Eoi - Director - Employee Relations

Education (Organisation site )
Human Resources Branch - People, Information and Communication Services Division

Are you a highly motivated leader with a background in industrial and employee relations?
We need a strong leader to prepare and present strategic advice at a senior level relating to sensitive industrial relationsissues and lead advocacy on behalf of the department in major conciliation and arbitration proceedings before industrial tribunals open for expressions of interest.

Job details

Position status

Position status Fixed Term Temporary

Position type

Position type Flexible full-time

Occupational group

Occupational group HR &
Industrial Relations

Classification

Classification SO

Workplace Location

Job ad reference

Job ad reference QLD/CO574070/24E

Closing date 09-Jul-2024

Yearly salary

Yearly salary $155548 - $162751

Fortnightly salary

Fortnightly salary $5962.10 - $6238.20

Job duration

Job duration A period of 6 months unless otherwise determined

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

About the Department:

The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role

As the Director, Employee Relations, you will:

• Demonstrate excellent people skills, leading a team of professionals in the delivery of industrial and employee relations services to the department.
• Lead the development and provision of strategic employee and industrial relations advice and services for the Department of Education.
• Provide timely, strategic advice and options to senior managers on a diverse range of complex industrial relations issues, negotiations and disputes as well as strategies to improve the industrial relations climate for the department.
• Develop and implement a coordinated, integrated multi-team approach to employee and industrial relations across the various divisions of the department.
• Lead high level arbitration proceedings in industrial tribunals and where necessary advocate the department's position on employee related matters brought before tribunals including the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.

A legal background would be of benefit.

Interested? To Apply:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page response to the How you will/may be assessed section of the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

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