Principal Advisor (Employee Relations)

Department of Housing
People &
Culture Partnering;
People &
Culture;
CorporateServices;
Brisbane CBD

This role presents an exciting opportunity to utilise your employee relations expertise and work alongside the wider People and Culture team to provide assistance on industrial and employee relations matters. Whether preparing advice on organisational change, leading the delivery of policy or representing the department in external tribunals, this role offers real variety.

As Principal Advisor, Employee Relations you will be responsible for providing industrial relations and employee relations advice and assistance across the department.

You will:

• Lead the implementation of effective industrial and employee relations strategy across the department, including the development and implementation of employee relations and human resources policies and initiatives.
• Provide high level advice to departmental management and staff on a diverse range of contemporary employee relations and human resource issues, including organisational change, discipline, performance management, conflict resolution and industrial relations.
• Represent the department in the negotiation of enterprise bargaining agreements and coordinate related activities, including liaison with central agencies and consultation with staff.
• Deliver industrial relations consultancy services, especially in relation to the provision of expert level advice on a diverse range of matters relating to the department's employment framework and the interpretation and application of relevant certified agreements, awards, legislation and directives.
• Engage in high level negotiations with employee organisations in relation to specific industrial relations and human resource issues. Mediate and liaise with employee organisations on day-to-day issues that affect the department and its employees.
• Represent the department and perform advocacy before external tribunals including the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
• Lead research, prepare high level correspondence including submissions, briefing notes, ministerial responses, and information papers relating to employee relations and industrial relations issues.
• Conduct research into industrial relations issues as they relate to the department's business and employees to determine applicability, cost impacts, whole-of-department and whole-of Government implications, and formulate and present recommendations arising from such research.

Please note that due to the Machinery of Government change, this is now the Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference:
QLD/573149/24

Closing Date:
Friday, 5 July 2024

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