What you will be doing: As Principal Advisor, Employee Relations you will be responsible for providing industrial relations and employee relations advice and assistance across the department:
• Lead the implementation of effective industrial and employee relations strategy across the department, including the development and implementation of employee relations and human resources policies and initiatives.
• Provide high level advice to departmental management and staff on a diverse range of contemporary employee relations and human resource issues, including organisational change, discipline, performance management, conflict resolution and industrial relations.
• Represent the department in the negotiation of enterprise bargaining agreements and coordinate related activities, including liaison with central agencies and consultation with staff.
• Deliver industrial relations consultancy services, especially in relation to the provision of expert level advice on a diverse range of matters relating to the department's employment framework and the interpretation and application of relevant certified agreements, awards, legislation and directives.
• Engage in high level negotiations with employee organisations in relation to specific industrial relations and human resource issues.
Mediate and liaise with employee organisations on day-to-day issues that affect the department and its employees.
• Represent the department and perform advocacy before external tribunals including the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
• Lead research, prepare high level correspondence including submissions, briefing notes, ministerial responses, and information papers relating to employee relations and industrial relations issues.
• Conduct research into industrial relations issues as they relate to the department's business and employees to determine applicability, cost impacts, whole-of-department and whole-of Government implications, and formulate and present recommendations arising from such research.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/********* Closing Date: Monday, 15 December ****