Employee Relations Advisor

**We are Woolworths Group**

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

**Employee Relations Advisor**
- 12 month secondment
- VIC location, offices in Mulgrave and Melbourne CBDHybrid, flexible environment while supporting with a varied caseload

**Welcome to the People Team**

Better experiences for our Team Members are the key to unlocking a better future for our customers and communities. Our People Team is responsible for powering the trajectory of our business and the wellbeing of our people - through the design and delivery of a seamless and enriching Team Member experience. One that strengthens the foundations of our organisation, empowering passionate Team Members to become purpose-led Woolworths Group advocates and attracting a new generation of talent to the group.

**What you'll do**

We are seeking an Employee Relations Advisor for a parental leave cover, to join our close knit team who foster a culture of collaboration and service excellence. We are enabled by effective and efficient people processes and technology to support the management of our ER matters. The ER Advisor role is an integral part of the E2E Team Services Tribe reporting to the Product Owner (ER Manager). This is a largely autonomous role focusing on providing high quality Employee Relations advice to the business, whilst working within a highly collaborative team of ER professionals.
- Delivering day to day phone based advice and coaching to line managers on employee relations matters such as grievances, performance management, misconduct, investigations, policy breaches, wellness and health matters
- Staying abreast of internal policy and external legislation to ensure the highest quality advice is givenInfluencing, coaching and developing line managers to model the desired interpersonal and leadership skills to create a positive working environment in line with our values and employee relations framework

**What you'll bring**
- Sound experience in Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or case management, through previous roles or tertiary education (human resources or law)
- Proven ability to coach and support employees and line managers
- Experience interpreting and advising on the Fair Work Act and Enterprise Agreements
- Strong communication skills, stakeholder management and relationship building skills are important as is a commercial orientationEffective time management and the ability to manage a number of competing priorities and time sensitive cases.

**What you'll experience**
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
- Strong mentorship and development; opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
- A progressive and flexible WFH policy that gives you more control over your work, life and wellbeing
- Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their familiesTeam member benefits across all of our brands

**Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group**

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.