Sr HR Business Partner (Cape Town, ZA)

What We're Looking For:

The role of the Senior HRBP is to partner with senior leadership to advise, guide and support them in achieving their overall functional objectives. The Senior HRBP will act as a trusted partner and advisor to all levels of the organization, from staff level through to senior leadership level and will be responsible for implementing the people strategy in their business units. The Senior HRBP will implement company policies and procedures to ensure best practice and compliance within the company and the operations of partner universities.

Central to the Senior HRBP role, is to advocate for 2U's company culture by ensuring culture (and employee experience) is the central tenet in the choices we make and the advice HR provides to the company in maintaining a culture of inclusivity, accountability and trust.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• OD, Talent planning & Training:
  • Partner with the business to ensure sustainable future growth by providing best practice guidance on: talent planning, change management and organizational structures
  • Partner with business units to achieve succession planning by developing career pathing for key positions in line with our DEI strategy
  • Work with business units to achieve annual training requirements in line with our workplace skills plan (WSP) which is submitted annually to the DoL via the annual training report (ATR)
• Data:
  • Accurately track and maintain our data analytics sheets to ensure our Talent data is accurate and up to date at all times
  • Report on data monthly to People leadership, highlighting trends and actionables to address any potential concerns, in line with the annual priority of leveraging data to drive analytic insights
  • Create and run HR reports out of the HRIS system

• Employee Engagement:
  • Assume full responsibility for the execution and reporting and action planning of the annual GPTW/Pulse engagements to ensure that leaders know how engaged their teams are and where there are areas for development
  • Partner with business unit managers in CPT, UK and AUS to drive the company's overall annual priority of ‘maintaining 2U as a great place to work'
    
• Performance Management & Employee Relations:
  • Act as an SME for employee relations matters
  • Recommend and deliver appropriate disciplinary actions / sanctions to employees in line with 2U CT/UK/AUS disciplinary policy and relevant labour legislation
  • Guide managers through the application of misconduct / incapacity and operational requirements processes to minimize risk by ensuring that actions are procedurally and substantively sound
  • Provide ongoing coaching to employees on documented performance management concerns
  • Conduct formal investigations, personally handle or guide resolution on a variety of complex ER matters
  • Enhance existing performance improvement initiatives across the organization
  • Implement a performance management system (MyCareer_ to cascade company goals through the departments to individual goals
    
• Compensation:
  • Assume full responsibility for your allocated business units compensation, ensuring that compensation is fair and justified as per our compensation policy in partnership with the Senior Director Rewards.
  • Inform HQ as and when JD's change to ensure that salary data (leveling & global compensation recommendation) is always up to date.
  • Play an active role in making managers aware and working with managers to reduce compensation gaps through proactively addressing problematic discrepancies particularly in relation to internal equity (gender / race).

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

• Bachelor's degree in HRM and/or organizational psychology
• 5+ years experience in a HRBP or HR generalist role
• Solid understanding of regional labour law including: BCEA, LRA, EE, BBBEE and relevant Codes of Good Practices
• Experience in dealing with CCMA
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:

• Ability to interpret data and make decisions accordingly
• Professional judgment
• Proven ability to work in a fast paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

About 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU)

2U is comprised of 3 lines of business: Graduate Degree Programs, Short Course, and Boot Camps. Going beyond traditional learning management systems, we use tech, people, and data to help top universities and enterprise organizations transform in the digital era—and eliminate the back row in higher ed. We support lifelong learning which means thinking beyond a single degree. It means finding ways for students to gain the skills they need to change careers, evolve their expertise, and meet the challenges of the changing world head-on. We help our partners fill those needs—developing new digital education technologies and offerings capable of supporting students at different points in their lives. Whether they need a simple refresher, to learn something new, or to change their career trajectories completely, our partners are there to help them succeed. Together with our partners, 2U has positively transformed the lives of more than 275,000 students and lifelong learners.

2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement

2U is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.

Why It's Great to Work at 2U

2U Cape Town offers a high-energy work environment that's both challenging and fun. We work hard, but our offices are casual and social places. We wear jeans to work and fuel brainstorming sessions with coffee from our in-house barista. We have other in-house perks like subsidised healthy meals, a gym with free yoga sessions and social events all year round. We celebrate special milestones like birthdays and workaversaries, truly showing that #RelationshipsMatter.

Benefits

2U Cape Town offers a comprehensive benefits package:

• 2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year
• Subsidised medical aid with Discovery
• 4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organizations

Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans' status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U's equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.