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Looking for your next move as a Industrial Relations Officer in Mdantsane? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Eastern Cape.
What This Role Involves
The Industrial Relations Officer vacancy forms part of how the Mdantsane branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the hr jobs side of the business moving forward.
Notably, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Mdantsane team on trust, and the Industrial Relations Officer role will feel that from week one.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the hr jobs group in Mdantsane.
Importantly, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Mdantsane also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Meet the Team
Crucially, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Mdantsane office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Eastern Cape operations get busy.
Crucially, the team mix in Mdantsane reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
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.
Working in Mdantsane
In addition, the role is based in Mdantsane, along the Sunshine Coast tourism belt. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Mdantsane and the broader Eastern Cape region.
Many candidates already living within reach of Mdantsane cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
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 Mdantsane.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape.
Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Mdantsane.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mdantsane.
Career Growth
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the hr jobs team in Mdantsane have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mdantsane have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Mdantsane team member.
Your Role
- Manage benefits, pension or provident fund and medical aid administration
- Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and incapacity processes
- Maintain accurate employee records on the HRIS
- Manage relationships with unions and prepare for wage negotiations
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Coordinate performance management cycles and calibration sessions
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
- Support organisational design, job evaluation and grading processes
Candidate Profile
- Coaching mindset with the ability to support line managers
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
- Sound knowledge of the LRA, BCEA, EEA and Skills Development Act
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Ability to handle sensitive employee information with discretion
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.