Principal Advisor

4 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Queensland Health Full time

The role
As our Principal Advisor, lead the charge in industrial relations and human resources strategy. This role is your opportunity to provide expert advisory services across the organization, ensuring seamless employee relations and proactive dispute resolution. You'll manage emergent industrial matters, oversee key projects, and play a pivotal role in award maintenance and enterprise bargaining processes through negotiation, conciliation, and arbitration. Your responsibilities includes (Not limited to):

- Provide advisory and support services on complex human resource and employee relations issues to senior executives across Queensland Health.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including government departments, senior executives, managers, and unions.
- Lead enterprise bargaining processes, prepare for negotiations, represent in conciliation and arbitration, and implement outcomes.
- Identify and address new human resource and industrial relations challenges, advising on their long-term impact for Queensland Health.

The successful person

**You will have demonstrated**:

- Ability to lead enterprise bargaining processes, including negotiations and hearings at the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
- Strong skills in managing industrial disputes, advocating, negotiating, and deep knowledge of QIRC rules.
- Skills in high-level advisory services to senior stakeholders on HR and industrial relations.
- Strong innovative problem-solving skills in complex and dynamic environments.

About us
The Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
The Human Resources Branch collaborates with stakeholders across Queensland Health to implement human resource strategies that empower our workforce in delivering high-quality healthcare to Queenslanders. Our services encompass attracting and retaining staff, fostering workforce culture and capability, maintaining employment arrangements, overseeing workforce performance, and ensuring compliance with statutory obligations.

**Benefits**:

- A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
- Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
- Flexible working arrangements
- Diverse work culture
- Career training and development

How to apply
- Please submit your resume (including the details of two referees), and
- A cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining your skills and experience relevant for this role.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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