Employee Relations and Change Business Partner

Elliott Gray; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 155,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Super

Hybrid working

Canberra-based role

Job summary

Elliott Gray is seeking an experienced HR professional for a 6-month contract as an Employee Relations and Change Business Partner in Canberra. The role is Canberra-based with hybrid working, paying 85–91 AUD per hour plus 12% super, for a 35-hour week.

You will partner with HR stakeholders to manage employee relations matters including performance management, investigations, grievances, and organisational change initiatives, delivering practical and compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in employee relations and case management.
• Confidence managing performance, conduct, grievances and workplace investigations.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to provide clear, practical and commercially focused advice.
• Strong written communication skills in reports, correspondence and recommendations.
• Experience interpreting enterprise agreements, workplace policies and employment legislation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR stakeholders and leaders to manage a broad range of employee relations matters.
• Oversee performance management, investigations, conduct and grievances.
• Provide expert advice on change initiatives and organisational transformation.
• Navigate enterprise agreements and policies to achieve compliant outcomes.
• Prepare reports and recommendations for senior leadership.

Skills

Employee relations

Case management

Stakeholder engagement

Investigations

Policy interpretation

Employment legislation

Job description

Employee Relations and Change Business Partner

6-Month Contract | Canberra-Based | Hybrid Working $85-$91 per hour + 12% Super | 35 hours per week

Ready to take your Employee Relations or HR Generalist experience into a complex and highly collaborative environment?

We're seeking an experienced HR professional to join a specialist Employee Relations team supporting a large, values-driven organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working on challenging people matters while partnering with stakeholders to achieve practical and positive outcomes.

You'll work alongside an experienced and supportive team, providing expert advice and guidance across a diverse range of employee relations matters. While you'll be trusted to work independently, you'll also be surrounded by colleagues who value collaboration, knowledge sharing and sound judgement.

About the role
In this role, you'll partner with HR stakeholders and leaders to manage a broad range of employee relations matters including:

• performance management


• conduct and serious misconduct matters


• workplace grievances and complaints


• organisational change initiatives


• industrial relations advice and interpretation


• investigations, case management and documentation

You’ll act as a trusted adviser, helping stakeholders navigate complex employment matters while ensuring fair, compliant and practical outcomes.

What we're looking for
We're interested in hearing from HR professionals who can demonstrate:

• employee relations and case management experience


• confidence managing performance, conduct, grievance and workplace investigations


• excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills


• the ability to provide clear, practical and commercially focused advice


• strong written communication skills, including preparation of reports, correspondence and recommendations


• experience interpreting enterprise agreements, workplace policies and employment legislation


• a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach and sound professional judgement

Experience in higher education, government, healthcare or other large and complex organisations will be highly regarded, however candidates from diverse industry backgrounds with strong ER capability are encouraged to apply.

Why consider this opportunity?

• join a high-performing and genuinely supportive ER team


• work on varied and interesting workplace matters


• hybrid working arrangements


• opportunity to expand your experience in a large and complex environment


• potential for longer-term opportunities as organisational projects continue to evolve


• immediate commencement preferred

If you're an experienced HR professional who enjoys solving complex people challenges and building trusted stakeholder relationships, we'd love to hear from you.