Senior Employment Relations Consultant

The Organisation
Ranking amongst the top universities worldwide, ACU prides itself on offering a welcoming environment for all, integrating social justice considerations into their core activities of student learning and teaching, research and service. With several campuses across Australia and more than 200 partner universities globally, they continue to grow and rapidly develop their offering as leaders in their field.
Your Role
As Senior Employment Relations (ER) Consultant you will provide high level support and advice to University management and People & Capability (P&C) staff relating to ER matters, actively contributing to the development and implementation of ER strategies, creating an environment that enhances employee engagement and supports the University’s strategic direction. Key focuses:

• Build strong working relationships based on credibility and open communication to enable the provision of accurate and proactive advice to leaders, the P&C team and other key stakeholders;
• Develop, update and manage the implementation of ER frameworks, policies and enterprise bargaining activities to support the University’s strategic direction and fulfill legislative, industrial and employer responsibilities;
• Effectively manage complex ER matters, in partnership with the P&C team where appropriate, including, case management and investigations, disciplinary action and representing the University in the Fair Work Commission in matters relating to unfair dismissal, general protections and bullying;
• Develop and deliver presentations and information sessions, educating and informing leaders on ER matters.

About You An expert in Employment Relations, you thrive in a purpose led and collaborative environment where you can support and enable others.

• Highly developed interpersonal, relationship management and conflict resolution skills, supporting your ability to effectively liaise, consult and influence a wide range of stakeholders;
• Extensive experience in providing strategic and tactical advice on industrial instruments and employment regulations, to reach solutions that are both compliant and commercially viable;
• Demonstrated success in managing Union relationships, disputes and enterprise bargaining activities;
• Experience in representing your employer within various industrial commissions and tribunals and briefing legal representation;
• Relevant Tertiary qualification.

Culture & Benefits This permanent position comes with a range of benefits including:

• Make a real impact, opportunity to lead meaningful pieces of work and projects;
• Numerous staff benefits, extra paid leave days, paid parental leave, valuable professional development schemes and the list goes on!
• Inclusive and collaborative culture.

At The Next step, we embrace individuality and differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, faith and sexual orientation. We strive to provide a recruitment experience that’s fair, inclusive and accessible. We encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role.
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