- Working closely with senior leaders, People & Culture, Legal and unions.
- Manage and resolve complex collective disputes, union claims and consultations.
We are partnering with a large, complex and highly unionised organisation to recruit an experienced
Senior Industrial Relations Manager into a permanent role. This is a senior, business-facing position with responsibility for enterprise bargaining, major workforce change, complex industrial disputes and strategic industrial relations advice.
About the Role
Working closely with senior leaders, People & Culture, Legal, operational stakeholders and union representatives, you will provide practical and commercially focused industrial relations advice across the organisation.
You will play a key role in developing and delivering industrial relations strategies that support operational priorities, manage risk and enable effective workforce outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, support and prepare for enterprise bargaining activities, including strategy development, negotiations, approval processes and implementation planning.
- Lead and support major business and workforce change programs, providing strategic industrial relations advice throughout consultation and implementation.
- Advise senior leaders, executives and key stakeholders on workforce change, industrial obligations, compliance and risk management.
- Manage and resolve complex collective disputes, union claims and consultation processes.
- Represent or support the organisation in matters before the Fair Work Commission and other relevant industrial tribunals, where required.
- Partner with operational leaders, People & Culture, Legal and union representatives to develop practical industrial relations solutions that enable business outcomes.
- Identify and manage industrial, compliance and payroll-related risks.
- Use data, workforce insights and continuous improvement approaches to strengthen bargaining, consultation, compliance and industrial relations processes.
About You
- You are a trusted and commercially minded industrial relations professional who is comfortable operating in a complex, fast-paced and highly unionised environment.
- You bring sound judgement, resilience and strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate sensitive matters, influence senior decision-makers and build productive relationships across the business.
- Significant industrial or workplace relations experience within a large, complex and unionised organisation.
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting enterprise bargaining processes.
- Strong experience in negotiations, claim management, industrial action planning, approval processes and agreement implementation.
- Proven experience managing collective disputes, union engagement and major workforce change programs.
- Experience managing matters before industrial tribunals or the Fair Work Commission.
- The ability to identify and manage industrial, compliance and payroll-related risks.
- Strong analytical capability, with experience using data and insights to support practical decision-making.
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-management skills.
- Legal qualifications or an equivalent workplace relations qualification are desirable.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to join a major organisation in a senior and influential industrial relations position. You will work on complex, high-impact matters and partner closely with leaders across the business to shape workforce strategy and deliver sustainable industrial outcomes.
How to Apply
Apply through the link provided or contact Clario at
[email protected] with your CV, location and availability.
