Employee Relations/Industrial Relations Manager

Employee Relations/Industrial Relations Manager
Unilever Kenya-Nairobi-Nairobi
Job description
Main Purpose of the Job

Acts as a single point of contact for all material relating to union negotiations and collective agreements, input changes as a result of IR process and Monitor all labor cases and provide data as required. The role is also responsible for maintaining IR related files and information by updating files with changes i.e. employee files, case files, collective bargaining files and provide records and information data during negotiation meetings, court cases, mgt meetings etc
Key Responsibilities

• Update employee files or salary lists at the end of each negotiation period
  
• Manage the storage of both active and historical archives for court cases
  
• Provide information and related internal communication brochures to users and employees where required
  
• Keep record and track all cases in relation to union matters i.e. court cases, grievances,
  
• Provide information during union and works council elections/nominations
  
• Prepare monthly reports in relation to industrial relations
  
• Monitors and addresses legal compliance issues to by ensure that the organisation complies with local and national laws (for e.g. recruitment, diversity, data protection, employee contracts)
  
• Is responsible for delivering Employee & Industrial Relations (ER/ IR) to the business (knowledge of legislative and consequent impact on the organisation, relationships with works council/ unions, government/regulatory bodies, community, etc
  
• Interfaces with HR service provider for delivery of core HR services to the business monitors Quality and timeliness of service provision
  
• Escalates HR service provision issues through Service Provider Management(SPM) organisation.
  
• Encourages groups and individuals to work collaboratively by focusing on the common purpose of the team. Utilises insights from the team’s talents (e.g., strength finder, MBTI – Meyers Briggs, etc) to deliver the SIA (Strategy into Action)
  Key Skills and Qualification
  
  • A Degree in HR or a related field
    
  • 4- 5 experience in IR/ER Management
    
  • Working knowledge of Kenyan trade unionism, labour law
    
  • Attention to details
    
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
    
  • Confidentiality
    
  • External orientation
    

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