Education · Circular 24 of 2026
Deputy Director: Labour Relations A5/100
Department of Education
Overview
Deputy Director: Labour Relations at the Bohlabela District Office, requiring an NQF 7 qualification in Labour Relations or Labour Law plus three years' experience.
Requirements
- An undergraduate qualification (NQF 7) as recognized by SAQA in Labour Relations / Labour Law or equivalent qualifications plus 3 years relevant experience.
- Competencies: Extensive knowledge of Labour laws, dispute resolution mechanisms, education legislation and policies and public service legislation and policies.
- In depth knowledge of and experience in procedures for dealing with incapacity/inefficiency and employee behaviour.
- Credible experience in conflict resolution and crisis intervention.
- Strong interpersonal-, written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of role players.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Sound analytical and problem solving skills.
- Advanced planning, organising and project management skills.
- Sound financial management skills.
- Ability to develop logical frameworks and other planning models.
- Ability to develop and adhere to work schedules.
- Ability to maintain the required level of information confidentiality and security.
- Developed computer literacy.
- Willingness to travel and work beyond normal working hours.
- Ability to provide strategic leadership and to deliver excellent results under pressure.
- Valid driver's license.
Duties
- Manage all district labour relations matters.
- Co-ordinate, manage and monitor collective bargaining activities, address grievances and regulate, promote and administer sound dispute resolution and -prevention mechanisms.
- Manage all matters pertaining to incapacity/ inefficiency and employee behaviour.
- Give direction to, co-ordinate, monitor and advise on all labour relations matters (procedural and policy).
- Interpret existing and newly developed policies and facilitate policy making on collective bargaining, grievances as well as dispute resolution and -prevention mechanisms.
- Manage the monitoring of time off and secondment for teacher union or employee organisation activities.
- Liaise with Head Office and trade unions on all labour relations matters.
- Develop and implement appropriate policy, systems, management and administrative structures for the provision of effective and efficient district labour relations.
- Maintain discipline of staff members.
- Execute HR Performance Management.
How to apply
Should be uploaded via the following link https://erecruitment.mpg.gov.za
Enquiries: Ms A Mashile Tel No: (013) 766 7441
Notes
Applications should be submitted on the latest Form Z.83, obtainable from any Public Service Department. Applications must in all cases be accompanied by a recently updated comprehensive CV only. Only shortlisted candidates for a post will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications, identity document and driver’s license on or before the day of the interview following communication from the relevant HR section of the Department. The filling of posts will be done in terms of the Department’s approved Employment Equity Plan. Due to ongoing internal processes, the Department reserves the right to withdraw any post at any time. The Department reserves the right to verify the qualifications of every recommended candidate prior to the issuing of an offer of appointment. All short-listed candidates will be subject to a vetting process prior to appointment. If no response is received from Mpumalanga Department of Education within 90 days after the closing date of the advertisement, applicants must assume that their application was not successful. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS
Post 24/275, sourced from the DPSA Circular 24 of 2026. Apply directly to Department of Education by 30 July 2026, quoting reference A4/089). This is an unofficial index; the advert in the circular is authoritative.
- Location
- Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga
- Salary
- R932 292 p/a
- Closing date
- 30 July 2026
- Reference
- A4/089)
Apply directly to the department, by the closing date, quoting the reference.