Workplace Relations Senior Consultant

Victoria Police; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria Police is recruiting a Senior Workplace Relations Consultant for the Client Portfolio Team. You will manage complex workplace relations matters from assessment through to resolution, providing high-quality advice and building trusted stakeholder relationships to influence practical, defensible people-management outcomes across the organisation.

Victoria Police is a contemporary, agile employer that supports flexible working arrangements and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated workplace relations experience in a complex, highly unionised organisation.
• Strong knowledge of employment and industrial relations legislation, enterprise agreements and policy.
• Advanced written and verbal communication, consultation and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level workplace relations advice and guidance to leaders and employees across diverse environments.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including unions and staff associations.
• Manage complex employee and industrial relations matters, including disputes, grievances and misconduct issues.
• Undertake end-to-end case management, assess risk, develop options and support timely resolution.
• Contribute to organisational reviews, restructures and realignments, including consultation strategies.
• Consult and negotiate with unions, staff associations and other key stakeholders, and prepare clear briefs and recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Skills

Workplace relations

IR legislation knowledge

Communication skills

Case management

Stakeholder negotiation

Job description

Two exciting opportunities are available to join a dynamic and supportive workplace relations team operating in a complex and highly unionised environment.

The Workplace Relations, Partnering & Inclusion Division brings together HR Business Partners, workplace relations specialists, and gender equality and inclusion specialists. The Division provides end-to-end advice and support across employee and industrial relations, organisational change, gender equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Division supports Victoria Police to manage a workforce of more than 22,000 employees in accordance with enterprise agreements, employment legislation and policy. Its work includes providing high-level advice on employment conditions and entitlements, managing complex workplace matters, supporting organisational change, and facilitating the redeployment of VPS employees to suitable employment.

As a Senior Workplace Relations Consultant in the Client Portfolio Team, you will manage and contribute to complex workplace relations matters from initial assessment through to resolution. You will provide high-quality industrial and employee relations advice, build trusted relationships with stakeholders, and influence practical, defensible people-management outcomes across Victoria Police.

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

• Providing high-level workplace relations advice and guidance to leaders and employees across a diverse range of operational and corporate environments;
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including unions and staff associations;
• Managing complex employee and industrial relations matters, including workplace disputes, grievances, complaints and misconduct-related issues;
• Undertaking proactive end-to-end case management, including assessing risk, developing options and supporting timely, practical resolution;
• Managing and contributing to organisational reviews, restructures and realignments, including the development and implementation of consultation strategies; and
• Consulting and negotiating with unions, staff associations and other key stakeholders, and preparing clear, evidence-based briefs, correspondence and recommendations for senior decision-makers.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Demonstrated workplace relations experience in a complex and highly unionised organisation;
• Strong knowledge of employment and industrial relations legislation, enterprise agreements and policy, with demonstrated ability to interpret and apply these frameworks to complex matters;
• Advanced written and verbal communication, consultation and negotiation skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels;
• Demonstrated end-to-end case management capability, with sound judgement, analytical skills and the ability to manage competing priorities; and
• A pragmatic and resilient approach, a commitment to continuous improvement, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements and relevant information:

• Two (2) full-time, fixed-term positions are available:
  • Position number 20047996: 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027;
  • Position number 20047997: 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027;
• These positions are located at the Victoria Police Centre, 311 Spencer Street, Docklands.
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.
• We expect our people to foster a safe and inclusive environment where their behaviour and attitude reflects, builds upon and promotes a positive and collaborative workplace that respects the culture and values of Victoria Police.

Your application must include:

• Resume
• Completed application form - the word document (2. Application form) for you to complete and attach to your submission, is attached to the job advertisement.

For further information, please contact:

Bella Yool, Portfolio Manager on 8335 5219 or **********@police.vic.gov.au

We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to support an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirement/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process (including an alternate method of submission of the application), please contact VPS Recruitment via email **************@police.vic.gov.au or on (03) 8335 6***.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety.

Victoria Police is committed to creating a workplace that is safe and inclusive of all our people. We empower and expect our people, at all levels, to develop interpersonal connections and collaborate, use sound judgement, and create and innovate.

In alignment with the principle of self-determination, Victoria Police is dedicated to enhancing our collaboration with the Aboriginal community in Victoria as we build a culturally safe and inclusive workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. We continue to engage and build relationships with local Aboriginal communities and work closely with them to enhance opportunities and services aimed at empowerment, equality, and equal participation across all areas of the organisation.

We value the diversity and differences of our employees, including their age, gender, culture, religion, sexual orientation, abilities, and life experience. We celebrate these diverse experiences and perspectives as each person brings an informed and contemporary approach to our work which enhances the wellbeing of all. We aim to provide a safe place that is reflective of the community it serves, allowing everyone to bring their whole selves to work.

Find out what it is like working as a Victorian Public Servant for Victoria Police:

https://www.police.vic.gov.au/vps