Deputy Director, Workplace Relations Expert

14 hours ago

Perth, Western Australia Page Executive Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Deputy Director, Workplace Relations to join our team at Curtin University. As a key member of our People and Culture department, you will play a critical role in providing expert industrial relations and employee relations guidance to our Business Partners and University leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver strategic advice on industrial relations and employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks.
  • Lead and develop a team of IR/ER professionals, providing high-quality, responsive services across the University.
  • Oversee complex case management issues, brief external legal providers as needed, and conduct thorough and fair workplace investigations.
  • Provide high-level advice to the Chief People Officer on strategic people-related matters and support or lead submissions to Industrial Tribunals for issues such as unfair dismissals and discrimination complaints.
  • Facilitate the enterprise bargaining process, from planning and negotiation to lodgement and implementation.
  • Resolve individual workplace relations issues, support employment-related transactions, and ensure compliance with policies and major workplace changes.
  • Identify and address compliance and IR risk issues, ensuring that policies and procedures effectively manage employee-related matters.
  • Represent People & Culture on University Committees and working groups, and collaborate with P&C Business Partners and external providers to ensure high-quality advice and guidance.
  • Promote and support inclusive policies and practices that reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and foster a diverse workforce.

Requirements:

  • Tertiary qualifications in Law or Industrial Relations and extensive relevant experience.
  • Extensive experience in industrial or employee relations, including a proven track record of managing complex employee investigations, negotiating enterprise agreements, and resolving high-stakes disputes.
  • Proven expertise and demonstrated success in overseeing and resolving intricate industrial matters, including experience with industrial tribunals and handling sensitive workplace issues.
  • Possess a thorough understanding of relevant employee relations and industrial relations legislation and regulatory frameworks.
  • An awareness of modern People and Culture management theories and practices, particularly within the higher education sector, is important.
  • Strong abilities in coaching, mentoring, and influencing are essential.
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to analyse sensitive and complex issues, develop innovative solutions, and address problems in a timely and effective manner.
  • Capability to build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Motivated and resilient individual who thrives in a dynamic environment; committed to supporting the strategic objectives of People and Culture and contributing to the University's success.

What's on Offer:

Curtin University is committed to supporting their employees by offering generous employee benefits and promoting health and well-being, flexible working, and personal development opportunities.

Curtin truly encourages their people and teams to achieve a balance between work and life outside of work. Their flexible ways of working are underpinned by family-friendly policies including flexible working hours, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers and paid leave for partners and purchased leave arrangements.

In addition to providing a range of benefits and programs as conditions of employment for staff, they offer lifestyle and financial benefits; including essential services (banking, superannuation and health insurance) to nice-to-haves (shopping, travel and entertainment).

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