Position Overview
Senior Consultant, Industrial Relations – 12‐month fixed‐term contract. The role focuses on delivering a next‐generation payroll system and ensuring compliance with enterprise agreements and industrial regulations.
Key Responsibilities
* Interpret complex enterprise agreements and provide guidance on payroll compliance.
* Lead remediation processes and manage remediation milestones.
* Collaborate across departments, including Legal, Project Management, and IT, to validate compliance requirements and implement technical solutions.
* Design and execute testing regimes and review processes to ensure the payroll platform meets current obligations and future regulatory changes.
* Identify gaps, propose enhancements, and document outcomes to strengthen system integrity.
* Act as a trusted partner by promoting best practice, continuous improvement, and compliance in a transformative project.
Required Qualifications
* Substantial experience in industrial/employee relations, including expertise in employment law.
* Hands‐on experience with payroll systems and a deep understanding of legislative frameworks governing payroll.
* Track record of implementing compliance measures within large organisations.
* Experience engaging unions and understanding union priorities and practices.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to present findings, explain regulatory considerations and facilitate training.
* Highest qualification – a degree in Employee / Industrial Relations / Human Resources / Law or an equivalent discipline.
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