Contracts & Compliance Adviser

• Opportunity to work for a leading National Association, celebrating 80 years of operation!
• Are you a self-starter with business, contracts, legal, compliance, or dispute resolution skills?
• Permanent full-time or part-time opportunity located in HIA offices, Macquarie Park.

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) is the official body of Australia’s home building industry. As the only national industry association for Australian building professionals, we represent the interests of the housing industry at regional and national levels.
We have been representing the Australian housing industry for 80 years. Our vision remains the same, to be an association that speaks with a united voice on industry issues and creates real change, providing quality services at the lowest cost and working with the sector to maintain high standards.
The role
If you have always wanted to use your legal skills, industrial relations experience or building industry knowledge to have a direct and positive impact then this role may of strong interest to you.
In this role you will directly advise HIA members, over the phone and by email, across a diverse range of compliance disciplines including employment and industrial relations, contract management and administration, dispute resolution, work health and safety, and builder registration.
You will have the opportunity to meet members face-to-face in providing advice, through involvement in committees, as well as the preparation and delivery of training and presentations on key business compliance issues.
Supporting and representing the interests of our members is a core value of HIA. In this role you may be given opportunities to assist HIA lobby governments and regulators and formulate policy submissions.
The candidate

The successful person will possess and demonstrate the following experience, skills and attributes:

• passionate about helping people, enjoy practical problem solving and using your initiative.
• strong stakeholder management, people engagement and effective communication skills.
• Self-motivated, with capability to work independently, and across a geographically dispersed team.
• tertiary qualification in legal, industrial relations, construction, or a related discipline.

• a good working knowledge of workplace relations law and/or construction law (desirable).

  We offer a range of benefits to our team members including:

• Generous salary package

• Life and Salary Continuance Insurance
• Salary Packaging Arrangements
• Ability to purchase Annual Leave
• Paid Parental Leave above the minimum legislative requirement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Study Assistance and Internal training programs offered to help you grow
• Highly experienced, supportive and inclusive team
• Affinity Program; Milestone Recognition.

A full job description can be found in the Careers section of our website, careers.hia.com.au.

Please refer the Job description for details