Senior Workplace Relations Consultant

Work Type:

Location:

Melbourne - VIC 

  • Collaborative and skilled People & Culture Team.
  • Melbourne CBD Location + Hybrid Working.
  • Permanent Position | Up to $170K Pkg + Monthly RDO.

The Organisation
Serving Victorian communities through delivering expert rescue services and education through prevention programs, this organisation is committed to keeping Victorians safe. With a broad range of specialist response services, they have supported our communities for over a century and consistently look for ways to enrich our community experience.
  
Your Role
Provide expert workplace relations advice and guidance across a variety of employee and industrial relations matters, strategically enabling organisational success.
  
Key focuses:

  • Build and maintain trusted working relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external), including unions and other industry associations;
  • Provide strategic and technical industrial relations advice and guidance to leaders across the organisation, including enterprise bargaining policy review, management of Fair Work Commission matters and escalated disputes and grievances;
  • Identify improvements and areas for further coaching across the organisation in order to continuously mitigate risks and build capability across workplace relations;
  • As Workplace Relations SME, collaborate with and support colleagues across the P&C team, sharing your knowledge to develop others and ensuring effective management of workplace relations matters.
About You
An expert in workplace relations, you thrive in a purpose led and collaborative environment where you can proactively lead and influence others.
  
Additionally, you bring:  
  • Demonstrated success in a senior workplace relations role/s, providing comprehensive industrial relations advice within complex environments;
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, able to build credibility and influence across all levels;
  • The ability to think strategically, utilising data and facts to support a preventative and forward thinking approach;
  • Enjoyment in working autonomously, effectively managing priorities to ensure delivery, whilst also contributing and collaborating within a team environment.
Culture & Benefits
This permanent position comes with a range of benefits including:
  • Join a truly purpose led organisation and be involved in interesting and complex workplace relations matters;
  • Collaborative and committed P&C team that support each other;
  • Monthly RDO;
  • Free access to gym.   
Apply online now if the above sounds like you! Or for more specific questions, contact Michelle Nugara at The Next Step on mnugara@thenextstep.com.au. Please submit applications online only, not to this email address.

Reference Number:

3931863

Date Published:

19-Jun-2025

Contact Name:

Michelle Nugara

Contact Email:

mnugara@thenextstep.com.au

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