Join an organisation making a genuine difference to workplaces across Australia.

The organisation is an established and growing professional services organisation with more than 25 years’ experience helping organisations navigate complex workplace challenges, strengthen compliance and build better-performing workplaces.

They partner with businesses, government and not-for-profit organisations across Australia and New Zealand, delivering practical advice, specialist expertise and high-quality learning and development solutions.

With a strong reputation, a collaborative team and an exciting period of growth ahead, this is an opportunity to join an organisation where your work has impact, relationships matter and there is genuine opportunity to grow.

About the role

The Workplace Relations Consultant is a client-facing consulting role responsible for delivering high-quality workplace relations advice and support across a diverse client portfolio. The role provides practical, commercially focused and legally informed workplace relations services to employers across a broad range of employee and industrial relations matters. The Consultant is expected to independently manage client matters, deliver timely advice and maintain strong client relationships. This is a fully billable consulting role. The role holder is expected to spend the majority of their time delivering chargeable services directly to clients and achieving agreed utilisation, revenue and client service targets.

Location: Melbourne or Brisbane

Hybrid: Three days per week onsite or at client sites as required

Key responsibilities

Provide workplace relations advice and support to clients across matters including performance management, employee misconduct and disciplinary processes, employee complaints and grievances, workplace conflict and interpersonal disputes, employment contracts and employment conditions, Up-to-date Award interpretation and application,



National Employment Standards and Fair Work Act obligations, workplace policies and procedures, probation management, absenteeism and attendance management, termination and separation processes, restructuring and organisational change support, and general employee relations and people management matters

Deliver practical, risk-based and commercially sound advice that supports both compliance and effective business outcomes

Manage client matters from initial enquiry through to resolution

Prepare advice, correspondence, reports, letters, policies and supporting documentation

Maintain accurate client records and case management documentation

Build strong and trusted relationships with clients

Respond to client enquiries promptly and professionally

Manage multiple client matters simultaneously while meeting agreed service standards and deadlines

Conduct client meetings, case discussions and advisory consultations

Conduct low to moderate complexity workplace investigations where required, undertake interviews, collect evidence and prepare investigation documentation

Maintain agreed billable utilisation targets and accurately record time and manage billable activities

About you

Experience in workplace relations, employee relations, human resources, employment law or a related discipline

Strong knowledge of Australian workplace relations legislation and employment obligations

Experience managing employee relations and workplace matters

Strong written communication and report-writing skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines

Strong stakeholder engagement and client management capability

Sound judgement and problem-solving skills

Experience within a consulting or professional services environment (desirable)

Experience conducting workplace investigations (desirable)

Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Law or a related field (desirable)

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📌 Workplace Relations Consultant (Queensland)
🏢 Leading
📍 Queensland