line managers, a steward of culture, and a custodian of accurate, secure HR data and processes.
   

  

**Key Responsibilities**
* Talent Acquisition \& Workforce Planning
* Partner with department heads (Front Office, Housekeeping, Food \& Beverage, Spa, Maintenance, Sales) to forecast staffing needs, seasonal peaks, and roster requirements.
* Screen CVs, conduct interviews, assessments, and reference checks; coordinate hiring decisions and offer management.
* Drive employer branding initiatives showcasing service excellence, training pathways, and career mobility.
* Onboarding, Induction \& Probation
* Design and deliver structured onboarding plans; ensure new hires complete statutory documentation, payroll forms, and training modules.
* Coordinate induction with department leaders (SOPs, brand standards, guest experience, safety protocols).
* Monitor probation reviews; advise managers on extensions, confirmations, or remedial actions.
* Employee Relations \& Industrial Relations
* Advise line managers on fair, consistent application of policies and procedures.
* Foster a positive workplace climate, facilitating conflict resolution and team interventions aligned to hotel service standards.
* Performance Management \& Recognition
* Coordinate the performance cycle: goal setting, mid\-year and annual reviews, calibration, and development plans.
* Implement guest feedback integration (e.g., GSS scores, online review sentiment) to inform performance objectives.
* Support recognition programs, staff awards, and incentive schemes, ensuring transparency and inclusion.
* Learning \& Development
* Conduct training needs analyses; create annual training calendars for service excellence, cross\-training, leadership, compliance, and safety.
* Track training attendance, outcomes, and ROI; maintain training records for compliance.
* HR Compliance, Policies \& Audits
* Maintain compliance with South African labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, EEA, OHSA, POPIA), hospitality regulations, and hotel policies.
* coordinate policy rollouts and awareness campaigns.
* Prepare for and support internal/external audits; implement corrective actions and continuous improvement.
* Compensation, Benefits \& Payroll Coordination
* Administer payroll inputs (new hires, terminations, changes, overtime, allowances) with Finance/Payroll.
* Ensure accurate time \& attendance, shift rosters, and leave management aligned to BCEA and hotel operational demands.
* Support benefits administration (medical, provident, staff meals, accommodation where applicable), and salary benchmarking for hospitality roles.
* HR Data, Reporting \& Systems
* Maintain accurate HRIS records, personnel files, contracts, and consent forms (POPIA).
* Produce monthly HR dashboards (headcount, vacancies, turnover, absenteeism, ER cases, training hours, compliance).
* Use data insights to recommend workforce interventions and process improvements.
* Wellness, Diversity \& Culture
* Coordinate wellness initiatives (mental health support, EAP referrals, stress management for shift\-based teams).
* Support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and Employment Equity (EE) plans; track targets and facilitate committee meetings.
* Champion hotel culture\-professionalism, courtesy, and guest\-centric behaviour\-across all departments.
* Stakeholder \& Vendor Management
* Liaise with external stakeholders (training providers, recruiters, SETAs, EE consultants) and internal leaders.
* Negotiate service agreements, monitor quality, and manage budgets for HR initiatives.


**Qualifications**
 Required
   

  

* Bachelor's degree/diploma in Human Resources Management, Industrial Psychology, or related field.
* 3\-5 years HR generalist/specialist experience, ideally within hospitality/tourism or service\-oriented environments.
* Solid understanding of South African labour laws (BCEA, LRA, EEA, OHSA, POPIA).


**Preferred**
* Hospitality\-specific HR experience in hotels, lodges, or resorts.
* Professional registration (e.g., SABPP) or relevant HR certifications.
* Experience with HRIS/time \& attendance systems used in hospitality (e.g., Sage, Kronos, Workday, or similar).


**Behavioral Competencies**
* Service Orientation: Champions guest\-first thinking; understands how HR decisions impact guest experience.
* Empathy \& Fairness: Balances employee welfare with operational requirements; treats staff with dignity and respect.
* Integrity \& Confidentiality: Handles sensitive information discreetly; upholds ethical standards and compliance.
* Resilience \& Composure: Performs effectively under operational pressure, peak seasons, and shifting priorities.
* Collaboration: Builds strong relationships with department heads and frontline teams; fosters teamwork.
* Problem\-Solving: Uses data and judgment to resolve ER cases and operational challenges efficiently.
* Accountability: Owns outcomes; meets deadlines; follows through on commitments and corrective actions.
* Adaptability: Flexible to changing guest volumes, staffing needs, and business priorities.
* Attention to Detail: Accurate documentation, payroll inputs, and compliance records.
* Influence \& Coaching: Guides managers on people practices; facilitates behaviour change respectfully.

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Human Resources Manager (HR)

CapeNature seeks to appoint a professional, competent, innovative, and energetic candidate to its **Land Use Scientist** position based in Jonkershoek. The ideal candidate should have detailed knowledge of Fynbos and Renosterveld ecosystems and well developed interpersonal, communication and writing skills coupled with a high level of professionalism.


The role of the Land Use Scientist is to provide a professional scientific support service (to all relevant stakeholders), in such a manner as to promote biodiversity resilience, inform land use and development planning, environmental assessments and authorisations, natural resource management and other multi\-sectoral planning processes; and deploy innovation to develop human and knowledge capital towards achieving the strategic objectives of CapeNature.

