There's something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

A place to make a difference:

In this full-time, permanent role, you'll work as a part of our People & Culture team, based out of any capital city in Australia*, to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. Save the Children Australia proudly offers highly flexible work arrangements to meet your work / life commitments, and we would encourage you to reach out if you're looking for an employer of choice that will allow you to enjoy meaningful work whilst feeling valued and supported in every aspect.

The Senior Employee Relations Advisor plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it's ensuring SCA has a robust set of processes, tools and templates to manage ER matters, or advising on complex ER matters enterprise wide, you'll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

• Coaching leaders to manage and resolve ER matters expediently and with due process, enabling a culture of accountability and high performance
• Leading the review, revision and implementation of SCA's key employee relations policies and procedures to ensure they align with legal requirements and best practices 
• Training and developing leaders in best practice ER processes 
• Ensuring SCA's ER tools, templates and processes comply with Australian and Pacific industrial relations legislation 
• Reviewing and refining key ER tools and templates for use by the People and Culture team and Line Leaders,
• Reviewing and ensuring the P&C operating model has the right response frameworks for ER matters
• Managing Fair Work Commission matters
• Supporting the review and go-forward approach to SCA's Industrial Instruments
• Developing leader resources and references to enable leader-led interpretation of Award, EA and Fair work provisions

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in employee / industrial relations is invaluable. Ideally, this means you will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Law, or a related field (a postgraduate qualification or professional certification in industrial relations is advantageous).
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial relations or a related field, preferably within a Community Services organisation with geographically dispersed and diverse workforce.
• In-depth understanding of Australian industrial relations laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Experience working in remote communities and cultural expertise with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforces
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, and the demonstrated ability to manage sensitive issues with discretion and integrity.

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Competitive salary on offer; up to $118k + Super + full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!) 
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Internal employment and development opportunities 
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we may close the ad earlier than the advertised date should we fill this role with the right candidate.

Position Description - Senior Employee Relations Advisor.

For more information about this position, please contact Fiona Curtain on [email protected] uusing the subject line: Senior Employee Relations Advisor - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

*We understand the need for work-life balance. We've advertised this role as full-time, permanent but if you're looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we're providing you a personalised career.
We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported - no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.