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About the role
The Employee Relations (ER) Manager will lead an advisory team in the provision of expert, business focused advice, guidance, and support. In addition, the role will lead CPA's employee relations function and provide support in industrial relations matters. The ER Manager will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to a range of people-related initiatives that enhance the employee experience and make CPA a great place to work.
Duties include:
* Develop an effective ER strategy / roadmap to ensure that CPA is compliant with employment laws and regulations
* Lead the advisory team, ensuring they are equipped to effectively support leaders with a wide range of people matters
* Provide expertise, guidance and coaching to managers to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, to resolve complex ER matters and to mitigate risks to the organisation
* Engage and partner with CPA's appointed lawyers to assist with complex people matters as needed
* Coach and mentor managers to build strong people management capability in line with the CPA's culture, practices, and strategic plan
* Oversee the remuneration benchmarking process for CPA job roles using AON and other benchmarking sources
* Implement development strategies to ensure that the advisory team is equipped with the knowledge and skills required to perform their role and effectively support the business
* Partner with the CPO, Business Partners and external lawyers to prepare for the renewal of CPA's Enterprise Agreements
* Partner with the Business Partner and other P&C team members on the delivery of people related projects
About you:
* Extensive experience in the field of Human Resources, working autonomously at a senior level
* Relevant Bachelor's Degree or Higher Post Graduate studies in a relevant field (Human Resources, Employee Relations, Business, Law, Commerce)
* Strong leadership capability, able to coach mentor and engage a high performing team
* Ideally experience in a range of service delivery/operational sectors would be demonstrable
* Demonstrated experience managing multiple major projects at once
* Demonstrated experience in influencing and working collaboratively with employees at all levels across CPA
* Up to date knowledge on relevant employment legislation
* Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal working with a high level of attention to detail
Important information:
At CPA the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a low level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role please click here.
Please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking, or have sought, medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to fulfil the inherent requirements of this role. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive work environment and engaging workers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support candidates throughout the recruitment process, and to be successful and safe employees of CPA.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. As such we encourage all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the
rights
, wellbeing and safety of people with a disability. We are a
child safe
organisation and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct.
CPA is a smoke free workplace including in, on and around CPA sites and vehicles.