Workplace Relations Specialist

Job title : Workplace Relations Specialist
Location : Sydney
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Job reference : 1697076
You will play a key role in delivering practical, compliant, and commercially balanced employee relations advice, while contributing to enterprise-wide ER/IR capability and frameworks.

Reporting to the Employee Relations Manager, you will manage various complex and high-risk employee and industrial relations matters across a diverse workforce.

Key responsibilities include:
  
  • Managing complex ER cases and investigations
  • Providing expert advice on legislation, awards, and agreements
  • Partnering with senior leaders and wider HR team with confidential and sensitive matters
  • Identifying trends and proactively managing risk
  • Coaching managers and HR teams to build ER capability
  • Ensuring strong governance, compliance, and documentation
About You

You are a confident, commercially minded ER professional with strong judgement and credibility at senior levels.

You will also bring:
  
  • Strong knowledge of Australian employment and industrial relations law
  • Proven experience managing complex investigations and disputes
  • Ability to work independently in high-pressure environments
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • High-level written and verbal communication capability
  • Ability to act with pace whilst ensuring high attention to detail
Experience & Qualifications
  • Degree in Law, HR, Industrial Relations, or related discipline an advantage
  • At least 4 years’ experience in ER specialist role
  • Background in large and complex organisations would be preferred
  • Strong experience in compliance, risk, and governance
Why Consider This Role?
  • Working with key senior stakeholders in a complex organisation
  • Opportunity to influence ER/IR strategy and frameworks
  • Fantastic benefits including hybrid working, discounts and parental leave
  • Competitive remuneration package