Principal Consultant - Workplace Relations

Location: Spring Street Office

The Role

The primary purpose of the position of the Principal Consultant Workplace Relations is to provide high quality workplace relations advice, assistance and guidance to FRV and support FRV in managing and responding to a vast array of employee and industrial relations matters, including handling of disputes and grievances that arise across the workforce.

Functional Accountabilities:

Provide high-level, strategic and specialist/ technical advice on workplace relations matters to FRV leaders and line managers as required

Manage, monitor, analyse, interpret and report back on complex and other employee and industrial relations issues, trends and disputes applicable to FRV

Engage with the team and broader business to develop and implement initiatives and measures to achieve continuous improvement

In collaboration with other divisions within the People and Culture Directorate, ensure compliance with applicable industrial instruments.

The Team

The People and Culture Directorate takes a lead role in strategy development and implementation to enable FRV to have a protected workplace, a respectful and achievement-oriented culture, and an agile and engaged workforce. The key functions of the directorate are Human Resources Systems and Services, Health and Wellbeing, Workplace Relations and Ethical Standards, Organisational Development and Business Partnering, and Media and Communications.

What’s in it for you

We strive to create a high-quality working life for our community of valued employees.

Working with us provides:

Access to Rostered Day/s Off

Flexible work arrangements may be available

Uniquely rewarding work in the service of the Victorian community

Career and professional development

Enterprise Agreement salary increases

salary sacrifice

Salary sacrifice options (ie. novated lease or superannuation)

An unrivalled suite of physical and mental health and wellbeing support services

Access to an annual sports voucher





Discounted Health Insurance

Corporate Clothing Allowance (conditions apply)

Free access to gym facilities

Close to Public Transport (Parliament station)

What you will need to Succeed

To be successful in this position, you will have:

Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Law or related discipline and/or proven experience undertaking a similar role in a large and complex organisation

Highly developed oral and written communication and negotiation skills, and ability to write in a clear and unambiguous manner

Demonstrated experience providing high level technical advice (employment/industrial relations)

Demonstrated experience managing and engaging with stakeholders.

Ability to monitor and analyse industrial/ workplace issues, trends, case law and legislative change.

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is a modern fire and rescue service dedicated to meeting the needs of twenty-first century Victoria. With a workforce of over 4,500 highly committed employees, FRV serves and protects communities across Melbourne and Victoria’s major regional centres.

In delivering this service, we are guided by our core values of teamwork, integrity, respect and accountability. These values underpin everything we do and shape our organisational culture. We are seeking candidates who are committed to embodying these principles in their work and behaviours.

FRV is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, including individuals of all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, religious beliefs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse gender identities and sexualities.

FRV’s standard practice is to appoint at the base of the salary range, however consideration will be given to an above base salary within the advertised range based on the successful candidate’s skills and experience.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa to apply for this position.

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📌 Principal Consultant - Workplace Relations (Melbourne)
🏢 Fire Rescue Victoria
📍 Melbourne