Specialist - Employment Relations

1 month ago


Perth, Australia Water Corporation Full time

**Specialist - Employment Relations**
**-**
**1124**

**Primary Location** WA-Perth - Inner-John Tonkin Water Centre - Leederville

**Organization** People & Capability
- **Permanent Opportunity within People & Capability**:

- **Collaborate with a dynamic and diverse team**:

- **Utilise your ER experience to make a difference in the corporation**

**About the role**:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Employment Relations Specialist to join our People & Employment Relations team on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Manager
- People & Employment Relations, this is an exciting opportunity to work within a professional, credible People & Employment Relations team, you will support our leaders to provide a great place to work for our employees.

In this hands-on role, you will be willing to get stuck in, working with the team and managers to resolve issues effectively. You will provide specialist advice and support on all employee & industrial relations matters including case management, dispute management and investigations.

**What the role will involve**:

- Coaching and providing advice on the interpretation of enterprise agreements, modern awards and employment contracts
- Provide advice on technical aspects of investigations and advise on appropriate outcomes of investigations
- Work on responses for employee claims related to equal employment opportunity, unfair dismissal, unlawful termination and adverse action
- Be involved in conciliation hearings before the Fair Work Commission, Industrial Magistrates Court and Equal Opportunity Commission.
- Support with drafting papers to the People & Culture Committee, Board, and Executive Team to outline recommendations on employment relations initiatives
- Be an active member of Water Corporation’s Enterprise Bargaining team and Joint Consultative Committee with trade unions and employee representatives

**Key skills and experience**:

- Degree level qualification in human resources management, industrial relations, employment law or a related discipline
- Qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in workplace investigations.
- Strong working experience in interfacing with the Fair Work Commission in respect to claims and disputes.
- Experience in providing employment relations advice and consultancy services in a medium to large multi-disciplined organisation.
- Experience in interfacing with unions and employee associations.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills to engage with a range of stakeholders

**Applications close on the 7**th** of March 2023.**

As part of the recruitment process you will be required to complete Pre-Employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.

**_We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date._**

**Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace**:
Water Corporation is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. How we will achieve this is outlined in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and People and Safety Strategy.

We acknowledge the different skills, experiences and perspectives that people from diverse backgrounds including, race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation bring to the workplace, will only strengthen our workforce. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive, where all our people feel that they belong, are valued, respected and have equal access to opportunities and resources.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.

To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit our website.



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