Employee Relations Superintendent – Sandfire Motheo

The Employee Relations Superintendent will develop and foster a fair, respectful, diverse, and high-performance culture enabling employees to contribute their best as well as to develop, deliver and maintain a business focused employee/industrial relations strategy that meets Motheo Copper Mine needs. This position reports to the Human Resources Manager.

Key Performance Areas

• Contribute to the development of the Human Resource function by developing a progressive, business focused employee relations framework that meets the current and future needs of the operation.
• To develop and foster a sound employee relations/communication through monitoring and analysing the workplace, company policies, procedures, and practices, and advising management accordingly.
• Advises and guides the management in all facets of employee relations, ensuring fairness and consistent application of all applicable labour laws.
• Monitors the consistent application of procedural and substantive fairness in grievance and disciplinary issues.
• Facilitates and participates in the negotiation process on substantive and operational issues and advises the company’s negotiating team.
• Represents the company in various third-party disputes e.g mediation, arbitration and at the Industrial Court.
• Responsible for the Botswana Mine Workers Union sign in, to facilitate and implement a collective labour agreement between management and the union.
• Collaborates with the HR Manager in Initiating company management position papers for negotiations with a view to achieving positive outcomes and broad agreement to proposals which meet business goals.
• Interprets Motheo policies and procedures to line management and employees to ensure sound Industrial Relations and equitable application of company policies and procedure.
• Continuous Audits on HR policies and procedures, collective Labour Agreements, and recommends changes to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and statutory instruments.
• Identifies capacity building needs for all relevant stakeholders and develops appropriate interventions to address the deficiency.
• Research and analyses trends on employee relations climate and make appropriate recommendations on changes, and/or implements necessary changes.
• Identifies and implements positive employee relations programmes, in consultation with the relevant stakeholder groups.
• Contribute to the review of IR Policies and Procedures.

Technical Competencies

• Legislative competence (Botswana Labour Law and Regulations)
• Conflict resolution skills
• Negotiating and Mediating skills
• Capacity building skills
• Collective Bargaining and Negotiating Skills
• Problem Solving/Analytical skills
• Strategic Business Thinking
• Stakeholder Management
• Lead the provision of IR services (disciplinary hearings, dispute resolutions and grievances)

Behaviours/Personal Attributes

• Strong Interpersonal skills
• Good communication Skills
• Problem Solving/Analytical skills.
• Decisiveness and Self confidence
• Values Driven
• Customer Service Orientation

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Valid Light Duty Vehicles Driver’s License.
• Ten (10) years post graduate experience in Human Resource Management, of which 3 should have been at middle management level in employee relations.
• Extensive experience in labour interface, negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution.
• Well knowledgeable on Employee Relations and Labour Law principles.