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COMMISSION FOR CONCILIATION, MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION (CCMA) – NATIONAL SENIOR COMMISSIONER - DISPUTE PREVENTION & RESOLUTION
COMMISSION FOR CONCILIATION, MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION (CCMA)
NATIONAL SENIOR COMMISSIONER - DISPUTE PREVENTION & RESOLUTION
National Office
Post Level: 02
Ref: NSCDPR03-23
The CCMA has a vacancy for a National Senior Commissioner- Dispute Prevention and Resolution.
Purpose: To lead, provide strategic support and guidance to all CCMA Operations including the Provinces, and through this ensure that the CCMA achieves all operational objectives and efficiencies while meeting all statutory obligations. Provides the leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure that CCMA has the proper operational control and reporting procedures to ensure efficiencies.
Key Performance Areas:
Knowledge:
Skills and Behavioural Competencies:
Key Requirements:
Key Performance Areas:
- Provision of Strategic Direction and Leadership for CCMA Dispute Prevention and Resolution functions.
- Financial Management
- Labour Market Relationship Building
- Manage Operational Performance
- Reporting
- Communication
- People Management
- Business Plan Direction and Compilation
- Departmental Operational Plan
- Risk and Compliance Management
Knowledge:
- Above average knowledge of the law and fully conversant with case law.
- Full knowledge of CCMA rules, guidelines and practice notes.
- High level of interpretation of statute and applying complex legal principles (instruments and interpretation both statute and common law).
- Multi knowledge and demonstration of multi-play of statute.
- Competent knowledge and practical experience in dealing with volumes of evidence and ability to extract silent matters/issues.
- Remain abreast of developments in the Employment Laws and identify early signs of potential risks and problems which require leadership intervention
- Knowledge of CCMA Rules, policies, processes, systems, operations and procedures
- Knowledge of Labour Market
- Knowledge of social partners – government and labour policies – in relation to the CCMA
- Knowledge of computer literacy and the CCMA systems
- Financial Awareness
- Policy and Procedure Formulation
- Coaching and Mentoring Approaches
Skills and Behavioural Competencies:
- Demonstration of application of foreign law and domestic law.
- Readily able to engage on complex legal issues without preliminary research.
- Experience in conducting high profile cases and able to interact with parties and balancing it with the labour market.
- Experience in publishing and or presenting papers internationally or domestically.
- Proven track record in imparting knowledge relating to labour matters.
- Full understanding of the ILO conventions and its applicability.
- Good communication and interpersonal relations skills at various levels.
- Planning and organisational skills. Take ownership of projects and implementation.
- Well informed, effective and timely decision making
- Emotional maturity
- Ability to think strategically and ability to put these into practice
- Ability to engage with Social Partners at all levels. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Key Requirements:
- Unless an applicant can demonstrate suitability through experience of not less than 10 years in senior management role, a Bachelor’s Degree in Law or Social Sciences is required.
- A post graduate qualification will be advantageous.
- At least 10 years’ experience in Industrial Relations environment / Employment Laws. Must be or have been a Practicing Commissioner.
- 3 – 5 years must be in a Senior Management position.
Closing date: 24 March 2023
To respond in confidence, please send the completed application form, your detailed CV, copy of your qualifications, and a covering letter disclosing information that will assist the panel in considering your application to: recruitment@ccma.org.za
“When responding to the advert please ensure that the position reference Ref: NSCDPR03-23 is quoted first on the subject line, as is. And that the application is sent to the email address contained herein. Failure to observe this protocol may result in your application being disqualified”.
If we have not responded within a month from the closing date, you should regard your application as unsuccessful. Correspondence will only be entered into with short-listed candidates. The CCMA reserves the right not to make an appointment. It is the intention of the CCMA to promote representativity in respect of race, gender and disability through the filling of the posts. Preference will be given to candidate from the designated groups.
Closing date: 24 March 2023
To respond in confidence, please send the completed application form, your detailed CV, copy of your qualifications, and a covering letter disclosing information that will assist the panel in considering your application to: recruitment@ccma.org.za
“When responding to the advert please ensure that the position reference Ref: NSCDPR03-23 is quoted first on the subject line, as is. And that the application is sent to the email address contained herein. Failure to observe this protocol may result in your application being disqualified”.
If we have not responded within a month from the closing date, you should regard your application as unsuccessful. Correspondence will only be entered into with short-listed candidates. The CCMA reserves the right not to make an appointment. It is the intention of the CCMA to promote representativity in respect of race, gender and disability through the filling of the posts. Preference will be given to candidate from the designated groups.