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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

1. Provide advice, coaching and support to Council employees on matters pertaining to employee relations and industrial relations, including but not limited to investigations, complaints and grievances, organisational change initiatives and enterprise agreement bargaining, implementation, interpretation and application. 2. Play an active role in the dispute settlement process within Council by developing, implementing and maintaining procedures that ensure awareness of responsibilities by all staff in employment issues. 3. Representation on behalf of Council before appropriate Industrial Tribunals and arrange briefs to employer associations and or advocates. 4. Lead the development and negotiation of the Enterprise Agreement. 5. The Program Leader Employee Relations has authority and freedom to act within established operational and budgetary guidelines and the provisions of relevant acts, regulations, codes and Council policies.6. Accountable for ensuring the organisations policies and legal obligations pertaining to the Fair Work Act and the Council’s Enterprise Agreement are met.7. The position is not responsible for significant financial resources. However, the role does haveresponsibility for identifying opportunities to ensure effective investment of resources.6. The incumbent fully briefs the Executive Manager or People, Culture and Engagement on significant issues of operational and strategic importance and can make decisions on routine and operational issues.7. This role is responsible for managing their own time, projects and priorities.8. Consider and generate contemporary solutions to a range of ER/IR matters.9. In conjunction with the Executive Manager or People, Culture and Engagement and the ER Advisors, conduct analysis and implement the various components of ER/IR initiatives.10. It is expected the incumbent will demonstrate leadership and model the organisational values as a member of the People, Culture and Engagement team.

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

• Provide high level poor performance and misconduct case management • CCC/PID assessments and management• Lead Employee Relations focused Human Resources initiatives within the Region• Provide Employee Relations advice to the General Manager (and delegates)• Approved teaching qualification applications CHRO briefs• Employee grievance case management

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

• Provide leadership to the region’s HR team of 5 staff• Operational Human Resources support to TAFE Queensland South-West Region• Compilation of establishment, excess leave and other reports• Business partnering in relation to rehabilitation, performance management and misconduct• CCC/PID assessment and reporting• Workcover responses and appeals• Employee grievances• Poor performance and misconduct case management

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• Provide Employee Relations advice to, and partnering with Region Human Resources teams• Advocacy – Anti-Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal, General Protections and Disputes (Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission)• Employee grievance reviews• Enterprise bargaining initiative implementation• Maintenance and development of TAFE Queensland Human Resources policy framework.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• Lead the development and provision of strategic employee relations advice (consistent with state Government policy direction) for consideration by the TAFE Queensland Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and regional General Managers. • Identify and analyse emergent issues and provide advice to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and regional General Managers that contributes to the strategic direction of TAFE Queensland.• Lead the development of policy to ensure the effective management of employee discipline procedures, complaints, grievances and any other employment related matters. This position reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).