• Employment Type: Continuing position
• Remuneration:143k-$151k + 17% super and leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid work arrangement available)

About UNSW
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

This role is based in our Employee Relations (ER) Advisory team that sits within our wider HR function to provide a centralised service offering the delivery of strategic and operational employee relations and industrial relations support to UNSW stakeholders.

Why Your Role Matters:
As a Senior ER Consultant in our ER Advisory team, you will manage an ER portfolio team of Consultants and Officers to service a large client group and deliver expert advice and guidance on a wide range of employee and complex industrial relations matters in your area.

This newly created role will support the development of fair and forward-thinking practices, policies, and procedures. Fostering effective working relationships with the HRBP team and relevant people leaders, you’ll shape and implement ER strategies and plans that drive proactive management of issues and continuous improvement initiatives in your area.

Reporting to the Head, Employee Relations Advisor, the position supervises ER Consultant(s) and/or ER Officer(s). Working across UNSW, you will have the opportunity to manage complex cases and advise on interesting and diverse matters including:

• industrial instrument and legislative interpretation
• workplace change and restructuring
• industrial disputes
• employee performance
• termination of employment and employee separations
• managing ill and injured workers
• employment related disclosures and conflicts of interest.

Who You Are: We’re seeking an experienced ER specialist who can lead and support their team through diverse case management. Holding an extensive background in providing sound ER advice to stakeholders, you’ll bring a practiced approach to shaping and applying ER and HR practices in a large, diverse organisation.
Required skills and experience include:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (including industrial relations, HR or law) with extensive experience providing employee relations related advice to line management, and dealing with employee unions, in a large, complex organisation.
• Expert knowledge of relevant workplace legislation and current employment case law gained through various organisations and unionised environments.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships and partner with internal clients in providing effective employee relations solutions.
• Ability to lead, motivate and train team members, to establish priorities and manage competing deadlines for self and others.
• Excellent consultation, influencing and negotiation skills and proven ability to engage effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
• Ability to work independently and contribute to a team environment, providing guidance and supervision to other team members

For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the position description

How to Apply: To lead an ER portfolio team in delivering expert advice and support in employee relations, we invite you to submit your CV & cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points listed above) before Monday 14 October by 11:50pm.
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include: 

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc) 
• Additional 3 days leave during December festive period.
• Career development opportunities 
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

Job queries contact: Katherine Molloy, Talent Acquisition Consultant
E: katherine.molloy@unsw.edu.au  (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.