Role: Senior Director - Industrial Relations
Hourly Rate: $150 + Super ($1100 + Super p/d)
Contract Length: Initial 6-months (likely extension)
Location: Canberra/WFH Flex

An outstanding opportunity exists for an accomplished Industrial Relations leader to take ownership of complex, high-impact industrial and employee relations matters within a large public sector environment.

Sitting within the People & Culture leadership team, this role will lead a small team of HR professionals while providing strategic industrial relations advice to senior executives. You will play a key role in shaping employment conditions, leading enterprise agreement activity and building productive relationships with unions, employees and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

- Leading the development and implementation of strategic industrial relations initiatives.
- Managing the development, negotiation and implementation of enterprise agreements and other employment arrangements.
- Providing high-level technical, policy and strategic advice on complex employee and industrial relations matters.
- Advising senior executives on legislation, awards, enterprise agreements and employment conditions.
- Leading consultation and negotiations with unions and employee representatives.
- Developing robust relationships with executives, senior leaders and key external stakeholders.




- Preparing complex briefs, executive correspondence and advice on industrial relations matters.
- Representing the organisation in industrial relations forums as required.
- Leading, mentoring and supporting a small team of HR and industrial relations professionals.

About You

- Significant experience leading complex industrial and employee relations matters.
- A proven track record managing enterprise or collective agreement negotiations and implementation.
- Strong experience operating within a complex public sector environment.
- Extensive experience as an industrial advocate and working directly with unions.
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.
- Exceptional negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management capability.
- The confidence to provide clear, defensible advice to senior executives.
- Strong written communication skills, including preparation of executive briefs and complex correspondence.
- Demonstrated leadership experience and the ability to guide and develop teams.
- The ability to navigate sensitive, high-profile and time-critical industrial matters.

Experience working within a large health, government or similarly complex workforce environment will be particularly valuable.

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📌 Senior Director - Industrial Relations (Canberra)
🏢 Talenza
📍 Canberra