Industrial Relations Senior Consultant

Salt; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Salt is seeking an experienced Industrial Relations professional to lead enterprise bargaining in a large, highly regulated organisation. You will influence strategy, negotiate outcomes, and partner with colleagues across Legal, IT and HR to deliver workforce solutions.

You will advise on agreements and legislation, manage union relationships, and support major workforce initiatives in a hybrid environment. The role offers visibility and impact across the business.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience advising on Australian employment and industrial relations legislation and industrial instruments.
• Significant experience managing union relationships in a large and complex organisation.
• Demonstrated enterprise bargaining experience in a highly unionised environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale organisational change programs from an industrial relations perspective.
• Knowledge of payroll, workforce management and industrial compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Advise on the practical application of enterprise agreements, awards, legislation and employment obligations.
• Collaborate with Legal teams to deliver compliance and support Project Managers to meet milestones.
• Engage with IT professionals to translate IR requirements into payroll system solutions.
• Build and maintain relationships with union representatives, including issue management and dispute avoidance.
• Identify compliance gaps and implement governance controls with stakeholders.
• Contribute to enterprise bargaining strategy, negotiations, analysis and implementation activities.
• Assess the impact of industrial relations reform and contribute to regulatory submissions and business readiness.

Skills

IR advisory

Union management

Enterprise bargaining

Change management IR

Payroll knowledge

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

About the role

If you are an experienced Industrial Relations professional who thrives in enterprise bargaining environments, this is an opportunity to take a lead role in negotiating outcomes that directly impact employees, leaders and business performance. This is a role for someone who enjoys being at the centre of negotiations, influencing strategy and delivering outcomes in a large, unionised and highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on the practical application of enterprise agreements, awards, legislation and employment obligations.
• Be an adept collaborator, working seamlessly across departments partnering with Legal teams deliver on compliance requirements, support Project Managers to meet key milestones, and engage with IT professionals to translate IR requirements into technical solutions for the payroll system.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with union representatives, including proactive issue management and dispute avoidance.
• Identify compliance gaps and work with stakeholders to implement sustainable controls and governance processes.
• Contribute to enterprise bargaining strategy, negotiations, analysis and implementation activities.
• Assess the impact of industrial relations reform and contribute to regulatory submissions and business readiness activities.

The ideal candidate possesses the following

• Extensive experience advising on Australian employment and industrial relations legislation and industrial instruments.
• Significant experience managing union relationships in a large and complex organisation.
• Demonstrated enterprise bargaining experience, ideally within a highly unionised environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale organisational change programs from an industrial relations perspective.
• Highly Regarded Experience within banking, financial services, infrastructure, utilities, transport, government, aviation, healthcare or other highly regulated sectors.
• Exposure to large-scale workforce transformation programs.
• Knowledge of payroll, workforce management and industrial compliance frameworks.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive daily rate.
• A highly visible role influencing industrial relations strategy across a large and complex organisation.
• The opportunity to lead and support enterprise bargaining, union engagement and major workforce initiatives.

Acknowledgement of Country

Salt respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.

Salt acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.