Deputy Director: Dispute and Displine

**1. Dispute management**:
a) Represent the Department on all disputes at CCMA, GPSSBC, and PSCBC and coordinate all Labour Court matters
- Disciplinary, grievances and disputes procedures coordinated

b) Develop and maintain data/reports on all actions taken concerning conciliations, arbitration and labour court cases.
- Issues addressed and resolution effected.

**2. Disciplinary cases, suspensions, appeals and investigation**:
a) Coordinate procedures associated with disciplinary cases, grievances
- Procedures associated with disciplinary cases coordinated

b) Provide regular advice on grievance and disciplinary processes to supervisors/managers and employees.
- Regular advice being provided to supervisors/managers and employees on grievances and disciplinary cases.

c) Develop and maintain data/reports on disciplinary, grievances, suspensions and appeals cases.
- Maintenance of data/reports on disciplinary, grievances, suspensions and appeal cases.

d) Prepare quarterly reports on disciplinary referred and submit reports to management, PSC (Office of the Public Service Commission) and DPSA (FOSAD)
- Quarterly labour relations reports for submission to PSC and FOSAD compiled.

e) Develop and manage database on disciplinary cases, grievance, suspensions and appeals processes.
- Database for disciplinary, grievances, suspensions and appeals cases processes maintained

f) Coordinate and attend to investigations as required.
- Investigations coordinated and attended to

**3. Collective Bargaining**:
a) Coordinate Departmental Bargaining Council meetings and Policy Task Team
- All Departmental Bargaining Council meetings coordinated effectively.

b) Maintenance of sound relations with Unions.
- Sound relations maintained with unions at all times.

c) Attend National Labour Relations Forum meetings.
- Attendance to all National Labour Relations meetings as planned by DPSA

**4. Liaise and maintain relations with internal/external stakeholder including other government departments**:
a) Provide assistance with other departments in investigation and presiding/initiating of disciplinary cases and other matters
- Concluded cases

b) Establish and maintain good relations with programmes with the aim of promoting strategic partnership in view to promote sound employee /employer relation
- Relations maintained and directives or resolutions implemented in view to promote sound employee/employer relations

**5. **Policy development, reviews, awareness and workshops**:
a) Facilitate information sessions/ workshops to create awareness and enhance understanding of employee relations policy and procedure

b) Develop, review and facilitate implementation of employee relation policies and procedures.
- Policies and procedure reviewed and approved

c) Interpret changes in employee relations policies and directives from the DPSA for management and employees
- Interpretation of employee relations policies and directives conducted
- Advise provided to management and to Organised Labour when required

**6. Internal controls and support**:
a) Perform other duties, including administrative related to the job for effective performance of the Unit.
- Administrative duties performed

b) Develop, implement and maintain process to ensure proper control of work, compile and submit required administrative reports.
- Work processes controlled, administrative reports compiled and submitted

c) Risk management and provide progress
- Ensured compliance and risk monitored.

d) Monitor internal controls and provide continuous progress
- Progress continuously provided on internal controls

e) Provide functional advice and technical guidance to employees and management
- Relevant functional and technical guidance provided to employees and management

Knowledge

a) Knowledge and understanding of Public Service Act

and Regulation.

b) Knowledge and understanding of departmental policies

and procedures.

c) Good understanding and knowledge of Labour Laws

(LRA, BCEA, EEA and other labour related legislations)

and Ethics issues.

d) Knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulation

**Skills**:
a) Communication (verbal and written) skills

b) Planning and organising skills

c) Financial Management

d) Monitoring and evaluation

e) Research and analytic skills

f) Negotiation skills

g) Presiding skills

h) Service delivery orientated skills

i) Batho Pele skills

Personal attributes

a) Good interpersonal skills

b) Initiative

c) Ability to work independently

d) Ability to work in teams

e) Be able to liaise with different stakeholders at different

levels

f) Team player

g) Proactive and innovative

Experience

At least 3 years as an Assistant Director/ middle management within labour relations environment.

**Learning Indicators/Qualification**s

A tertiary qualification at NQF level 7 in Human Resources Management/ Human Resources Development / Industrial Psychology, Public Management/Administration, Operations Management, Labour Relations and Social S