About the Role
Guide and manage employee relations casework end to end, including misconduct, workplace grievances, performance matters, conduct concerns and other sensitive workplace issues. Support and conduct workplace investigations, including evidence gathering, interviews, documentation and outcome recommendations that align with legal, procedural and organisational requirements. Act as a trusted WR partner through sensitive and nuanced matters, balancing fairness, compliance, people impact and business needs. Provide clear and practical WR advice to people leaders, team members, HR Business Partners and People team stakeholders. Support in embedment of a new reporting and ER case management platform, improving visibility, consistency and discipline in how matters are captured, managed and progressed. Contribute to the refinement of team workflows, triage processes, investigation practices, templates and toolkits to support a more consistent and effective WR response. As you grow your influence in the role, contribute to broader WR and People initiatives, including project work connected to psychosocial risk, process improvement and capability uplift.
Responsibilities
- Guide and manage employee relations casework end to end
- Support and conduct workplace investigations
- Act as a trusted WR partner
- Provide clear and practical WR advice
- Support in embedment of a new reporting and ER case management platform
- Contribute to the refinement of team workflows, triage processes, investigation practices, templates and toolkits
- Contribute to broader WR and People initiatives
Requirements
- At least two years’ experience in Workplace Relations
- Exposure to both corporate and dispersed operations workforces
- Strong capability in conducting workplace investigations
- Understanding of procedural fairness, evidence analysis, confidentiality, accurate documentation and sound judgement
- Sound knowledge of the Fair Work Act, workplace relations requirements, flexible work obligations, procedural fairness and practical ER risk considerations
- Ability to interpret awards, legislation, ER policies and internal frameworks, then translate them into clear, confident and actionable advice
- Confidence in engaging with leaders, employees, People Business Partners and broader People team stakeholders through sensitive or high-trust conversations
- Strong case management discipline
- Must have existing, relevant Australian work rights
- Shortlisted candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check
- Additional qualification checks may also be required
Skills
- Workplace investigations
- Procedural fairness
- Evidence analysis
- Confidentiality
- Accurate documentation
- Sound judgement
- Fair Work Act knowledge
- Workplace relations knowledge
- Flexible work obligations knowledge
- ER risk considerations
- Award interpretation
- Legislation interpretation
- ER policy interpretation
- Internal framework interpretation
- Case management discipline
- Risk assessment
- Priority management
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- At least two years’ experience
Benefits
- Flexible working options
- Birthday leave
- Purchased additional leave
- $1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team members
- Generous Parental Leave
About the Company
- Reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play.
- Own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.
- Evolving portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces.
- Do things differently through diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline.
- We exist to shape meaningful places where communities connect.
- Together we want to prosper with our people and communities by creating Australia’s most compelling portfolio of retail-led destinations.
- Our values and behaviours set the expectations we have of each other and how we work together.
- Living these values will help us nurture the culture we would love to have at Vicinity.
Equal Opportunity
- Embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age.
- Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
- Should you experience any issues accessing information in this job advertisement or the application form, and require this in an alternate format, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
- Similarly, if you would like to discuss workplace accessibility, any reasonable adjustments we can make to better support you during the recruitment process, or your potential future role please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team.
