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Step into a Industrial Relations Officer role in De Aar and make your mark across Northern Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
About This Position
An experienced Industrial Relations Officer is needed to support operations in De Aar. The role forms part of how the business keeps its hr jobs portfolio strong in Northern Cape.
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 De Aar team.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the hr jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in De Aar much easier.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Northern Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in De Aar.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Northern Cape.
Based in De Aar
Working in De Aar means a place near the Kimberley diamond heritage centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Northern Cape region, and the De Aar office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around De Aar.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in De Aar, Northern Cape.
Key Outputs
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Manage benefits, pension or provident fund and medical aid administration
- Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and incapacity processes
- Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
Essential Criteria
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR metrics
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Human Resources or Industrial Psychology
- Experience supporting CCMA, disciplinary and grievance processes
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
- 3-5 years’ generalist HR experience in a structured environment
- Ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.