Case Management Specialist

**Acknowledgement of Country**

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**Role highlights**
- **Collaborate with senior leaders and diverse teams to drive positive people outcomes**:

- **Enjoy flexible hybrid work options supporting work-life balance**:

- **Join Australia's national science agency and contribute to a values-driven organisation**

**About CSIRO**

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

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**The opportunity**

**Play a key role in resolving complex people matters at Australia's national science agency.**

CSIRO's Workplace Relations team provides specialist advice and support on complex workplace matters. As a Case Management Specialist, you'll play a key role in managing sensitive employee issues including misconduct, bullying, harassment, and discrimination.

Reporting to the Case Management Manager, you'll conduct fair and thorough investigations, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and guide leaders through resolution processes.

Your expertise will help uphold CSIRO's workplace standards and foster a safe, respectful environment for all.

**Your high-level duties will include**:

- Manage and conduct impartial and thorough workplace investigations into complex employee matters
- Provide clear, concise advice and risk assessments to senior leaders across CSIRO
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Industrial Relations, Health & Wellbeing, and Integrity to resolve issues
- Maintain accurate, confidential case records and ensure timely progress tracking and reporting

**Role particulars**

**Location and office arrangements**:
Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide or Hobart.
Hybrid working available. Other CSIRO locations may be considered.

**Salary**: AU$114,219 - AU$123,605 per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation

**Tenure & work schedule**:
Indefinite/Full Time

**Reference**:100679

**Essential criteria**
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and/or postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management, Business Management, Industrial Relations, Employment Law or other relevant discipline.
- Specialised workplace investigation qualifications.
- At least 5 years' demonstrated experience conducting workplace investigations or related regulatory investigations
- Superior written and verbal communication skills including influencing and negotiation to interact with a diverse range of key stakeholders across CSIRO.
- Demonstrated commitment to maintaining confidentiality and upholding ethical standards, respectful behaviours and attitudes in a collaborative environment.

**Desirable**
- Demonstrated experience conducting workplace investigations or related regulatory investigations within a government organisation.
- Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations and provide sound, evidence-based recommendations.
- High-level interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport, manage sensitive conversations, and influence outcomes
- Ability to deal with difficult or high-conflict situations in a calm and professional manner

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.

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**Setting you up for success**

**Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements**

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.

**Inclusion and belonging**

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

**Eligibility**

**Child safety**

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