 **RESPONSIBILITIES:**

**KRA 1:** **Manage effective data, knowledge and information flow in order to produce quality data, information and intelligence to inform and facilitate strategic adaptive management.**

* Update landscape datasets for all priority projects.
* Conduct or facilitate priority landscape monitoring of Critical Biodiversity Areas, Threatened vegetation or loss of Protected Areas.
* Maintain and update existing Land Use Advice database, including spatial recording of development footprints.
* Provide landscape feedback on tracking priority tasks, relating to land use advice cases.

 **KRA 2: Provide ecological decision support for effective landscape conservation and ensure sound scientific analysis of data through coordination to guide management planning and assessment**.

* Provide inputs into WCPAES development; Attend quarterly stewardship review committee meetings and provide inputs into protected area expansion projects.
* Identify applications proactively or reactively that could contribute towards expanding the protected areas estate.
* Number of formal commenting letters and engagements per quarter.

 **KRA 3: Facilitate and lead integrated landscape and protected area planning and review.**

* Number of Protected area management plans developed or reviewed annually.
* Comment on all development proposals and event applications for CapeNature managed protected areas in accordance with relevant legislation.
* Environmentally responsible development is conducted on reserve in respect of biodiversity impacts and legislation.

 **KRA 4:** **Build landscape intelligence knowledge and capacity and engage stakeholders and partners to support conservation management and ecosystem resilience through coordination and networking.**

* Maintain active landscape partnerships with *inter alia* Municipalities, Biosphere partners, DEA\&DP, academic institutes, specialists, NGOs, etc.
* Contribute to the development of landscape MOUs.
* Develop or contribute to the development of biodiversity legislative tools such as BMP\-s, BMP\-e, spatial biodiversity plans, AIS management plans, biodiversity and other legislation, regulation, policies, N\&S, SOPs and SOGs.
* Attend, present and represent the landscape at events and platforms that are relevant to biodiversity, land use and conservation planning and contribute to the promotion of public awareness about healthy natural ecosystems, habitats, landscapes, and ecosystem services.
* Provide and support capacity building interventions on conservation planning and/or land use.

 **KRA 5:** **Assume accountability for ensuring performance, governance and risk management of Landscape Conservation Intelligence in the Landscape.**

* Identify and support the acquisition and maintenance of priority landscape monitoring equipment within the LCI unit.
* Complete of annual performance agreement and self\-appraisal process.
* Participate in LCI related team meetings and contribute to strategic management decision making.
* Actively engage with fellow landscape LCI unit and BC staff to ensure organisational consistency.

 **REQUIREMENTS:**

* A Natural Science MSc. Degree, plus 5 years relevant work experience, which meets the requirements for SACNASP registration as a Professional Scientist in the appropriate field of practice (Botanical Science, Ecological Science, Biological Science, Environmental Science).
* Excellent botanical knowledge of Fynbos and Renosterveld ecosystems and species.
* A good understanding of freshwater and coastal ecosystems in the Western Cape.
* Detailed knowledge of applicable current environmental and land use legislation such as the National Environmental Management Act; National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act; National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act; National Water Act; Mining and Petroleum Resources Development Act.
* A good working knowledge of the MS Office suite and full\-featured GIS Packages (e.g. QGIS or ArcGIS, Cape Farm Mapper and Google Earth Pro.)
* A valid driver’s Code 8 license
* Proficiency in English and one other official language of the Western Cape.

 **COMPETENCIES**

* Experience in working with environmental and land use planning policies, frameworks and guidelines, preferably in the Western Cape.
* Experience writing and reviewing botanical and ecological specialist reports.
* A good understanding of the principles of systematic conservation planning and knowledge of systematic conservation plans applicable to the Western Cape Province, including the challenges likely to be faced in implementation.
* A good understanding of the Provincial and National Protected Area Expansion Strategies.
* A good understanding of biodiversity offset mechanisms and applicable legislation.
* Self\-motivated and requiring a minimal amount of supervision and technical management.
* Comfortable working in a team with a willingness and patience to capacitate colleagues and stakeholders.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills, including a friendly and helpful disposition, to provide a professional and effective support function to colleagues and other clients.
* An active learning, innovative and problem\-solving approach to job, with good organisation skills.
* Proven ability to work independently and/or part of a team.
* Ability to work to a detailed schedule and meet tight deadlines, database applications and keep a detailed log of work\-related activities for reporting purposes.
* Ability to prioritise and adapt according to circumstances.
* Willingness to drive to meetings and site visits regularly.
* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, peers, and professional associations.

 **AS A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE OF CAPENATURE, YOU WILL ENJOY:**

* 24 days of annual leave per annual leave cycle.
* Comprehensive benefits for death, critical illness or injury linked to the Pension Fund for CapeNature employees.
* Staff discounts of up to 50% on CapeNature accommodation at reserves across the Western Cape.
* Opportunities for career progression and development through internal and external training interventions, and academic growth through the internal CapeNature Bursary Programme subject to Bursary Policy guidelines.
* Free access to CapeNature’s Wellness Partner for you and your immediate household which includes professional counselling, financial, legal and health related advice; and
* The opportunity to positively impact the environment and promote a sustainable future.

**Kindly Note:**

**Only suitable candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be considered.**

**CapeNature reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re\-advertise a post should it be deemed necessary within its sole discretion.**

**“\*Remuneration negotiable within the range provided, depending on current remuneration package.”**


Apply online at https://capenature.simplify.hr/


Closing Date: 8 July 2026

Land Use Scientist (Level 10) - Landscape Conservation Intelligence, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve

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