Manager - Employee Relations

This is a six (6) month fixed term, full-time position commencing in September 2026 with possible extension and/or permanency

The Industrial and Employee Relations Directorate is responsible for ensuring that industrial instruments and legislative frameworks are complied with and that employees are supported in a range of discrete human resource matters. The Directorate is made up of two branches: Industrial Relations and Employee Relations. The Directorate provides strategic and operational advice to the Minister, Director General, school leaders and line managers on a range of industrial and employee relations matters.

The Employee Relations Branch operates in a complex industrial environment and is responsible for ensuring policies and practices in the Department are developed and consistently applied, improved employment conditions and workplace flexibility within legislative and economic constraints; and the provision of strategic, operational, industrial and complaint management advice, advocacy and negotiation in relation to all central and regional offices and schools.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to fill the role of Manager - Employee Relations. This key position will strategically lead and manage a team that develops and applies employee relations policies, including the Employee Performance and Development Policy, and procedures to achieve the initiatives and objectives of the Directorate’s Operational Plan and Departmental requirements. You will play a pivotal role in developing, promoting and managing the implementation of practices …