People Practitioner (Maternity Cover)
Lesaka Technologies
Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract
Posted 02 September 2025
- Closing Date 19 September 2025
Job Details
Job Description
Kazang – Micro Merchant Division
Drive People Transformation in Fintech – Join Kazang as our People Practitioner (Maternity Cover)
At Kazang, a leader in South Africa’s fintech industry, we believe people are at the heart of innovation. We’re looking for an experienced People Practitioner to play a pivotal role in change integration, BBBEE, and skills development, while ensuring our HR operations run seamlessly during a key transition period.
Century City, Cape Town | Fixed-Term: October 2025 – May 2026
Key Focus Areas
- Lead Change Integration Initiatives
- Support business transformation projects and ensure smooth adoption of change.
- Engage and prepare teams for new processes, systems, or organisational structures.
- Coach managers on leading through change and building resilient teams.
- Advance Skills Development Strategy
- Manage learnerships, internships, and SETA-related projects from end to end.
- Ensure Skills Development initiatives meet both compliance requirements and business capability needs.
- Track, measure, and report on training impact.
- Drive BBBEE and Employment Equity
- Implement initiatives across Skills Development, Socio-Economic Development, and Employment Equity elements of the BBBEE scorecard.
- Facilitate Employment Equity committee meetings, compile reports, and submit EE plans in line with legislative requirements.
- Partner with leadership to ensure transformation targets are met and embedded in business culture.
- Deliver Core HR Functions
- Manage end-to-end recruitment and onboarding to ensure a seamless candidate-to-employee experience.
- Oversee Industrial Relations (IR) matters, including providing advice, facilitating hearings, and ensuring LRA compliance.
- Handle mandatory HR submissions, including EE Reports, Workplace Skills Plan (WSP), and Annual Training Report (ATR).
- Maintain HR policies, procedures, and systems to ensure efficiency and compliance
- Build Engagement and Culture
- Assist in planning and delivering staff events that connect people across the business, including monthly Thirsty Thursday gatherings and other team-building activities.
- Support initiatives that celebrate diversity, company milestones, and employee achievements.
- Partner with leaders to create engagement programs that foster collaboration, morale, and a sense of belonging.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience: Minimum 5 years’ HR generalist experience, with proven expertise in BBBEE, Skills Development, and change management.
- Qualifications: Relevant HR / Industrial Psychology / Business degree or diploma.
- Knowledge: In-depth understanding of South African labour legislation, SETA requirements, and BBBEE scorecard compliance.
- Skills:
- Communication (written & verbal)
- People Management
- Problem Solving
- Computer Literacy
- Time Management
- Analytical Thinking
- Presentation Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Report Writing
- Planning & Organising
If you are a proactive and solutions-driven HR professional who can deliver both strategic impact and operational excellence, we’d like to hear from you.