Principal Employee Relations Advisor

We are seeking a fixed term temporary full-time AO7 Principal Employee Relations Advisor (for 6 months) to join our team at Strategic Services Procurement, Department of Health. This role is responsible for providing strategic, tactical and operational employee and industrial relations advice for the Contracting In and Contracting Out Industrial Obligations project to enable the delivery on strategic objectives. If this sounds like the type of role for you we encourage you to apply.
Department of Health - Why work for us?
The Department of Health has a diverse set of responsibilities, and a common purpose of creating better health care for Queenslanders. The department is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We strongly believe in the need to work with people that value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace.
The COVID-19 Supply Chain Surety Division will provide a high-quality and resilient supply chain service to ensure our frontline healthcare workers can deliver effective patient care.
As part of the COVID-19 Supply Chain Surety Division (CSCSD), you will be part of an organisation who helps care for Queenslanders.
We know it is important for people to work in an organisation that provides more than just a job. In joining CSCSD, you will embark on a journey to help us realise our vision of being 'Australia's best healthcare support partner'.

**What we are looking for**:

- High-level skills and knowledge of the state industrial relations statutory framework (i.e. Industrial Relations Act 2016 and Public Service Act 2008) and industrial instruments which may be relevant to Queensland Health.
- Proven experience in managing all aspects of industrial disputes, demonstrated through advocacy, negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Record of achievement in providing high-level advisory and support services to senior stakeholders on employee and industrial relations matters including legislative frameworks, policy issues and developments, trends and emerging issues.
- Proven conceptual, analytical and innovative problem-solving skills that results in client focused solutions.
- Highly developed communication skills including the ability to write quality, concise reports, briefs and correspondence.
- Proven experience in building constructive relationships to negotiate and deliver outcomes for the organisation.

**Mandatory qualifications and other requirements**:

- Whilst not mandatory, qualifications in HR Management/IR, Law and Business or similar will be highly regarded.
- It is a condition of employment for this role, for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 as per the Queensland Health Human Resources Policy B70.
- It may be a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against one or more of the following vaccine preventable diseases during their employment (Health Employment Directive No. 01/16): measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), varicella (chicken pox),pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, tuberculosis.

Benefits of working with the Department of Health By joining the Department of Health you will work within a fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment where every employee plays a critical role in our ongoing success. You will enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

- Competitive govt salary + up to 12.75% employer superannuation and leave loading
- Flexible working arrangements available that offers work/life balance and some roles may provide the flexibility to work from home
- Employee Assistance Program
- Salary packaging
- Career training and development opportunitiesThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.