Senior Specialist: Employee Relations

5 months ago

Durban, South Africa Transnet Full time

**_ Equity Statement :Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the_**
**_designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating_**
**_Division._**

**_ Alternative Application Methods: (Completed Curriculum Vitae to be submitted)_**

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**_ Operating Division : TPT POD Corporate H/O_**

**_ Position Title : Senior Specialist: Employee Relations_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : People Mgmt_**

**_ Location : Durban_**

**_ Reporting To : General Manager: People Management_**

**_ Grade Level : D_**

**_ Reference Number : 203699_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**

Develop, deliver and maintain a business focused employee relations strategy that meets the needs of all Transnet Port

Terminals’ stakeholder groups and ensure that the Employee Relation’s team achieve their objectives and business & work

plans.

Responsible for creating a fair, respectful, diverse and high performance culture in Transnet Port Terminals, enabling

employees to contribute their best through sound employee relations policies, procedures and practices across the company.

**_ Position outputs:_**
- Contribute to the strategic development of the People Management function by developing a progressive, business focused

employee relations strategy that meets the current and future needs of the organisation.
- Ensure Transnet Port Terminals People Management (PM) policies and processes are current, conform to employment

legislation and where applicable are coherent with other Transnet Limited Operating divisions’ practices. Responsible for

reviewing and updating policies.
- Identify and implement positive employee relations programmes or interventions in consultation with relevant stakeholders

that will lead to a more efficient and motivated workforce.
- Contribute to the continued improvement of the health of the organisation by monitoring performance indicators, such as

levels of grievances, disciplines, disputes and sickness absenteeism and developing initiatives and solutions in collaboration

with other People Management specialists to enable positive trends.
- Lead negotiations and consultation with the recognised labour organisations on behalf of Transnet Port Terminals with a

view to achieving positive outcomes and broad agreements to proposals which meet the business goals. Develop and

implement negotiating mechanisms with labour organisations which support the annual review of wages and benefits

together with any organisational & structural changes.
- Lead on the employee relations aspects of proposed changes to the organisational structure, grading, rewards,

redeployment, redundancy, and employment contracts which are needed to support the delivery of Transnet Port Terminals’
business objectives.
- Provide responsive and high quality support, training and advice to all parts of the business including Executive

Management to ensure the appropriate management of all employee relations issues including in particular change

management, grievances, poor management, disciplinary action and management of union engagement.
- Serve as a principal point of liaison with external legal advisors/ private arbitrators, Transnet Bargaining Council and CCMA

about company Labour Relations issues to ensure proper briefing and management of external parties regarding the

company’s business and its employment practices.
- Compile and manage operating budget for the department to ensure compliance to departmental targets and achieve cost

containment.
- Manage subordinates by allocating work, assessing progress, coaching, training and motivate to ensure productive

utilisation of staff and instil performance culture within the department.

**_ Qualifications & Experience:_**
- Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelors Degree in Industrial / Employee Relations, Labour Law or related field.
- Post Graduate Qualification in the related field will be an advantage.
- 10-12 years Employee Relations experience (in-house, Labour Court, CCMA, etc.) of which 5 years is spent at a level of

senior manager position in Employee Relations.
- Standard Job Requirements- Driver’s license code 8
- Travel as and when required by the business

**_Competencies:_**
- Strategic thinking
- Emotional wisdom
- Organisational resilience
- Inspire commitment
- Commercial and financial acumen
- Building alliances
- Results focus
- Interpersonal Skills
- Judgements and decision making
- Developing self and others

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