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HR Services Partner
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  • Full time
  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • HR Generalists
Job ID R200001560 Closing date 24/04/2026 Last Updated 17/04/2026

We are seeking a detail-orientated, proactive and highly motivated professional to join our Global HR Services team in Johannesburg, South Africa, through the HR Hub which supports key operational processes for multiple Glencore offices worldwide.

The HR Services Partner works in a shared service centre environment (our HR Hub). This role requires strong organisational skills, a customer-focused mindset, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, globally matrixed environment.

Primary Task & Key Responsibilities:

  • Key areas of responsibility include coordinating onboarding and offboarding activities, maintaining accurate employee records in Workday, and providing consistent administrative support across multiple countries and jurisdictions.

  • Responsible for preparing employment contracts, amendments, termination agreements, and related documentation in line with global and local requirements for multiple locations. Ensure accuracy and consistency of terms and conditions for all contracts. Collaborate with HR Leads to update templates as necessary.

  • Responsible for timely delivery of any HR administrative documentation, in keeping with defined service level agreements (SLAs).

  • Responsible for doing the end-to-end employee onboarding and offboarding included but not limited to the below,

    • Onboarding: working with the Talent Acquisition teams from the point of offer acceptance; initiate hire process in Workday; schedule induction sessions and support IT and Office Services with new joiner logistics.

    • Offboarding: ensuring timely processing of terminations in Workday; all supporting documentation and access revocation.

    • Intercompany transfer: supporting both onboarding and offboarding processes.

  • Initiate processes for all transactions in Workday for new joiners, leavers and all employee life cycle changes, within payroll processing deadlines for all locations within scope.

  • Raise tickets/escalations where required and track issue resolution.

  • Run monthly / quarterly Workday reports and validate data for completion and accuracy, as needed.

  • Ensure timely collection of all required documents and completion of tasks, follow up where required for payroll critical activity.

  • Respond to employee and manager queries through HR service channels (email, portal, ticketing system) as appropriate.

  • Manage employee digital personnel dossiers (e-files) and ensure Workday records are up to date; perform regular reviews through reporting and controlling.

  • Provide support for HR-related inquiries, escalating complex issues as needed to Regional Leads. Contribute to training materials and knowledge-sharing for the HR Hub teams.

  • Maintain data integrity by running queries, auditing and analysing data.

  • Liaise with Regional to ensure compliance with local labour laws and global standards.

  • Support the implementation of global processes, policies, and initiatives.

  • Collaborate and propose changes on the implementation and continuous improvement of HR processes and support the improvement of Workday, resulting in changes to our efficiency and effectiveness. Identify opportunities to streamline HR operations and improve service delivery.

Key Relationships:

  • HR Business Partners

  • Talent Acquisition Specialists

  • Payroll Operations Partners

  • Workday Specialists

  • Regional Leads, where applicable

Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor of Commerce degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or another field of study.

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite (MS Word, Excel, etc.)

Work Experience & Skill Requirements:

  • 3-5 years of experience in HR operational support, or transactional shared services, particularly in environments supporting multiple countries.

  • Experience in running the employee lifecycle, onboarding, offboarding, HR administration or other relevant role.

  • Exposure to multi-country or global HR operations strongly preferred.

  • Highly skilled in analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.

  • Excellent proficiency in both written and spoken English.

  • Exceptional level of attention to detail.

  • Ability to interact and communicate professionally with stakeholders at all levels.

  • Comfortable working independently, cross function, in a dynamic environment.

  • Has ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines, while committed to delivering high-quality service.

  • Takes initiative, is attentive to detail and maintains a high level of accountability and ownership.

How to apply:

Please apply on the Careers portal:   https://www.glencore.com/careers/career-opportunities

Applications Close: 25 April 2026             

This vacancy will be filled in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Glencore. By applying for this position, you consent to Glencore collecting, storing, using, destroying, and processing in any other manner personal information for purposes of attending to this advertisement, and/ or all matters relating thereto, including the disclosure to third parties of such personal information for purposes of confirming such personal information. In the event you do not hear from the Company within 21 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful. The CVs of unsuccessful candidates will not be returned.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.

With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

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