Step into a role where your expertise counts.

• $156,800 inc. super + salary packaging
• Permanent Full-Time
• Melbourne CBD

What's the brief?

You'll be the supporting complex employee and industrial relations matters across a large, highly unionised workforce, partnering with leaders to navigate enterprise agreements, disputes, investigations and workplace risk.

This is a hands-on role where you'll become the go-to expert for the organisation's most complex matters, representing the business in Fair Work Commission proceedings, building trusted union relationships and helping leaders confidently navigate challenging workplace situations.

The next 12 months will be particularly exciting, with multiple Enterprise Agreements being implemented across the organisation. You'll play a pivotal role ensuring successful rollout, compliance, stakeholder education and operational adoption.

Reporting to an experienced Workplace Relations leader, you'll have the autonomy to manage complex matters end-to-end while contributing to broader workplace relations strategy, capability uplift and process improvement initiatives.

Is This Your Perfect Match?

You're a genuine Workplace Relations professional.

The kind of person who enjoys interpreting complex Enterprise Agreements, navigating difficult employee relations matters and finding practical solutions that balance legal compliance with operational realities.

You build credibility quickly, can hold firm boundaries when required and know how to influence stakeholders without creating unnecessary conflict.

You're equally comfortable representing an organisation in the Fair Work Commission, facilitating a training workshop for leaders or negotiating solutions with union representatives.

Most importantly, you're collaborative rather than combative. You understand that the best workplace relations outcomes come from strong relationships, practical thinking and a focus on resolution rather than escalation.

Your Role in Action

• Support the implementation of multiple Enterprise Agreements, ensuring successful adoption, compliance and stakeholder understanding
• Represent the organisation in Fair Work Commission matters including unfair dismissals, general protections and flexible work disputes
• Manage settlement negotiations, deeds of release and litigation strategy where required
• Provide expert advice across performance management, conduct, investigations, terminations and dispute resolution
• Build and maintain productive relationships with multiple union stakeholders
• Partner with leaders to navigate complex workforce challenges and organisational change initiatives
• Design and deliver workplace relations training, workshops and capability-building programs
• Translate complex industrial legislation and Enterprise Agreement provisions into practical guidance for leaders and HR teams
• Support payroll compliance and system implementation activities linked to Enterprise Agreement changes
• Contribute to workplace relations strategy, governance and process improvement initiatives
• Lead or support complex workplace investigations where required
• Identify opportunities to improve workplace relations processes, frameworks and operational effectiveness
• Contribute to future-focused initiatives, including practical applications of AI within Workplace Relations

What You Bring

• Demonstrated experience in a Workplace Relations, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or Employment Law role
• Enterprise Agreement interpretation and implementation experience is ideal but not essential
• Proven Fair Work Commission advocacy experience, managing matters from commencement through resolution is ideal but not essential
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters including disputes, investigations and performance matters
• Strong union engagement experience and the ability to build collaborative stakeholder relationships
• Excellent understanding of Australian industrial relations legislation and frameworks
• Confidence partnering with senior leaders and influencing outcomes in complex environments
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to simplify complex industrial concepts
• Strong written communication and documentation skills
• The ability to manage multiple complex matters simultaneously while maintaining quality and attention to detail
• Exposure to large, complex or highly unionised organisations will be highly regarded
• Experience within healthcare, public sector or similarly regulated environments will be advantageous but is not essential