Associate Director, Employee Relations & Policy (6-month contract)

at  IFM Investors

ABOUT US

Owned by pension funds. Inspired by their members. Our purpose is to invest, protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people. We prioritise the interests of like-minded investors worldwide who aim to build a real and lasting impact by focusing on assets that combine excellent long-term risk/reward characteristics with broad economic, environmental, and social benefits to the community. Operating globally from offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London, Berlin, Zurich, Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo, IFM manages investments across infrastructure, debt, listed equities, and private equity assets. For more information, visit ifminvestors.com.

YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong HR generalist background with minimum 8yrs broad experience
• Deep experience and knowledge in discipline areas of employee relations, legislation interpretation and application, and change management, workplace health & safety, experience in policy interpretation and drafting (Australia and cross jurisdictional)
• Exposure to HR discipline areas such as engagement, culture, leadership development etc.
• Exceptional ability to build relationships and business partnerships with others - being a credible ‘trusted advisor’.
• Strong track record effectively coaching team members and peers
• Has the courage to challenge others in order to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive a business agenda through identification of high leverage interventions.
• Possess leadership and collaboration skills with an ability to empower and inspire others.
• Demonstrated project management experience and the ability to coordinate virtual teams
• Demonstrated ability to scope end to end change program, work independently and prioritise tasks in an agile and changing environment

This position will be responsible for the delivery of key Employee Relations, Workplace Health & Safety and Policy related projects as assigned to improve the function’s operational expertise and technical ability and reduce organization risk. It will provide technical employee relations advice and guidance in the following areas across all of IFM’s office locations globally:

• Provide coaching to P&C team members and business leaders in respect of employee relations, employment policy and people management practices.
• Establish key toolkits and processes, templates and procedures for effective and consistent management of employee relations matters.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to P&C team members and business leaders when dealing with technical employee relations matters.
• Engage with external legal counsel on ER matters as required.

This role can either be full time or part time 4 days a week.