Head of Employee Relations

Our client is looking for a Head of Employee Relations to join their team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Employee Relations Strategy: Defining and implementing ER frameworks (e.g. tools, processes, training, and communication) in support of a business strategy to increase employee engagement and productivity.
• Influence managers to increase understanding of ER (including Human Rights topics) aiming to increase effectiveness at dealing with ER issues regionally understanding the potential cross-business and global impact to reduce business risks and support constructive social partner engagement.
• Social Partner Relationships: Managing the individual and collective negotiation and management of labor relations policies and frameworks that aim to produce a constructive working relationship with social partners balanced with the business economic position and growth objectives in line with legislative requirements.
• Employee Relations Risk Management: Conducting ER Impact and other Risk Assessments to proactively support business growth agenda, assess in-country risk in general, and manage to follow up process in emerging markets.
• To engage and represent the Company in negotiations which include but are not limited to Wage Negotiations, terms and conditions of employment with formations such as trade unions, employee representatives, work councils, and other stakeholders within the SSA Region.
• Disputes and Issues Resolution: To resolve issues as quickly and as effectively as possible and to minimize business risk, in liaison with legal advisors on individual and collective disputes.
• Business Development: Advising the business on IR related aspects to new business growth and commercial opportunities or alternatively productivity or cost improvement initiatives to understand and mitigate risk and manage a smooth transition.

Key Skills

• Job Role: Head of Employee Relations

• Industry: Accountancy / Finance

• Salary: Negotiable

Required Skills

10 Years of Experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s level in Law or Business related discipline, and/or Legal / employment Law certification.
• 8-10 years experience in various Human Resources-related areas, including ER/IR
• Experience in planning and delivering ER initiatives
• ER Subject matter expert and thought leadership
• Experience dealing with Works Councils, Unions, Social Partners
• Line management and/or matrix leadership
• Experience of multiple African countries
• Cross-Border Project Management experience