Senior Industrial / Employee Relations Specialist
- Grow as an IR expert, lead complex cases, advise executives.
- Flexible work arrangements, impactful role, drive health sector change.
- Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income & increases your take-home pay.
Join WSLHD as a Senior IR/ER Specialist—drive impactful workplace solutions, lead key negotiations, and shape policy. Make a difference. Apply now!
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Maternity leave relief (up to November / December 2025) with flexible working arrangements.
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration: $137,173 – $163,431 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: North Parramatta (Cumberland Hospital)
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Holroyd, and Parramatta LGAs, providing primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare.
- Tertiary care for the Greater Western Region
- Vision: Better health services for Western Sydney and beyond
- Values: Collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment
- Dedicated to high-quality, accessible healthcare
What you'll be doing
The Senior IR/ER Specialist provides strategic industrial relations support, addressing employment legislation, Award interpretation, and employee relations issues. This role is key in fostering a collaborative environment within WSLHD and navigating complex workplace matters. In this role you will:
- Offer expert advice on employment and industrial issues
- Facilitate cooperative relations with stakeholders
- Lead negotiations with industrial associations
- Represent WSLHD in Tribunals and Industrial Commission
- Develop IR policies and resources to build team capability
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume, cover letter and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Law, Industrial Relations, Employment Law, Human Resources Management, or equivalent or extensive high-level experience in managing industrial employment matters in a large diverse service industry organisation.
- Experience in providing high quality strategic employment relations advice together with demonstrated ability to manage industrial matters including negotiations with industrial associations, advocacy experience, Award and legislation interpretation and application.
- Sound knowledge of the NSW Industrial Relations system, and demonstrated experience in presenting matters before the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and Statutory bodies including preparing and presenting matters before tribunals and industrial associations.
- Demonstrated experience in managing workplace disputes, grievances and conducting investigations.
- Proven experience in leading employment and or industrial negotiations as well as providing sound advice on related matters.
- High level communication, interpersonal, sound analytical and problem solving skills, including demonstrated ability to represent or advocate complex issues on behalf of the WSLHD before relevant statutory tribunals.
- Strong conceptual and problem solving skills, including an ability to respond creatively to issues raised, providing alternate acceptable solutions.
Requisition ID: REQ525713
Applications Close: 26th November 2024
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Swetha Chowdavarapu at swetha.chowdavarapu@health.nsw.gov.au
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.
