Deputy Director: Employee Relations

REQUIREMENTS

• An appropriate NQF 7 qualification in Labour Relations or equivalent qualification. Five 5 years' experience in a labour relations environment of which three 3 years must be at a supervisory level. A post graduate qualification in labour relations will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and understanding of departmental policies and procedures, all labour laws including LRA, BCEA and EEA. Ability to interpret and apply policies, strategies and legislations. Knowledge of Public Service Regulations, Record Management, the PFMA and Treasury regulations. Communication, analytical and ability to liaise with different stakeholders at different levels. Emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal relations skills. Proactive and innovative as well as technical skills. A valid driver's licence Persons with disabilities that prevent them from driving will still be considered.

DUTIES

• The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the registration of grievances, appointment of investigating officers and facilitation of grievances; managing investigations and conciliation or mediation meetings where appropriate; analysing investigating officers' reports and quality checking submission for approval; managing the communication on the outcome of grievances and aggrieved employees; ensuring that grievances are routed to the Minister if the employee remained dissatisfied; managing records of receipt of dispute referral forms and notices from Council or Commission; managing the logistics of disputes scheduled for Conciliation and Arbitration; ensuring the technical aspects of the disputes are considered; ensuring registration of misconduct cases; providing short exposition of the process from drafting of charges to conclusion of the case; taking instructions and ambit of instructions in relation to the desired outcome of disciplinary hearings; assisting counsel at arbitration proceedings; managing the appointment of investigators, initiators and presiding officers; managing investigations into allegations misconduct and compiling reports; managing the formulation of charges of misconduct;
• ensuring the internal approval process is followed following receipt of the presiding officer's reports; managing the communication on the outcome of the disciplinary hearing; overseeing the capturing of disciplinary outcomes on PERSAL; overseeing the processing of referred harassment cases; overseeing the implementation of the outcome decisions of the Financial Misconduct Committee FIMICO; quality checking submissions to the Minister or his/her delegate if appeal has been lodged; managing the coordination of DBC's; managing secretarial services during task team meetings, bi-laterals and multi-laterals; ensuring that the relevant documents are available timeously and complete; ensuring that a mandate is received from the relevant authorities; complying with directives from Council, CCMA or Court to avoid interest costs; identifying technical aspects of the disputes; preparing rescission, variation of awards and reviewing applications to challenge awards and court judgements as and when required;
• providing objective and unbiased opinion and advising the department and employees on interpretation and application of rights in the collective agreements; identifying areas within the department requiring employee relations training; listening to employees' complaints and creating an atmosphere conducive to allowing for constructive discussion; monitoring employee relations trends in terms of collective bargaining internally DBC and externally Council; providing written or oral advice to management and officials; monitoring the parties compliance with the LRA, Rules of Council and/or any other law regulating collective agreement engagements; ensuring that parties do not consult on salaries and other conditions of employment in respect of employees at the DBC; advising the employer representing team on options like caucus in order to minimise disruptions to DBC normal work.