About the role
TARGETED VACANCY
Government employees only.
Your new opportunity
Queensland Treasury is seeking an experienced employee relations practitioner to join People and Culture as a Principal HR Business Partner.
In this influential role, you will lead a small team of Business Partners and provide authoritative advice to senior leaders on complex and sensitive employee relations matters. Your work will include performance and capability, discipline, workplace grievances, complaints, corrupt conduct matters and other formal employment processes.
You will bring sound judgement, strong case-management discipline and the ability to translate legislative, industrial and policy requirements into clear and practical advice. Just as importantly, you will coach and support the broader HR Business Partnering team, helping to strengthen employee relations capability and improve the consistency and quality of advice provided across Treasury.
This is an opportunity to combine hands-on employee relations expertise with leadership, organisational influence and continuous improvement.
In this role, you will
- lead and develop a small team delivering employee relations and workforce advisory services
- provide authoritative advice to senior leaders on complex and sensitive workplace matters
- oversee employee relations cases from initial assessment through to resolution
- advise on performance and capability, discipline, grievances, complaints, corrupt conduct matters and other formal employment processes;
- interpret and apply relevant legislation, industrial instruments, directives, policies and procedures;
- support sound governance, procedural fairness, effective documentation and risk management;
- coach HR Business Partners and strengthen the team's employee relations capability;
- monitor case trends, emerging risks and reporting requirements, including CaPE-related reporting; and
- lead improvements to ER policies, procedures, case-management practices and manager capability.
What experience you will bring
- substantial experience advising on and managing complex employee relations matters
- strong knowledge of contemporary employee relations practice and relevant legislative and industrial frameworks
- demonstrated sound judgement in the management of sensitive, high-risk or complex cases
- the ability to provide clear, practical and defensible advice to senior leaders;
- strong written skills, including experience preparing briefs, correspondence, case documentation and recommendations
- the ability to establish constructive relationships across a complex organisation
- experience leading, coaching or building the capability of HR practitioners; and
- knowledge of CaPE reporting requirements, which would be highly regarded
Experience in the Queensland public sector, or another complex and highly regulated environment, would be well regarded.
Whilst there are no mandatory qualifications for this role, relevant qualifications in human resources, employee relations, industrial relations, employment law or a related discipline would be highly regarded.
How to apply
To submit your application, please provide:
- your current résumé outlining your relevant experience; and
- a cover letter of no more than two pages explaining your interest in the role and demonstrating your experience managing complex employee relations matters, advising senior leaders and building ER capability.
Your cover letter should include a concise example of a complex employee relations matter you have managed and the role you played in supporting its resolution.
Please do not include identifying or confidential case information.