Specialist: Employee Relations at National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute

Minimum Qualification

• At least a Human Resources Bachelor's degree specialised in Labour Relations or equivalent qualification

Minimum years relevant experience

• Minimum 5 years within labour relations environment.

Minimum Requirements

• Dispute Management
• Disciplinary cases, suspensions, appeals and investigations
• Collective Bargaining
• Liaise and maintain relations with internal/external stakeholder including other government departments and state-owned entities
• Policy development, reviews, awareness, and workshops; and
• Internal Controls and Support

Job Description

To promote ethical standards, manage grievances, disputes, and disciplinary matters to promote sound employee/ employer relations.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Dispute Management

• Coordinate procedures associated with disciplinary cases, grievances
• Provide regular advice on grievance and disciplinary processes to supervisors/ managers and employees.
• Prepare quarterly reports on disciplinary referred and submit reports to management
• Develop and manage database on disciplinary cases, grievance, suspensions, and appeals processes.
• Coordinate and attend to investigations as required.

Disciplinary cases, suspensions, appeals and investigations

• Coordinate procedures associated with disciplinary cases, grievances
• Provide regular advice on grievance and disciplinary processes to supervisors/ managers and employees.
• Prepare quarterly reports on disciplinary referred and submit reports to management
• Develop and manage database on disciplinary cases, grievance, suspensions, and appeals processes.
• Coordinate and attend to investigations as required

Collective Bargaining

• Coordinate Organisational Collective Bargaining meetings
• Maintenance of sound relations with Unions

Liaise and maintain relations with internal/external stakeholder including other government departments and state-owned entities

• Provide assistance with other departments in investigation and presiding/initiating of disciplinary cases and other matters
• Establish and maintain good relations with programmes with the aim of promoting strategic partnership in view to promote sound employee /employer relations.

Policy development, reviews, awareness, and workshops

• Facilitate information sessions/ workshops to create awareness and enhance understanding of employee relations policy and procedure
• Develop, review, and facilitate implementation of employee relation policies and procedures.
• Interpret changes in employee relations policies and directives from all legal prescripts for management and employees
• Advise management and Organised Labour in the development, application, and interpretation of labour relations policies and practices, according to policy and legal prescripts and directives

Internal controls and support 

• Perform other duties, including administrative related to the job for effective performance of the department.
• Develop, implement, and maintain process to ensure proper control of work, compile and submit required administrative reports.
• Risk management and provide progress
• Monitor internal controls and provide continuous progress
• Provide functional advice and technical guidance to employees and management

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

Skills:

• Understanding of team dynamics
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Projects).
• Customer Service oriented
• Interviewing skills
• Internal consulting skills
• External consulting skills
• Communication (verbal and written) skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Financial Management
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Research and analytical skills
• Negotiation skills
• Presiding skills
• Service delivery orientated skills
• Batho Pele skills

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of South African Labour legislation (BCEA, EEA, SDA, OSHACT, LRA,) and Ethics
• Knowledge of organisational policies and procedures
• Knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulations
• Knowledge of reward and recognition principles
• Knowledge of learning and development theories
• Knowledge of Performance Management processes

Personal Attributes

• Good interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work in teams
• Be able to liaise with different stakeholders at different levels
• Team player
• Proactive and innovative