Industrial Relations Consultant (Consultant or Senior Consultant)

Job Description

Industrial Relations Consultant (Consultant or Senior Consultant) Mapien is Australia’s most trusted specialist people consultancy, offering bespoke workplace people solutions to our clients. We are proud to have received the 2024 Client Choice Award for the Best HR Consulting Firm specifically from our client feedback! Also recognised as a ‘Best Workplace’ and certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ through our outstanding employee feedback, Mapien understands the importance of our people and is committed to providing an exceptional employee experience by fostering a fun, professional, and inclusive environment. Our consultants are the industry experts at representing our clients in all aspects of workplace problems and have mastered the art of designing, resourcing, and developing workplaces to enhance organisational performance. With a core team of over 60 employees in four capital cities, our specialist services are Employee and Industrial Relations, Workplace Strategy, Workplace Psychology, Psychological Health and Safety and Corporate Migration. As we continue our significant national growth, we currently have an opportunity for a Senior Industrial Relations Consultant with the capability to work in a varied and fast-paced environment to join our Mapien team located in Brisbane. If you are looking for a role to accelerate your career, in an award-winning culture, then this might be the role for you. Why Work for Us?: Elite Team: Collaborate with the industry’s best and brightest, working on challenging projects across varying industries. Exceptional Workplace: With an 88% people engagement score, we encourage a flexible and supportive work environment. Professional Growth: Benefit from mentorship and professional development opportunities with highly reputable experts in their fields with deep specialisation in a multitude of industries and blue-chip clients. Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Receive a competitive base salary plus performance bonuses and other benefits including well-being initiatives. Flexibility and Well-Being: Enjoy hybrid working options and a modern, collaborative workspace in Brisbane’s CBD. Inclusive Culture: Thrive in a diverse team that values excellence, integrity, and inclusion. You will: Have previous experience in industrial or employee relations. Have qualifications in law, industrial relations and/or human resources. Be a motivated, high performer who learns quickly and adapts easily. Be able to apply advanced research, problem solving and critical reasoning skills. Have strong professional written and verbal communication skills. Be committed to ethical practices and maintaining high professional standards. Have excellent attention to detail. Thrive on new challenges and providing best imaginable people solutions to client problems. Value excellence, courage and integrity. Be a team player, who also doesn't mind working autonomously. Be able to travel as required. The role requires that you have the following skills or the capability to grow and develop such skills: Industrial Relations Expertise: Navigating industrial relations complexities including FWC representation, enterprise bargaining, workplace agreements and dispute resolution. Employee Relations Management: Proven track record in handling disciplinary action, grievances, performance management and terminations while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and best practices. Legislative Compliance: Current knowledge and understanding of Australian workplace legislation, including the Fair Work Act 2009 , Modern Awards, minimum wages, workplace health and safety and other statutory requirements. Consulting and Client Relationship Management: Ability to build trust-based relationships with clients, understanding their needs, providing strategic advice and delivering tailored solutions. FWC Representation: Experience in representing clients before the FWC, including preparation of submissions, attending hearings and advocating for client interests. Enterprise Bargaining: Proficiency in facilitating enterprise bargaining, conducting negotiations, drafting agreements, ensuring regulatory compliance and dealing with employee representatives and the FWC. Drafting: Ability to draft all types of professional industrial relations documentation, including client advice, policies, contracts, letters to employees and enterprise agreements. Wage Compliance: Experience in wage compliance, including analysing data, calculation of minimum wages and interpretation of industrial instruments. Position Description is available upon request. Apply today! #J-18808-Ljbffr