Senior Employee Relations Advisor

Ourmob.com.au Chemistry Pty; Perth; On-site; AUD 126,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Perth is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Advisor to join our People and Culture team. This role provides expert advice on employment and industrial relations, leads complex case management, and partners with leaders to navigate workplace matters with integrity.

You will support leaders and People Partners on a broad range of employment issues, interpreting legislation and managing investigations while ensuring fairness and compliance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of employment and industrial relations legislation and principles.
• Experience advising and influencing leaders on complex employment matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including clear, balanced advice.
• Experience conducting or overseeing workplace investigations.
• Strong organisational skills to manage priorities and deliver outcomes.
• Ability to build productive relationships with leaders, employees, unions and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on employment and industrial relations matters.
• Lead complex case management and workplace investigations.
• Partner with leaders to navigate workplace matters with confidence and integrity.
• Interpret and apply legislation, industrial instruments and procedural fairness.
• Support organisational change initiatives and coach leaders and Partners.

Skills

Employment relations expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Workplace investigations

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Employment Relations, HR or Law

Job description

• $125,995 - $133,450 per annum, excluding superannuation
• Permanent, full time
• CBD Location

As the capital city of Western Australia, the City of Perth is a Local Government that is ambitious for the future. To achieve our aims, we recruit the very best people who understand the City exists to enable and deliver the aspirations of the community.

The Opportunity

The City is seeking an experienced and pragmatic Senior Employee Relations Advisor to join our People and Culture team. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled employment and industrial relations professional to provide expert advice, lead complex case management, and partner with leaders to navigate workplace matters with confidence and integrity.

As a trusted advisor, you will play a key role in supporting people leaders and People Partners on a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters while contributing to the ongoing development of contemporary people practices across the organisation.

Reporting to the Employee Relations and Remuneration Manager, you will provide specialist advice and support across employment and industrial relations matters, including the interpretation and application of legislation, industrial instruments, workplace investigations, organisational change initiatives, and external proceedings.

A significant focus of the role is building organisational capability through coaching, education and guidance, supporting leaders and People Partners to effectively manage employee relations matters while ensuring procedural fairness, compliance and positive workplace outcomes.

About You

You are a confident and credible employment relations professional who enjoys balancing technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement skills. You can navigate complex and sensitive matters while building trust and providing practical, solutions-focused advice.

You will bring:

• Strong knowledge of employment and industrial relations legislation and principles, including procedural fairness and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated experience advising and influencing leaders on complex employment matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, balanced and well-reasoned advice.
• Experience conducting or overseeing workplace investigations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes.
• The ability to build productive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including leaders, employees, unions and external agencies.
• Tertiary qualifications in Employment Relations, Human Resources, Law or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

If your experience and capabilities match these criteria, we welcome your application.

Above all, you will live our values of Commitment, Teamwork, Courage and Respect that allow us to come together to lead and support the community.

Eligibility

To be eligible to work for us, you will need to demonstrate:

• A right to work in Australia (e.g. a birth certificate, current passport or current visa);
• A current ‘C’ class Australian driver’s licence; and
• A satisfactory National Police Clearance (dated within 3 months).

The Application Process

Applications for this position will close at 5PM AWST on Sunday 22 November 2026. Applications may be considered, and interviews conducted prior to, the closing date.

Applicants may also be considered for similar positions within the City of Perth.

We’re continuing to build a gender-equitable team and a culture that’s just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the City of Perth Community. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.