Industrial Relations (Ir) Specialist

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That's why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone's world. Whether that's inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.

We live by TAFE NSW values : Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.

• We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

• About the role

The Industrial Relations Specialist is responsible for the provision of high-level industrial relations advice, services, negotiation and advocacy for TAFE NSW to ensure industrial relations including enterprise bargaining are appropriately risk managed before Fair Work and with other external bodies.

• About You

You will possess significant industrial relations experience, preferably within a large, complex organisation. Your strengths lie in quickly understanding the business and its values, working collaboratively through partnerships with key stakeholders in the People Group, as well as the wider TAFE NSW organisation.

Your problem-solving abilities will showcase your confidence in tackling complex issues, evaluating alternatives, and identifying effective solutions. You are adept at navigating through challenges with a logical and pragmatic approach.

Your communication skills allow you to effectively influence and lead meaningful discussions around sensitive and confidential matters. You excel in establishing constructive and professional work relationships with representatives from unions, regulatory bodies, law firms, and other key stakeholders.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

• Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Monday 3 March 2025
• Your current resume
• Certified copies of your qualifications
• Targeted Question
• Describe a situation in which you had to work collaboratively with a diverse group of stakeholders to achieve a common goal. How did you influence and negotiate with the stakeholders to achieve a successful outcome? Please elaborate on the strategies and / or techniques that you utilised and the outcome(s) achieved.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.