About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Lead – Workplace Relations to join our People team and lead critical, organisation-wide initiatives across workplace relations. This is an 18-month max term position.
This is a high-impact role focused on delivering key programs of work including examples such as workplace wage assurance, organisational restructuring and HRMS implementation or the overseeing of Enterprise Agreement renewal. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring compliant, sustainable and contemporary workplace practices across a large, complex and nationally dispersed organisation.
Working closely with senior leaders and subject matter experts, you will translate strategy into practical outcomes—balancing technical excellence, stakeholder alignment, and business impact.
Your Impact:
About You:
You are a commercially minded and outcomes-driven leader who thrives in complex environments and can confidently lead high-profile, high-risk Workplace Relations programs.
You will bring:
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale Workplace Relations or Industrial Relations projects, ideally including wage compliance/remediation and enterprise bargaining
- Strong technical understanding of Australian employment legislation, Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements
- Proven ability to draw on and coordinate specialist expertise (IR, legal, payroll, systems) to deliver integrated outcomes
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, including experience working with executive leadership and unions
- Strong project leadership capability, with experience managing multiple workstreams, competing priorities and tight timeframes
- Ability to balance technical WR requirements with commercial, operational and people considerations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex issues into clear and actionable insights
- Experience working in complex, multi-site or highly regulated environments (aged care, health, community services or similar highly regarded)
About Us:
BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.
We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.
That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. The closing date is subject to change without notice
Successful candidates will be subject to a variety of background checks including a national criminal history check, reference checks and, if applicable, WWCC, NDIS worker screening check and a pre-employment medical.
BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all
Recruitment agencies please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting employees directly as all communications are to go through the Talent Acquisition team. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Thank you.
