Senior Industrial Relations & Workplace Policy Advisor

Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; }; Sydney; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Professional Growth

Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Job summary

Legal Aid NSW is seeking an experienced Advisor to provide strategic guidance on Industrial Relations and Workplace Standards. You will support organisational decision-making, shaping policy, and promoting consistent, high-quality practices across the agency and broader sector.

Key responsibilities include delivering timely, high-quality advice on industrial relations and workplace standards matters, contributing to policy frameworks, resources and training, and building effective relationships

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in industrial relations and workplace standards advice.
• Ability to develop evidence-based frameworks and guidance.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for varied audiences.
• Proven stakeholder engagement with unions, employees and management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely, high-quality advice on industrial relations and workplace standards.
• Contribute to development of policy frameworks, resources and complaints management tools.
• Support capability uplift via tools, guidance and training materials.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent Legal Aid NSW in cross-agency forums and sector initiatives.
• Monitor legislative developments to provide proactive, risk-informed advice.

Skills

Industrial relations

Workplace standards

Policy advice

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Legal Aid NSW is seeking an experienced Advisor to provide strategic guidance on Industrial Relations and Workplace Standards. You will support organisational decision-making, shaping policy, and promoting consistent, high-quality practices across the agency and broader sector.

Key responsibilities include delivering timely, high-quality advice on industrial relations and workplace standards matters, contributing to policy frameworks, resources and training, and building effective relationships