Manager Human Resources
Western Cape Blood Service
2026/09/30   Western Cape

Job Ref #: 63/40/30/09/2026
Industry: Human Resources
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
We are seeking a dynamic, solutions-driven Manager: Human Resources, reporting to and providing support to the Head Human Resources, to lead our day-to-day end-to-end HR operations and partner closely with line managers.
Job Description

Manager Human Resources - (Grade C5)

 

Location: Ndabeni, Cape Town (with occasional regional travel)


Attributes: Purpose-Driven. Strategic. Leadership-Ready

 

Are you an experienced, high-calibre Senior HR Generalist / Business partner ready to step into a key leadership role?

 

The Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to saving lives by collecting, processing, and distributing high-quality blood products across the Western Cape.

 

We are seeking a dynamic, solutions-driven Manager: Human Resources, reporting to and providing support to the Head Human Resources, to lead our day-to-day end-to-end HR operations and partner closely with line managers.

 

If you are an experienced Senior HR Generalist / Business Partner looking for a role that blends insight with operational excellence in a purpose-led environment, we want to hear from you.

 

Key Performance Areas (KPAs)

 

  • HR Service Delivery & Line Management Partnering
    • Serve as a trusted advisor to line managers, providing expert coaching, guidance, and people solutions.
    • Collaborate with line leadership to strengthen workplace culture, boost morale, and drive staff retention.
    • Oversee the efficient resolution of daily operational HR service queries.
  • Recruitment and Selection
    • Manage full-cycle talent acquisition processes to attract high-calibre talent.
    • Partner with line managers to build robust pipelines, design effective assessment frameworks, and ensure optimal competency profiling.
  • Employee Lifecycle and Payroll Administration
    • Oversee seamless end-to-end employee lifecycle processes, from smooth onboarding workflows to professional offboarding and exit procedures.
    • Supervise human resource records management and provide critical leadership inputs to ensure seamless payroll and benefits administration.
  • Employee Relations (ER)
    • Manage complex Employee Relations matters with high sensitivity, fairness, and professionalism.
    • Serve as an internal subject matter expert on South African employment legislation.
  • Performance Management & Employment Equity
    • Drive the operational rollout of performance management frameworks, coaching line managers on constructive performance conversations and development plans.
    • Champion and drive Employment Equity (EE) planning, and compliance initiatives.
  • Compliance, Quality and Governance
    • Ensure strict alignment of all internal HR policies with statutory requirements, including the LRA, BCEA, and EEA.
    • Manage statutory HR reporting, maintain audit readiness, and leverage HRIS analytics to support clean corporate governance and decision making.
Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Labour Law, or a related field (plus Matric Certificate).
  • 4–6 years of Senior HR Generalist or HRBP experience, with a proven, track record in managing complex Employee Relations.
  • Expert-level proficiency with HRIS, time/attendance management systems, and advanced Microsoft Excel.
  • Valid, unendorsed driver’s licence and own reliable transport.
  • Prior experience navigating a unionised workforce or working within a similar non-profit/clinical environment will be an advantage.

Core Competencies & Attributes

  • Integrity: Upholds ethical standards and confidentiality, acts consistently with organisational values even under pressure
  • Organisational Sensitivity: Recognises how decisions and actions affect different parts of the organisation and weighs their wider consequences
  • Persuasiveness: Gains agreement and commitment from others through reasoned argument and credibility rather than authority.
  • Accuracy: Works with precision and attention to detail, ensuring information and outputs are correct and complete. Demonstrates impeccable attention to detail across data analytics, HRIS administration, compliance reporting, policy drafting, and payroll-related inputs.
  • Analysing & Forming Opinions: Breaks down information, weighs it against the relevant framework and reaches a soundly reasoned opinion.
  • Decisiveness: Takes clear, timely decisions and commits to a course of action, including under uncertainty.
  • Providing Feedback: Gives others clear, constructive feedback on their performance in a way that supports development.

The Western Cape Blood Service is an equal opportunity employer. Kindly visit our website, www.wcbs.org.za and follow the links to apply.

 

As part of the recruitment and selection process, you will be required to complete a psychometric assessment.

 

Western Cape Blood Service is an equal opportunity employer. Kindly visit our website, www.wcbs.org.za, and follow the links to apply. Please note that no emails or hand-delivered applications will be accepted.

 

Should you not receive feedback within 4 weeks of submitting your application, please consider this as unsuccessful.

 

Closing date: Friday 9 October 2026