Monocle's Employee Value Proposition:

Monocle embraces an ongoing and active approach to amplifying the talents of our people, empowering them to unlock their full potential and feel fulfilled in their careers. Our vibrant culture thrives through our shared growth mindset, collaboration, support, and social connection, fostering a space where everyone can flourish. We are committed to continuous learning and provide ongoing technical training, industry certification support, and personal development opportunities through mentorship and executive engagement. Ultimately, we strive to create an environment that nurtures ambition, supports well-being, embraces diversity, upholds integrity, and inspires individuals to make a positive and lasting impact on the world around us.

Monocle offers:

• Unlimited training and development - Investment in our peoples development is at the heart of Monocles company ethos. That is why we prioritise the upskilling of every employee.

• Unparalleled growth and exposure - Monocle is uniquely positioned in the market to undertake projects across a wide spectrum of critical and exciting areas of the financial services industry. Our consultants deliver mission critical projects at the most prestigious banks and insurers in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and Amsterdam.

• Unique and vibrant company culture - At Monocle, we believe friends work better together than colleagues. We love nothing more than partaking in a wide variety of activities through our company sponsored clubs.

• Ultra-competitive compensation - At Monocle, we want the best talent to join our team, so we understand that those individuals need to be recognised and rewarded for their true value.

The People & Culture Business Partner will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure alignment between people strategy and overall business strategy and priorities.

• Deliver the full suite of People & Culture offerings and initiatives to Client Consulting and/or Internal teams.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Partners, Directors, and Associate Directors on all people-related matters, providing tailored support and guidance to both leadership and employees.

• Operationalise People & Culture capabilities within their assigned business units.

• Strengthen people-related processes and establish a centralised point of contact for all people matters.

• Guide and, where possible, coach leaders through the implementation of people strategies and processes.

• Ensure the end-to-end execution of the people lifecycle, including:

  • Talent attraction and recruitment

  • Onboarding

  • Talent management and development

  • Learning

  • Performance enhancement

  • Retention

  • Remuneration

  • Wellbeing

• Execute tactical people initiatives aligned to business needs.

• Contribute meaningfully to Client Management Committees (Mancos) (where applicable) and driving a strategic people agenda.

Key Competencies and Attributes:

• Strong ability to align people strategy with business objectives.

• Skilled in relationship building across various levels of the organisation.

• Comfortable navigating organisational complexity and ambiguity.

• Balances leadership expectations with employee needs effectively.

• Takes initiative and delivers with a strong bias for action in a high-performance culture.

• Demonstrates ethical leadership and professional maturity.

• Builds trust and acts as a Monocle brand ambassador at all times.

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