Employee Relations Manager

About the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia / Northern Territory (RFDS SA/NT)
Saving and improving lives for over 90 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is a leader in the delivery of emergency aeromedical and community health care services to rural and remote Australia.
Serving South Australia and the Northern Territory, the team at RFDS SA/NT exists to support happier and healthier Australians, no matter where they live, work or play. We continually invest in our people, infrastructure and technology to improve our patient-centred care.
About this Opportunity
The scope of this role is to provide high quality ER advice and coaching to people leaders that educates and upskills their knowledge, enabling them to effectively manage and lead their teams.
Working within a high-performance culture as an in-house ER specialist, the role would see your liaising with people leaders in a broad range of people related matters including, Policies, Enterprise Agreements, NES entitlements, Employment contracts, conduct and performance management.
What we're looking for
Here's our 'wish list' but don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes. We're interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.
- An employee advocate that will strive for fairness, equity, and transparency in application of our IR principles.
- Ability to influence and partner with business leaders at all levels of the organisation.
- Experience negotiating Enterprise Agreements and Employee Relations case management.
- Knowledge of legislative and statutory requirements
- Up to date with any relevant Employee Relations amendments and emerging matters including, but not limited to case law, legislation and award changes.
- Demonstrated ability to provide practical and effective solutions to complex problems.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Proven ability to work with business leaders and manage diverse stakeholder groups
Our Team and Benefits
Our People and Culture embrace and champion the RFDS values of:
CARE
- we demonstrate care for our patients, people, stakeholders, communities and the work we do.
INTEGRITY
- we deliver safe, high-quality services through demonstrating trust, honesty and respect.
COLLABORATION
- We listen, share and communicate as one team to deliver great outcomes.
INNOVATION
- we embrace change and strive to provide industry-leading solutions.
AND - we are passionate about what we do!
As part of our team, you can expect to be provided with challenging, interesting work and be supported to achieve your best. We offer attractive remuneration, generous salary packaging benefits and a commitment to support your professional development.
If you are keen to work in an organisation that makes a real difference to all Australians, apply today!
Further Information
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For a confidential discussion, please contact Laura Sarich, Executive General Manager, People and Culture via 0412 806 033.
Applications close at 9.00am on Monday 5th February 2024.
Applications will be reviewed, and suitable candidates contacted as they apply. We encourage those interested in the position to submit their application as soon as possible.
Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.
Please note that as part of RFDS SA/NT recruitment process, you may be subject to several pre-employment checks, including a national police clearance, Working with Children Clearance and drug and alcohol test. Please contact us if you would like to know more..
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a positive culture and offers a diverse, safe and supportive