Industrial Relations Specialist

SUMMARY:
Industrial Relations Specialist
Based at Head Office
Corporate Services Division
Total Guaranteed Package: R 1,025,650.81

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management/Labour Law

• 5 years’ experience in the field of Labour relations, with 3 years at Management Level

• Identify and define short, medium & long term objectives and plans associated with the sections
• Provide input to the five-year operational plans for the department with specific reference to the area of responsibility
• Develop labour relation plans, depicting current and future strategic and operational requirements of the unit
• Align labour relation strategies with institutional strategies, Developing and maintaining good relationships and capacity building with key stakeholders including organised labour, the AMANZI bargaining council and Amatola Water management
• Organize and maintain effective Local Labour Forums, keeping lines of communication open with officials and Shop-steward through formal forms and informal interactions to resolve issues in real time
• Manage effective implementation of the disciplinary & grievance processes by enforcing disciplinary and grievance procedure compliance through checking methods applied by departments in disciplinary action and grievance handling
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion in the handling of issue of sensitive nature, upholding the rights of all parties to respect, dignity and fair treatment
• Manage expenditure, monitor and accounts for labour relations budget, managing and controlling outcomes with utilization, productivity and performance of personnel in the labour relations unit, complies labour relations reports.

• Organisational Awareness
• Consulting
• Planning, Organising, Monitoring and Investigation
• Interpersonal Relations, Negotiation Skills, Oral and Written Communication
• Conflict Management, Research and Data Analysis
• Report writing, presentation, leadership, supervision, diplomacy, facilitation and decision making
• Computer literacy – advanced Excel, PowerPoint
• Valid unendorsed drivers’ license