East London Industrial Development Zone SOC Ltd: Employee Relations Officer
The East London Industrial Development Zone SOC Ltd is a State-Owned Corporation set up by government through the South African Industrial Development Zones Programme (now the South African Special Economic Zones Programme) to develop, operate and maintain modern infrastructure and to complementary attract strategic investments for the region.
POSITION: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS OFFICER | Ref: REC/01/26
Minimum Requirements: • Degree in Labour / industrial Relations • 4 years human capital experience of which at least 3 years must be IR/ER related • Proven Experience in handling Grievances, Incapacity, and Disciplinary Procedures / Processes / Enquiries • Subject matter knowledge (policies, labour legislation, compliance, EE and Skills Development) • Proven experience in dealing with Trade Unions • Proven track record of employer representation at CCMA.
Required Competencies: Computer literacy (MS Office: PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) • Knowledge and understanding of Public Financial Management Act • Knowledge of HR related policy and legislation • Knowledge and understanding employee wellness, change management and organisational development • Ability to develop and implement EAP programmes • Knowledge and understanding Occupational Health and safety procedures.
Specific Functional Responsibilities: • Employee Relations • Develop, implement and review the Employee Relations policy and Strategy • Promote and maintain sound employer and employee relations in line with statutory requirements and best practice • Provision of Labour Relations / Employee Relations support / initiatives & interventions • Ensure that discipline is applied correctly and consistently across all divisions • Build and maintain professional organised labour relationships • Conduct and facilitate negotiations with Trade Unions • Assisting operational management with professional advice on people related issues • Conflict management • Facilitate continuous development of all employees
on employee relations, including shop stewards • Disciplinary Matters/ Grievances • Business representation at CCMA for both conciliation and arbitration proceedings • Facilitate the management of discipline, grievances, incapacity and dispute resolution • Leads investigations and / or provides guidance to line management • Reviews and implements code of conduct • Reviews disciplinary policy and procedures • Prepares all disciplinary related documents (warnings, hearing notices, grievance meetings)• Takes responsibility in ensuring that all documentation is in place and holds up to legal scrutiny • Keep up to date the records of disciplinary hearing and grievance records • Project Coordination/
Administration • Prepares and administer tender procurement documentation for Service Providers and advertisement as per SCM policy and related framework • Coordinates adjudication process and signing of Service Level Agreement
Monitors implementation and reviewal of SLAs/Project Plan/Response Plans (ESS, BBBEE, SABPP Audit, Ergonomics Assessments, etc.) for HCM sub-unit • Provides support in the implementation of strategic projects; Digitisation of HCM processes, Succession Management and Productivity Framework Assessments • Creates and maintains a repository for
all updated employment contracts, procedures, process flows, templates for HCM sub-unit • Risk and Compliance
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•Monitor employee relations and ensure compliance by conducting audits to ensure standardised practices, best practices,
legal conformance, identifying deviations and devising corrective measures • Monitoring the adherence to HR policies and
procedures • Escalate matters of concern as necessary to ensure that the interest of the company is protected • Assess
and mitigate the risks on all disciplinary, grievance and labour dispute matters • Monitors and updates Operational Risk
and Compliance Registers for HCM sub-unit • Training • Identify Employee Relations training needs of employees and
ensures that training is conducted • Capacity building of line management and employees on employee / labour relations
and legislation • Employee Wellness • Develops relevant Employee Health and Wellness (EHW) standards through
development of policies, standards and plans • Communication and awareness of Employee Health and Wellness (EHW)
services and programme • Implements initiatives to improve work environment conditions and to foster employee wellness
and on-the-job safety • Conduct in-depth analysis to identify and prioritise workplace and employee health and wellbeing
issues and interventions • Create an organizational culture that promotes health and wellness and leads to positive the
employee perceptions of the work environment • Reporting • Monitor and track Employee Relations statistics • Report
on Wellness initiative and intervention • Report on organisation climate surveys.
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Tel: 043 702 8200 www.elidz.co.za
Applications must be submitted by e-mail to: recruitment@elidz.co.za.
The closing date is 12 May 2026. If you have not heard from us within one month after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Only short listed candidates will be communicated to. The ELIDZ reserves the right not to fill this position. The East London Industrial Development Zone is an equal opportunity employer, and the filling of positions will be in accordance with affirmative action measures as per the ELIDZ Employment Equity Plan and supporting framework.
The personal information submitted in response to this advertisement shall be processed solely for purposes relating to the position applied for, as mandated in law. The East London IDZ undertakes to ensure that appropriate security control measures are implemented to protect all the information submitted by the applicant
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