OVERVIEW

Work type: Full time
Salary: $188,297 - $256,088
Grade: VPS STS
Occupation: Human Resources
Location: CBD
Reference: VG/D02837_JUN25
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Lead the specialised Workplace Relations function within the Department of Justice and Community Safety.
• Fixed-term, Full-Time opportunity (Up to 2 years).
• STS Grade 7: $188,297 - $256,088 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Director, Workplace Relations to provide a critical role within People, Safety, Culture and Communications.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• A tertiary qualification in employment law or a related field is highly desirable.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director Workplace Relations is responsible for providing authoritative, strategic leadership and management across Workplace Relations and driving the development of department-wide initiatives and service responses to enhance service delivery.

Some of your duties will include:

• Drive the development and implementation of strategic and operational priorities for Workplace Relations that respond to emerging systemic issues or other drivers.
• Lead complex negotiations with senior stakeholders, executives and union representatives to resolve sensitive and/or high-risk issues related to employment matters and the effective management of industrial risk and compliance.
• Ensure EWR delivers robust support to the Secretary by overseeing the development, implementation and improvement of employment-related policies, procedures and projects.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant specialist experience in leading and managing a complex workplace relations or industrial relations function in a highly sensitive environment, preferably within a government workplace.
• Exceptional track record of providing high level expertise on contemporary and innovative employee relations and industrial relations solutions, using complex technical information to inform high quality and timely advice to senior stakeholders.
• An expert understanding of the legislative and industrial framework that applies to the Victorian Public Service, including the Public Administration Act 2004, the Fair Work Act 2009 and the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024