Senior Manager, Workplace Relations

seek.com.au; Brisbane; Vor Ort; AUD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Senior Manager - Workplace Relations role, based in Queensland, leads the Workplace Relations Practice with accountability for market growth across Australia, strategic direction and client outcomes. It oversees the advisory team, ensures quality, and drives growth through major client engagements and investigations.

Extensive senior-level experience in workplace relations and employment law, plus a track record in business development and executive advisory, is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive senior-level experience in workplace relations, employee relations and HR consulting.
• Experience advising executives and boards on complex workplace matters.
• Advanced knowledge of Australian employment legislation and modern awards.
• Demonstrated leadership of consulting professionals and coaching capability.
• Experience with investigations, governance and quality assurance.

Aufgaben

• Set and execute the strategic direction of the Workplace Relations Practice for national growth in Australia.
• Maintain accountability for practice performance, service quality, risk management, profitability and utilisation.
• Lead the Workplace Relations Advisory team, providing coaching and guidance.
• Oversee workflow management, utilisation and service delivery performance.
• Provide senior workplace relations consulting to executives and boards.
• Lead organisational reviews on culture, governance and workforce risk.
• Advise on major workforce changes and industrial matters.
• Oversee investigation practice and quality standards.
• Develop and execute growth strategy and annual business plan.
• Identify and win new clients across Australia and key market segments.

Kenntnisse

Senior leadership

Workplace relations

HR consulting

Employment law

Executive advisory

Jobbeschreibung

The organisation provides services across workplace relations, compliance and organisational performance to clients across Australia. The Senior Manager - Workplace Relations is based in Queensland and leads the Workplace Relations Practice, with accountability for its market growth across Australia, strategic direction, client outcomes, capability and commercial performance. The role has a primary focus on advising clients on workplace relations matters, setting and delivering the practice growth strategy, winning new clients, building a strong pipeline of consulting work, developing key accounts and referral partnerships and raising the organisation's profile in the market. The Senior Manager leads day-to-day delivery of workplace relations advisory services, including management and growth of the Workplace Relations Advisory team, consultant workflow and utilisation, quality assurance and oversight of the investigation practice. The role maintains a targeted portfolio of billable consulting work, focused on executive advisory engagements, complex workplace relations matters, organisational reviews and selected high-risk investigations.

Key responsibilities

Set and execute the strategic direction of the Workplace Relations Practice, with a focus on national growth across Australia

Maintain accountability for overall practice performance, service quality, risk management, profitability and utilisation

Lead and manage the Workplace Relations Advisory team, providing coaching, mentoring and technical guidance

Oversee workflow management, workload allocation, utilisation and service delivery performance

Provide senior workplace relations consulting to executives and boards

Lead organisational reviews relating to culture, conduct, governance and workforce risk

Advise on major workforce change, restructures, executive performance and industrial matters

Oversee the investigation practice, governance standards and quality assurance

Develop and execute the Workplace Relations growth strategy and annual business development plan

Identify, target and win new clients across Australia in priority industries and market segments

About you

Extensive senior-level experience in workplace relations, employee relations, HR consulting, employment law

Experience advising executives and boards on complex workplace relations, organisational and workforce matters

Advanced knowledge of Australian employment legislation, Modern Awards, industrial relations and contemporary workplace practices

Demonstrated leadership of consulting professionals, including coaching, capability development and utilisation management

Experience overseeing complex workplace investigations, governance standards and quality assurance

Strong commercial, financial and practice management capability within a billable consulting environment

Exceptional written communication, executive presentation, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

Demonstrated track record of business development, including growth strategy, pipeline development, client acquisition and key account growth in a consulting or professional services environment

Demonstrated success leading or growing an employment relations, investigations, advisory or professional services practice

An established professional network across Australian employers, HR leaders and referral partners, including strong Queensland connections

About us

The organisation provides services across workplace relations, compliance and organisational performance to clients across Australia.