Employee Relations Coordinator at De Beers Group

Job Description

Responsible for the management of all operational communication – internal and external, as well as brand compliance – for the Amandelbult Complex.

Safety & Health

• Take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Consistently apply Safety & Health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Identify specific risks within working area and adhere to discipline-specific plans/system to avoid these risks.
• This role is a Specialist role within the HR structure responsible for Employee Relations practices and systems in a section of the operations. Ensures all aspects of ER support are compliant and is in line with Anglo American Platinum guidelines and practices.
• Manage a team of ER Practitioners in a section. The role needs to initiate appropriate ER interventions such as training, trend analysis, and orientation to ensure legal compliance and effectiveness of the processes. Enhance the well-being of employee relations within the operations.

Your day-to-day Activities:

• Expert advice and Compliance
• Handling of grievance and disciplinary action.
• Experience and proven track record at the CCMA
• Collaboration with Unions and Associations.
• HR & ER policies implementation.
• Constantly review developments in the ER field to ensure effectiveness and alignment of knowledge in ER team.
• Ensure that procedures are compliant with legislation.
• Ensure that procedures are used to the full by all stakeholders by regularly auditing usage and application.
• Advice management on the most appropriate cause of action when decision relates to function.
• Provide advice and interpretation to any stakeholder in so far as the function utilization and integration with other HR functions is concerned.
• Effective two-way open communication with employees.
• Initiate and facilitate stakeholder engagement forums.
• Develop a trusting and mutual respect relationship with internal and external service suppliers.
• Support the training and development requirements of ER Team
• Provision of accurate ER related information.
• Support projects for the implementation of applicable Safety, Regulations, The Act, Codes of practice and standards
• Extensive knowledge of LRA, BCEA and other legislation regulating particulars of employment
• Experience in facilitating and maintaining employee relations between employer, employee and organised labour

This role is at a band 6 level functional reporting to the Section Manager Employee Relations

Qualifications

• NQF 7 bachelor’s degree/Advanced Diploma in Human Resource management or Employee Relations
• Post Graduate Diploma in Labour law (advantageous)

Experience:

• At least five years Human Resources experience, of which three years should in Employee Relations preferably in the mining environment or related.

Knowledge and Skills:

• SAP HR
• Be able to compile ER reports and presentation
• MS Package
• ER Navigate will be advantageous