Manager, Workplace Relations

$148,452 - $162,784 (G10) salary plus 17% superannuation
- Fulltime, Continuing
- Friendly, collaborative, and supportive working environment

**Reference Number**:1056918**

**About the Role**:
Are you an experienced workplace relations professional with a strong background in employment law? Do you thrive on navigating complex matters, fostering constructive union relationships and contributing to a positive, compliant and values-driven workplace culture?

Curtin University is seeking a Manager, Workplace Relations to join our dynamic People and Culture team. This is a senior opportunity to shape and support our workplace relations framework, lead on complex matters and act as a trusted advisor to leaders and stakeholders across the University.

As **Manager Workplace Relations**, you will provide specialist advice on complex employee relations issues, support industrial change processes, contribute to enterprise bargaining initiatives and strengthen our team’s capability through leadership and coaching.

You will lead a high-performing team of workplace relations professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous development. Working closely with the Deputy Director, Workplace Relations, you will play a critical role in building a fair and respectful workplace culture that reflects our commitment to integrity, inclusion and excellence.

**Responsibilities**:
As the Manager, Workplace Relations, you will be responsible for:

- Leading a team of workplace relations professionals, providing guidance, support, and oversight to ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Managing complex employee matters and investigations in accordance with legal, industrial and policy frameworks.
- Providing expert interpretation of enterprise agreements, legislation, and policy to support fair and consistent outcomes.
- Building capability across the People and Culture function through coaching, education, and collaboration.
- Supporting constructive union and employee consultation through the coordination of appropriate processes and advice.
- Contributing to change management initiatives, including industrial change proposals and implementation support.
- Monitoring sector developments and workplace relations trends to support continuous improvement and strategic alignment.

**We are looking for someone with**:

- **Workplace Relations Expertise**
Extensive post-admission experience (ideally 5+ years) in employment law, workplace relations or industrial relations, with deep understanding of enterprise agreements, the Fair Work Act, and broader legislative frameworks.
- **Strategic Business Partnering**
Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders, aligning workplace relations strategies with organisational goals.
- **Analytical and Policy Insight**
- **Leadership and Capability Development**
Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, coaching, and oversight within a high-performing team, and to build capability in others through education and mentoring.
- **Collaboration and Team Contribution**
Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary HR function, contributing to shared goals and service excellence.
- **Digital and Process Fluency**
Familiarity with digital HR systems and a continuous improvement mindset in delivering workplace relations services.
- **Qualifications**
A degree in Law and admission to practice in Western Australia, with an unrestricted practising certificate.
- **Sector Insight** _(desirable)_
Experience working in the higher education sector, or a complex, regulated environment, will be highly regarded.

**Role Requirement**
- As this is a continuing (permanent) role, you will require permanent work rights in Australia to be considered
- Completion of a tertiary qualification in law, human resource management or related field.
- Employment law experience strongly desired.

**About Curtin University**

**What We Offer You**:
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.

**Join Us**

**If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents**:

- Up to date resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest, experience and addressing the section criteria for the role** (no more than two pages)**

**Applications close: Sunday, 10 August 2025**
- Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert._