Job description:
Purpose:
Country Employee Relations (ER)/Industry Relations (IR) Advisors should be the experts on employee engagement and industrial relations. They proactively deliver the local Employee and Industrial Relations agenda, including employee engagement, D&I, complex case management, and compliance with local regulatory requirements
Accountabilities:
Employee Relations and Employee Engagement
• Manage external risks and ensure compliance with external legislative requirements
• Provide country specific SME ER/IR advice
• Act as trusted advisor/ offer coaching for front line managers (formal/informal)
• Develop and leverage relationship with internal Employee Representative bodies
• Translate global ER philosophy to local ER Strategy and plan
• Run proactive interventions aimed at improving quality of leadership/ employee engagement through line managers
• Develop and execute country-specific culture and work environment programmes incl. health and welfare design and application
• Drive and support an inclusive workforce and the overall D&I agenda for the Country
• Manage high-impact or high-risk individual or collective disciplinary, grievance or other ER/IR issues.
Industrial relations
• Represent Shell externally as a recognised expert in country-specific issues
• Prevent and manage industrial action
• Have oversight and influence of major contractors in their IR strategy/tactics where applicable (liaise with CP)
• Assess IR management component of contractor tenders and manage relationship with employers of contractors (regulation of terms, co-employment risk)
HSSE, Compliance & Ethics
• Set up local crisis management governance and manage HR angle of crisis in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Sense what goes on in the organization and anticipate what topics can grow into grievances
• Lead HR investigations, GHL complaints and other grievances
• Ensure duty of care towards employees and contractors (worker welfare)
Capability and community building
• Ensure robust information & knowledge management relating to country specific ER/IR content
• Collaborate with HR Expertise to ensure good solid knowledge of Labor Practices standards internally and keeping up to date with the external news and development
• Coach HR Advisors and Line Managers on quality ER, Ethics & Compliance
Requirements:
Skills/Requirements that would help ensure success in this role include but are not limited to:
· At least 5-7 years of professional HR experience in international dynamic environment,
· University degree in Human Resources/Business Administration or any other related areas,
· English C1
· Able to identify and understand local external market trends (economic, political, social) and derives insights to drive effective a long-term ER/IR environment
· Organizational health/capability diagnostic and design skills.
· Strong diagnostic and evaluation skills – able to distill key themes and value drivers from complex and sometimes conflicting data and insights
· Influencing skills to effectively manage a broad range of both external and internal stakeholders including 3rd party external organisations
· Deep subject matter expertise in country-specific ER/IR legislation, regulations, directives, practices and processes
· Deep subject matter expertise in country-specific employee representative processes
· Strong coaching and influencing skills
· Collaboration/integrative leadership (with other parts of the HR organization)
Number of Vacancies: 2
Benefits of working at Shell:
- Meaningful work in a company that is universally respected as a truly global energy leader (one of the world’s biggest companies according to Fortune Global 500)
- Unique opportunity to fulfill your potential with personal and professional development programs
- Work in a smart and motivated team within a supportive and inclusive culture with strong values
- Attractive salary and bonuses
- Complex medical care and individual life insurance
- Sports programme & facilities e.g. Multisport Benefits Card, vouchers for free time activities
- Good atmosphere at work and comfortable working environment: own canteen and a few relax rooms
- Opportunity to participate in social and community projects