Workplace Relations Advisor

Workplace Relations Advisor

People & Culture

Permanent Full Time (with flexible hours)

Band 8 – Starting from $125,815.25 – $140,985.75 + super + RDO (RDO applicable for full-time 38 hours per week only)

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

• Supportive and friendly team environment where we value growth and development
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements and an emphasis on work/life balance
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment

Benefits Package

• Hybrid Working Policy For those working full time hours - 3 days worked in the office and 2 days WFH
• Exceptional leave entitlements - 16 days personal leave, 18 weeks parental leave, plus cultural leave and compassionate leave
• Health and wellbeing - free EAP counselling, discounted leisure membership 40% off for Staff and 25% off for Managers, salary sacrifice childcare options
• Professional Development – leadership courses and learning workshops, Education Assistance Program featuring study and exam leave and up to 50% course fee reimbursement

About the Role

As the Workplace Relations Advisor, you will provide strategic leadership and expert advice across employee relations, industrial relations and workplace relations matters, helping Council foster a fair, compliant and high-performing workplace. You will lead key initiatives including enterprise bargaining, complex employee relations case management, workplace investigations, organisational change consultation and the development of contemporary workplace relations policies, frameworks and strategies.

Working closely with Executive leaders, managers, unions and key stakeholders, you will act as Council's trusted subject matter expert on workplace relations. You will represent Council in Fair Work and industrial matters, provide pragmatic risk-based advice, and drive initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, improve workplace practices and ensure compliance with employment legislation and industrial instruments.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking an experienced workplace relations professional with extensive expertise in employee and industrial relations within a large, complex and unionised environment. You will have a proven track record leading enterprise bargaining negotiations, managing complex investigations and employee relations matters, and providing strategic advice to senior leaders on workplace relations risks and opportunities. With expert knowledge of the Fair Work Act and contemporary workplace relations practices, you bring a practical, solutions-focused approach and a passion for creating positive workplace outcomes that support both organisational objectives and employee wellbeing.

Need More Info?

For further information, please refer to the Position Description or contact Monique Bateman, Manager People & Culture on ***************@yarracity.vic.gov.au

 100322 - Workplace Relations Advisor - Position Description - August 2026.pdf

Applications close on: Thursday 20 August 2026, at 11:55pm. 

How to Apply

In your application, please include your Resume and a 1-page Cover Letter. In your cover letter, provide a brief overview addressing the Key Selection Criteria as outlined in the Position Description. A separate document addressing KSC is not required.

Additional Information

This position is subject to satisfactory Police Check prior to commencement. Pre-employment checks are not used by Yarra City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job! Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the ways we govern, live our lives, and conduct our work. Every choice we make today and into the future will have an impact; this is true for Council and the community.

Acknowledging the scale of this crisis, at Yarra we are committed to ensuring that every job is a climate job meaning that each staff member will play a key role in shaping our climate response.

Yarra's Commitment to Diversity

Yarra City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and supports flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer.

We draw pride and strength from our diversity, remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.