Senior HR Advisor - Employee Relations - Contract

Jobs In HR; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to diverse ER matters

Collaborative and supportive team

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Jobs In HR is partnering with a large public sector organisation to recruit a Senior HR Advisor - Employee Relations on a 3-month contract in Brisbane. The role provides trusted advice to managers on complex workforce matters, including performance, conduct and investigations, and supports leaders through structured case management.

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to develop practical solutions that improve workplace culture, strengthen leadership capability and ensure

Qualifications

• Experience in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or Workplace Relations.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters including performance, conduct and investigations.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, consultation and influencing skills.
• Ability to interpret legislation, policies and frameworks and apply them to complex workplace situations.
• Strong written communication with reports, briefings and recommendations.
• Solutions-focused with ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in government or highly regulated environments is highly regarded.
• Experience in a unionised workforce and advising on complex ER matters is highly regarded.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on employee performance, conduct and workplace relations matters.
• Support leaders through complex case management processes, ensuring alignment with policy and legislative requirements.
• Identify trends and insights through workforce data analysis and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Develop resources, tools and guidance materials to build management capability.
• Prepare reports, briefings and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects focused on workforce culture, employee experience and organisational improvement.
• Build strong working relationships across the organisation to support positive workplace outcomes.

Skills

Human Resources

Employee Relations

Industrial Relations

Workplace Investigations

Stakeholder Engagement

Legislation Interpretation

Report Writing

Prioritisation

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

Senior HR Advisor - Employee Relations - Contract

• Exposure to meaningful workforce matters

Your new company

Are you an experienced HR professional with a strong background in Employee Relations and complex case management? This is an opportunity to join a large public sector organisation on a 3-month contract and play a key role in supporting leaders through a broad range of workplace matters while contributing to a positive and respectful workplace culture.

Your new role

In this position, you will provide trusted advice and support to managers and stakeholders on complex workforce matters, helping to ensure fair, consistent and effective people management practices.

You will collaborate with a variety of internal stakeholders to develop solutions that improve workplace culture, strengthen leadership capability and support positive conduct outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist advice on employee performance, conduct and workplace relations matters.
• Support leaders through complex case management processes, ensuring alignment with policy and legislative requirements.
• Identify trends and insights through workforce data analysis and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Develop resources, tools and guidance materials to build management capability.
• Prepare reports, briefings and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects focused on workforce culture, employee experience and organisational improvement.
• Build strong working relationships across the organisation to support positive workplace outcomes.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful, you will bring:

Demonstrated experience in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or Workplace Relations.

Strong experience managing complex employee relations matters, including performance, conduct and workplace investigations.

Excellent stakeholder engagement, consultation and influencing skills.

The ability to interpret legislation, policies and frameworks and apply them to complex workplace situations.

Strong written communication skills, with experience preparing reports, briefings and recommendations.

A solutions-focused approach and the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Exposure to government and highly regulated and complex operational environments will be highly regarded.

Experience working within a unionised workforce and providing advice on challenging employee relations matters will be highly regarded.

Relevant tertiary qualifications will be advantageous.

What you get in return

• Exposure to diverse and interesting Employee Relations matters.
• Collaborative and supportive team.
• Competitive hourly rate