• Rare Opportunity to Make a Difference in a Purpose-Led Organisation
• Hybrid Way of Working - Work/Life Flexibility Options
• Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging Tax Free Benefits

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose mission  it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

Join a fabulous values-based culture where you can make a positive impact by leading a systemic approach to embedding quality and consistent practice, capacity building and a culture of continuous improvement across the division.

Your New Role

Employee Relations Specialist has been newly created to provide guidance, support, and make recommendations to resolve employee relations issues and build the capacity of Senior People and Culture Partners to support a positive workforce engagement. You will report to the Manager, Employment Relations and support them to establish and implement an employee relations strategy for the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to apply your experience and understanding of employment law and policy and, get involved in varied projects, complex investigations and negotiating agreements. You will bring a high level of energy, a pragmatic approach and be keen to expand your knowledge in the field.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing advice in the implementation of enterprise agreements and other industrial instruments and policies.
• Supporting the review of the Society's industrial instruments.
• Supporting the effective resolution of employment relations issues for staff, volunteers and members.
• Providing expert and confidential advice in relation to disciplinary and grievance processes of varying complexities, ensuring the timely and effective resolution of grievances.
• Conducting complex workplace investigations.
• Providing expert and confidential advice in relation to disciplinary processes.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Relevant tertiary qualification/s in Industrial Relations.
• Demonstrated experience in providing advice in workplace legislation and policy
• Demonstrated experience in providing industrial relations advice and the ability to adapt communication delivery to various audiences.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Proven project management skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability and expertise in project leadership to oversee effective implementation of initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with a proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Desirable: experience working in a membership-based organisation to support and empower members and volunteers

If this sounds like you, don't wait to apply - we are interviewing suitable applications as we receive them and move quickly to fill this role. Position Description. Information on how to apply.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society's commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We take pride in the diversity of our people and encourage applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages.

St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment.