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Job Ref: VAC 13/25

Closing Date: 27/01/2025 at 04:00 PM

The position will be based at the Energy Fiji Limited’s Head Office, Suva and will report to the General Manager Human Resources.

KEY OBJECTIVE: to maintain and develop good and healthy relations between employees and employers or operatives and management.

Key Responsibilities

• • Lead an efficient and effective industrial/employment relations as measured against the performance management system (Business, Customer, People and Technical):

• • IR&ER services budgeting and budget management

• • Plans completed - Industrial and Employee Relations Plan (EIRP)

• • Develop Strategies in accordance to the Employment Relations & Industrial Plan (EIRP)

• • Effective employee and industrial relations services provided:
    • Maintain relationships with Employees, Unions and Ministry of Labour
    • Negotiations and agreements with Unions
    • Log of Claims
    • Consultation and evaluation of IR & ER implications
    • Professional IR/ER services and advice to internal customers

     

• • Compliant IR & ER:
    • Compliance audit – IR & ER
    • Advisory services on IR & ER compliance
    • Improvement in compliance
    • Improvement in competence levels
    • Reduction in IR & ER issues/disputes/lost time
    • Reduction in IR & ER related liabilities
    • Manage workplace compensation
    • Manage/Facilitate/Record Transport Committee Hearings

     

  • Informed Management and Board in relation to IR:
    • Monthly statistical reports – IR & ER issues and status reports
    • IR & ER risks and liabilities e.g. outstanding issues; possible lost time and actions

     

  • Display and encourage EFL image and value standards demonstrated at all times

CONFIDENTIALITY

• • The Organization requires that you will not either during or after your employment without the Authority’s written consent divulge any information concerning the Authority’s transactions or affairs which may come to your knowledge during or in the course of your employment with the company.

Other Key Competencies include:

PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of human resources policies, practices and procedures and ability to apply them in an organizational setting. Ability to identify issues, analyze and formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations on complex human resources policy and development issues. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.

COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

LEADERSHIP: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.

MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority; makes sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member; accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills; monitors progress against milestones and deadlines; regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff; encourages risk-taking and supports creativity and initiative; actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff; appraises performance fairly.

INNOVATION MANAGEMENT: Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) is fully committed to fostering an innovation culture, which is stated as one of our core values. EFL is reinventing its approach to adapt to such dynamic business environment by stimulating and unleashing the creative potential of every individual employee at every level to provide innovative solutions to organizational challenges resulting in better customer experience. This can be achieved by developing our people and nurturing them through an embedded innovative culture where they can combine productive resources to develop effective business processes for improved service delivery. The incumbent must foster innovation at its best.

Key Requirement

• • The candidate must have a Degree in Management and Public Administration with relevant Human Resources and Industrial/Employment Relations units undertaken from a recognized tertiary institute.

• • Must have at least 10 - 15 years of experience in the Industrial/Employment Relations role.

EFL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Click here to apply: https://efl.com.fj/careers/job-vacancies/?application=81620