Senior Workplace Investigator - Consultancy Experience

Pinnacle Integrity; Sydney; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Integrity is seeking an investigator/consultant to lead investigations of routine and complex workplace incidents, including sexual harassment, bullying, fraud, conflicts of interest and Code of Conduct matters. You will liaise with clients to coordinate inquiries, interview complainants, witnesses, and respondents, and draft professional reports on outcomes.

Consultants are contracted on a casual basis with variable hours depending on client demand.

Qualifications

• Wide-ranging workplace relations and extensive investigations experience, with management experience in a commercial, government, industrial or corporate role.
• Demonstrated strong investigative skills and ability to analyse wide-ranging documents, policies and data.
• Highly developed report writing skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills, capable of interviewing client employees, and negotiating sensitive matters.
• Experience providing written and oral advice to senior executives and/or legal counsel.
• High levels of integrity and commitment to workplace equity principles.
• Tertiary qualifications in industrial relations, HR, employment law, dispute resolution or related discipline and/or experience in a similar environment is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Investigate, analyse, and assess employee conduct in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
• Provide investigative and employee misconduct advice and support to key corporate and government stakeholders on complex workplace conduct and integrity matters
• Undertake Code of Conduct reviews for Local Government in accordance with State policy frameworks and procedures

Skills

Investigations

Report writing

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in industrial relations, HR, employment law or dispute resolution

Job description

You will lead the investigation of routine and complex workplace incidents including sexual harassment, bullying and harassment, fraud, conflicts of interest and Code of Conduct matters. You will be required to liaise directly with clients in the coordination of inquiries, interview of complainants, witnesses and respondents, and draft professional, clear and concise reports on the outcome of those inquiries.

Consultants are contracted on a casual basis, as required, to provide services to our clients. Hours are variable and subject to client demand.

Some local travel may be required on occasion, and domestic travel may be available for investigators who wish to travel more often.

Key responsibilities

• Investigate, analyse, and assess employee conduct in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
• Provide investigative and employee misconduct advice and support to key corporate and government stakeholders on complex workplace conduct and integrity matters
• Undertake Code of Conduct reviews for Local Government in accordance with State policy frameworks and procedures

About you

• Wide-ranging workplace relations and extensive investigations experience, supported by significant management experience in a commercial, government, industrial, or corporate role
• Demonstrated strong investigative skills and experience, capable of analysing wide-ranging documents, policies and data
• Highly developed report writing skills with strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated strong communication and relationship management skills, capable of interviewing client employees, and negotiating highly sensitive and complex client matters
• Demonstrated experience in providing written and oral advice to senior executives and/or legal counsel
• High levels of integrity, and demonstrated commitment to workplace equity principles
• Tertiary qualifications in industrial relations, human resources, employment law, dispute resolution or a related discipline and/or experience in a similar environment is highly desirable

About us

Pinnacle Integrity is a boutique workplace relations firm providing services to large commercial and corporate organisations, Local and State Government agencies and legal practitioners. Our core business is the investigation and resolution of workplace conflict, grievances and misconduct. We respond to complex and serious misconduct, behavioural, and relationship issues.

We report to C-suite executives, legal counsel, HR executives, and boards of governance. Our advice and reports are relied upon by organisations in maintaining the highest levels of integrity and a strong corporate culture.

Pinnacle Integrity also conducts investigations into vulnerable groups including children, the elderly and the disabled, supporting Government regulatory agencies and the Not-for-Profit sector.

Our office is located in Sydney, but we provide services and support clients in regions and cities throughout Australia.