Specialist, Employee Relations

17 hours ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Insurance Australia Group Full time

Create impact as a Specialist, Employee Relations Your Role

At IAG, were driven by purpose to make your world a safer place. We're looking for a confident and experienced Employee Relations Specialist to help shape a safe, inclusive, and high-performing workplace. Youll be a trusted advisor to our People& Culture team and leaders, providing expert, compliant, and pragmatic ER/IR advice that supports both people and performance.

The purpose of the role and your unique contribution is to provide specialist, compliant and trusted Employee Relations/Industrial Relations recommendations and advice to P, IAG leaders and their teams. The role ensures our people can perform at their best through ensuring a safe and inclusive place to work supported by fit-for-purpose policies and procedures that enable the future of work, embrace IAGs Purpose and promote the achievement of the IAG strategic priorities.

Your work will directly influence how we build a future-focused, people-first organisation and youll play a key role in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

If youre passionate about making a real impact and ready to lead ER conversations that matter, wed love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us shape the future of work at IAG.

This is a permanent opportunity to be based in Gadigal Country (Sydney) and Naarm (Melbourne).

About You

  • Experience providing employee relations advice, ideally in a commercial organisation of significant complexity and/or across multiple jurisdictions
  • Proven ability to translate complex and technical employee relations issues into pragmatic and plain language solutions
  • Proven ability to advise on the people components of business transactions and projects
  • Ability to work autonomously and proactively, as well as part of a high performing team
  • Strategic mindset able to anticipate employee relations issues and take an active approach resolving them
  • Courage and ability to challenge and influence stakeholders
  • Demonstrated experience coaching and upskilling leaders and HR practitioners in employee relations issues
  • Proven ability to actively keep abreast of changes in external environment and translate into internal environment
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively across whole of function and broader group to reach common approach
  • Mediation and settlement expertise.
  • 5-8+ years ER or employment law experience
  • Experience at a leading global or ASX top 50 company

Applications close Tuesday 21 October, 23:59pm AEST.

Make sure to discuss all internal applications with your current manager before applying.

With IAG, youll have access to:

  • Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance
  • 5 myLeave days per year on top of annual leave
  • Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex
  • Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave, available from the day you start, for both primary and secondary carers
  • Dedicated career growth programs, including the award-winning IAG Academy
  • Discounts on every day and special occasion items
  • Great employee network communities
  • Award-winning recognition and reward program
  • employment type eligibility criteria apply

ABOUT US

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. Thats not just words. Its our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.

Were ready for you. Apply today.

Learn more aboutwho IAG is here.



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