Lead, Employee & Industrial Relations at Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc

This job holder develops and implements relevant strategies to promote positive employee-employer relations in the execution and achievement of the corporate goals.

Minimum Requirements

1. A Bachelor's Degree in any field.
2. Certification in relevant areas of Human Resource practice.
3. Membership of relevant professional bodies.
4. At least 10 years’ experience in HR, with at least 5 years specialisation in Employee Relations in a supervisory role.

Skills & Competencies

Technical competencies

1. Adequate knowledge of applicable legislation.
2. Planning and delivering Employee Relations initiatives
3. Strong people management skills
4. Excellent Negotiation skills.
5. Analytical and problem-solving skills.
6. Excellent communication skills.
7. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).

Behavioral competencies

1. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. 
2. Excellent interpersonal and team-playing skills.
3. Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
4. High level of emotional intelligence.
5. Excellent listening skills and attention to details.

Job Responsibility

1. Develops, reviews, and recommends appropriate employee-employer relations strategy and policies.
2. Provides advice to Management and employees on a wide range of Employee Relations issues.
3. Ensures the organisation’s handbook is developed, periodically updated, communicated to the workforce, and that training is provided when appropriate.
4. Ensures adherence to organisational structure and employee alignment.
5. Scans the environment and provides timely updates on changes in applicable legislation.
6. Oversees the administration of various employee relations processes, including conflict and grievance resolution, disciplinary actions, and absences.
7. Oversees the administration of outsourcing processes.
8. Oversees relocation, immigration, employee travels, and other responsibilities related to staffing administration.
9. Conducts periodic employee engagement surveys to determine the level of satisfaction and implements initiatives for improvement.
10. Design and implement an effective employee engagement framework.
11. Ensure timely rendition of all periodic and ad-hoc reports
12. Carry out other sundry assignments that may be assigned by the Head, Human Resource.