AddressThe Workplace Relations team is responsible for influencing and supporting a sound organisational culture with a people centric focus, supporting transformational change across the organisation over the coming years. This position will contribute to the team by providing high level advice on employee relations and matters across the NLC and supporting our supervisors to adopt sound, fair and best practice people management practices.
The Workplace Relations Business partner will work under supervision from the Senior Workplace Relations Lead and will provide Workplace Relations advisory and other Business Partner support across probation period, employee performance and associated people practices, employee grievances and separations.
This position is also expected to contribute to projects and the review of relevant policy and procedures within the remit of the Workplace Relations team and will be required to undertake regular travel to remote communities to engage with our regional and ranger teams.
The key duties of the position include
- Cultivate and maintain collaborative relationships with all relevant stakeholders, in particular operational level supervisors, to support the NLC people centric leadership model and section deliverables.
- Assist with the implementation of key transformative people related initiatives that are designed to guide the NLC into a space of contemporary and culturally safe practice whilst the NLC strives to realise its 'Activating Land and Sea Rights' and 'Building the Bush' strategies.
- Provide advice and support within the Workplace Relations Team remit to employees and supervisors across the following key areas; probation, performance, conduct, grievances and complaints and staff separation.
- Under guidance from the Senior Workplace Relations Lead, proactively manage a caseload within the scope of the position, ensuring timely resolution and closure of cases with the results balancing employee and organisational needs.
- Draft relevant correspondence for stakeholders, such as 'request to meet letters' as well as 'letters of outcome' in relation to Workplace Relations matters.
- Ensure relevant file and case management notes are taken and all information is treated with utmost confidentially and stored safely in the Content Manager document management system.
- Undertake Workplace Relations investigations as required, ensuring procedural fairness.
- Liaise with stakeholders to ensure timely completion of probation and performance reviews across the organisation.
- Educate and facilitate workshops with stakeholders on relevant People & Culture policies, procedures, processes, forms and other documentation.
- Contribute to projects that are within the remit of the Workplace Relations team (e.g. review of probation and performance review processes, employee engagement surveys etc.).
- Adhere to the NLC Code of Conduct and work in a manner which is professional, respectful, and collaborative to foster sound working relationships within your immediate team and the broader organisation.
- Actively participate in performance enhancement processes and learning and development requirements of your role.
- Ensure your personal health and safety and that of others by undertaking your duties and tasks in a safe manner and complying with NLC's WHS management system and associated policies and procedures
- Promote and support organisational work health and safety initiatives.
