An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Human Resources Advisor to join a growing organisation within the renewable energy sector on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Cape Town.

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded HR professional with 5-8 years of experience within the renewable energy, infrastructure, engineering, or project-based sectors. The successful candidate will provide both strategic and operational HR support across the business., work closely with leadership and employees, providing expert guidance on employee relations, talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance management and HR compliance.

This role is ideal for an experienced HR generalist who thrives in a dynamic, international environment and is comfortable managing multiple HR functions independently.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational HR advice to management and employees across the full employee lifecycle.
• Manage employee relations matters, including disciplinary procedures, grievances, performance management and workplace investigations.
• Ensure compliance with South African labour legislation, employment regulations and internal HR policies.
• Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes, including workforce planning, candidate selection, employment offers and onboarding.
• Support organisational development, succession planning and talent management initiatives.
• Coordinate performance management processes, employee development and training programmes.
• Provide guidance on remuneration, employee benefits, salary benchmarking and job grading.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR systems, payroll inputs and HR reporting.
• Support employee engagement, organisational culture and workplace wellness initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and international HR stakeholders to implement HR policies and people strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, systems and overall operational efficiency.

Desired Experience & Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree (NQF Level 7) in Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Psychology or a related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant HR experience, with a strong background in HR generalist and advisory functions.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, recruitment, workforce planning, performance management and HR operations.
• Strong working knowledge of South African labour legislation and employment compliance requirements.
• Experience advising senior management and handling sensitive employee relations matters.
• Exposure to remuneration, benefits administration, HR reporting and HR systems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement and manage confidential information.

Advantageous Experience:

• Previous experience within the renewable energy, infrastructure, engineering or project-based sectors.
• Experience working within a multinational or matrix organisational structure.
• Relevant postgraduate HR qualification or professional registration with the SABPP or equivalent.
• Exposure to organisational change management, job evaluation and HR analytics.