Are you looking for a new adventure? Perhaps adding to your skillset? Challenging yourself in a new environment? We’re seeking a Principal Employee Relations Advisor to join our hardworking team at Bowen Hills.

Job details

In this strategic role, you will manage complex HR casework and provide expert guidance on employment and industrial relations matters. You'll partner with leaders across the department to ensure compliance, fairness, and best practice, supporting informed decisions that drive organisational excellence.

What you'll do

• Provide expert and high-quality employee relations and industrial relations advice (both written and verbal) on a wide range of highly complex matters to Department of Health leaders and management including, but not limited, interpretation of legislation, industrial instruments, policies, systems, and practices.
• Effectively manage and develop tactical and evidence-based advice and prepare submissions, correspondence, and briefing notes for senior officer approval on highly complex employee relations and industrial relations casework. Key focus areas for casework include but are not limited to, complex grievances requiring a specialist level of support, internal reviews, employee suspensions, investigations, and discipline.
• Demonstrate professional leadership through active participation in peer and case review mechanisms, and actively coach line managers and share information across HR Advisory Services in order to foster an environment of continuous professional learning and increased capability development.
• Identify and respond to new and emerging employee relations and industrial relations issues and provide specialised and extensive advice on any complexities and longer-term implications for Department of Health clients as required.

About you

We are searching for someone with:

• Expert skills and knowledge and comprehensive understanding of employment and industrial relations legislation, policies, and procedures within a large, complex public sector organisation.
• Demonstrated experience and success in the autonomous and responsive handling of complex employee relations and industrial relations matters in a large and complex operating environment.
• Record of achievement in providing (verbal and written) high-level advisory and support services to senior stakeholders on employee relations and industrial relations matters including legislative frameworks, policy issues and developments, trends and emerging issues.
• High developed written and oral communication, interpersonal, consultation and negotiation skills including demonstrated ability to develop and maintain constructive and productive professional relationships and networks, adeptly manage expectations, and navigate complex organisational dynamics.
• Proven ability to meet timeframes and competing deadlines, solve a range of high level and sensitive employee relations and industrial relations problems, be solutions focussed and intrinsically motivated.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

Competitive salaries

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions. 

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis such as temporary, full time or part time.ﾠ

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• QLD641536 Principal ER Advisor RD (PDF, 1.28MB)
  Role Description
  
  QH Information for Applicants (PDF, 938KB)
  Application Kit