Job Description

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AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world-class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

We are looking for an HR GRADUATE to join a company that employs real people to do exceptional things. Our Graduate Programme starts in January 2024 and runs for 24 months on a fixed-term contract.

The AVI-Graduate Programme incorporates a holistic experience of technical, leadership, business development, mentorship and practical experience. As one of our Graduates, you will be exposed to a host of diverse corporate situations spanning from key improvement projects, CSI Initiatives, skills training and behavioural development. We have had the privileged of grooming many young ambitious professionals into successful leaders in our business and are excited to walk the journey with you.

Why our Graduates choose AVI

• Real exposure and practical learning in actual working environments
• Encouraged to be involved and think of alternative solutions to genuine business issues
• Constant mentorship, guidance and support
• Offered meaningful work and opportunities to contribute
• Held accountable for quality and delivery

What you will be doing:

You will form part of a dynamic team of HR professionals and be given the unique opportunity to be exposed to all functions within HR, including but not limited to:

• The promotion of equality and diversity
• Performance appraisals
• Policies around disciplinary procedures and absence management
• The administration of payroll and how to maintain employee records
• Employee relations
• Rewards
• Skills Development
• Recruitment
• HR Reporting
• Learning & Development 

What you will need to be considered:

Qualifications:

• A BCom Honours in Human Resource Management / Industrial Psychology
• A minimum average of 70% in the final year of studies

Additional Requirements:

• Sound analytical ability
• MS Office (more specifically Excel)
• Any vacation experience or part-time work would be ideal
• An ability to demonstrate leadership skills
• A strong desire to learn and grow

What makes you exceptional?

• Are you an Analytical Thinker that focuses on finding solutions to problems, effectively gathering and analysing information by asking probing questions and thinking things through.
• You build and strengthen mutually beneficial partnerships with others both internal and external to the business.
• You collaborate with others by involving, listening and encouraging others to contribute to the decision-making process as far as possible.
• You are reliable and complete your work in accordance with the agreed-upon timelines.
• You consistently produce high-quality work by being meticulous and continually checking the detail of my work.
• You work smart by planning and prioritising your tasks effectively
• You do things the right way and honour commitments made to members within and outside of the organisation.
• You are energetic and take the initiative to get things started and make things happen

Skills Required

• MS Office
• Leading
• Refer to description for more required skills