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Posted recently. Role: Industrial Relations Officer. Location: Bela-Bela, Limpopo. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About This Position
The organisation is investing in its Bela-Bela operation, and this Industrial Relations Officer position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the hr jobs function and contribute to the wider Limpopo business.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Bela-Bela team.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Bela-Bela teams, and the new Industrial Relations Officer will feel that from the first week.
About Bela-Bela
Bela-Bela continues to grow as an employment hub in Limpopo, with within the Phalaborwa mining belt. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Bela-Bela, Limpopo.
Many candidates already living within reach of Bela-Bela cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Limpopo economy.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hr jobs side of the business inside out. The Bela-Bela group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
In addition, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Bela-Bela will be explained during the hiring process.
Where You’ll Work
Equally, the environment blends desk-based administrative work with frequent interactions across the business. Confidentiality, fairness and compliance underpin the work.
Practically speaking, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Limpopo.
Practically speaking, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Coordinate training, learnerships and bursary programmes with SETAs
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
- Manage benefits, pension or provident fund and medical aid administration
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
Candidate Profile
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
- Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
- 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
- Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR metrics
- Ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.