Special Counsel - Workforce Relations

Job description

Make a meaningful difference with us: We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. We’re on the lookout for an experienced and strategic Workforce Relations Special Counsel, who’s ready to roll up their sleeves and operate as the key authority on complex, high-risk and strategic workforce relations matters across the organisation. Operating within our Workforce Strategy function, this senior legal leadership role provides authoritative employment and industrial relations advice, shapes organisational industrial strategy, and leads the management of the most complex and sensitive workforce relations matters. As a trusted advisor to the General Manager Workforce Strategy, Senior Executives and People and Culture leaders, you will play a critical role in safeguarding organisational outcomes, managing legal and industrial risk, and supporting long-term workforce sustainability. You will also provide professional leadership and oversight to Workforce Relations Counsel and Associate roles. Key Responsibilities: Act as the primary escalation point for the most complex, high-risk and high-impact employee and industrial relations matters, including those with sign...