Principal Consultant (People and Engagement)

Queensland Government; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization is seeking a Principal Consultant in People and Engagement to provide expert HR consultancy and support services. This role involves advising on complex HR issues, managing case support, and fostering a collaborative work environment to enhance organizational performance. Ideal candidates should have practical experience in human resources or health and safety domains.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in human resources and/or health, safety and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice on complex HR and industrial issues.
• Provide expert case management support and guidance.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Support team leader in managing performance and development.
• Build partnerships and engagement with stakeholders.
• Advise leaders on proactive and inclusive people management.
• Provide concise correspondence on people management issues.
• Support Team Leader in delivering strategic outcomes.

Job description

Overview

The role of the Principal Consultant, People and Engagement (P&E) is to deliver high-quality, strategically focused human resource management business advice, consultancy and support services including delivery of contemporary health, safety and wellbeing, injury management and rehabilitation services.

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is an independent statutory office established to protect the rights and interests of adults with impaired decisionmaking capacity, and children and young people in the child protection system and other visitable sites.

Join us as we protect, support, advocate, educate and empower, to build a Queensland where our most vulnerable community members can live with dignity.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice in the management of complex HR and industrial issues by advising on relevant legislation, enterprise agreements, awards, policies and practices.
• Provide expert case management support and guidance to OPG employees and leaders, promoting best practice approaches to health, safety, and injury management.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing work environment through the analysis of data and insights that will contribute to achieving organisational objectives and delivering key outcomes.
• Support the team leader in managing the performance and development of team members through formal and informal channels, including providing constructive feedback, coaching, and mentoring to enhance individual and team capability.
• Build partnerships and engagement with stakeholders to understand business requirements, drive operational performance and improved outcomes.
• Support, advise and enable leaders in their ongoing responsibility for effective, proactive and inclusive people management.
• Provide concise, high quality and timely correspondence and submissions of a complex nature on a full range of people management, health and safety issues.
• Support the Team Leader (P&E) in the delivery of strategic outcomes for the OPG.

While there are no mandatory qualifications for this role, practical experience in human resources and/or a health, safety and wellbeing related field will be favourably regarded.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Occupational group HR & Industrial Relations