Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $188,297 - $256,088
Grade: VPS STS
Occupation: Human resources
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/D02837_JUN25
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Director, Workplace Relations to provide a critical role within People, Safety, Culture and Communications.
About the Business Unit
Reporting to the Executive Director Employee and Workplace Relations, the Director Workplace Relations sits within the Employee and Workplace Relations team, People, Safety, Culture and Communications within the Department of Justice and Community Safety (department).
Employee and Workplace Relations is responsible for management of the Justice portfolio's industrial relations program, the management of departmental employee relations issues, the department's Human Resource Business Partnerships, employee investigations and also administers the internal review of actions process.
The Workplace Relations team is responsible for providing specialist consultancy services, advice and coaching around complex people management issues in relation to underperformance, discipline, conflict resolution, consultation processes, employee ill-health, organisational change and other employee relations issues.
About the Role
The Director Workplace Relations is responsible for providing authoritative, strategic leadership and management across Workplace Relations and driving the development of department-wide initiatives and service responses to enhance service delivery.
Some of your duties will include:
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Qualifications/requirements
How to Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduc t screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.