About the Role
As the Employee Relations Lead, you will be the trusted subject matter expert for employee relations, workplace investigations and complex people matters across the organisation. You will partner with leaders to provide practical advice, strengthen leadership capability, and ensure our people practices remain compliant, contemporary and aligned to business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Leading workplace investigations and managing complex employee relations matters.
- Providing expert advice on performance, conduct, organisational change and other sensitive employee matters.
- Driving continuous improvement of employee relations frameworks, policies and governance practices.
- Developing and delivering leader capability programs focused on people management and employment legislation.
- Partnering with stakeholders across Security, Legal, EHS and People & Culture to achieve quality outcomes.
- Monitoring legislative changes, analysing trends pivotal to the development and application of our People & Culture strategies.
Requirements
- 4 + years demonstrated experience leading workplace investigations and managing complex employee relations matters.
- Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, industrial relations and employee relations best practice.
- Proven ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across a complex organisation.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and facilitation skills.
- A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with the ability to work through ambiguity.
- The ability to obtain and maintain an AGSVA security clearance.
- Must be an Australian Citizen.
- Satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.
Skills
- Employee relations
- Workplace investigations
- Complex people matters
- Performance management
- Conduct management
- Organisational change
- Employment legislation
- Industrial relations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Communication
- Facilitation
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations or a related discipline.
Benefits
- Professional development
- Further education
- Leadership development
- Professional industry memberships
- Unlimited access to a range of online training
- Salary packaging
- Novated car leases
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Flexible working options
- Hybrid working
- 9 day fortnights
- Volunteer leave
- Varying start and finish times
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- 2 weeks paid reservist leave
- Health & Wellbeing program
- Employee Assistance program
- Employee Discount Program
- Employee Recognition Program
About the Company
- At Northrop Grumman Australia, our people are critical to delivering capability that supports Australia's defence and national security priorities.
