Director, People Branch

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• Canberra, ACT; Brisbane, QLD; Adelaide, SA; Melbourne, VIC
• $147,352 - $176,877
  

• Executive Level 2
• Canberra, ACT; Brisbane, QLD; Adelaide, SA; Melbourne, VIC
• $147,352 - $176,877
  

About The Department Of Employment And Workplace Relations
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.
We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.
With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.
It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the ‘department of great jobs’– where our people reflect our purpose.
The Role
People Branch provides high-quality, timely and accessible services to support and strengthen our workforce. We are committed to delivering our services in alignment with relevant legislation and policy requirements, ensuring a workforce that operates within a framework of integrity, transparency, and responsible stewardship. Our work is guided by a strong commitment to people, empowering all employees to thrive in a safe, healthy, and productive environment.
Reporting to the Assistant Secretary as a Director in the People Branch you will:

• Contribute to and deliver on the workplan and priorities of the People Branch
• Drive reform of our services, systems and practices.
• Lead the delivery of workforce initiatives and people services that drive performance, integrity, wellbeing, and safety, while fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
• Build relationships, influence outcomes, and communicate complex information clearly across diverse audiences.
• Identify risks, manage sensitive and/or complex issues, and develop proactive, practical solutions.
• Monitor and report on workforce issues and the operations of our services.
• Harness opportunities and delivering outcomes through their team and broader colleagues.
• Invest in employee capability through education, coaching, and tailored support.
  

DEWR’s National Office is in Canberra, but the People and Communication Division also has offices in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. Applications for any of these locations will be considered for the role.
Duties And Responsibilities
We are looking for motivated leaders and talented individuals ready to inspire purpose and direction, develop capability and customer-centred services, nurture relationships, strive to achieve high-quality outcomes and encourage others to do the same.
If you have expertise and/or demonstrated achievement in the following specialities, we would love to hear from you.

• Workplace relations (including pay, conditions, policy, and union engagement).
• Enterprise bargaining and enterprise agreement implementation.
• Managing payroll services (outsourced and in-house models).
• Management of industrial disputes, reviews or applications with external bodies such as the Fair Work Commission, Australian Human Rights Commission or a Court.
• Work health and safety (including psychosocial safety and wellbeing).
• Health, compensation and rehabilitation case management.
• Probation, performance, complaints and conduct case management.
  

How to Apply
Applicants are required to provide a summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
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In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

• upload a Curriculum Vitae
• provide contact details for 2 Referees.
  

Eligibility
Don’t meet all the role requirements?
At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.
Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role. Seniority level

• Seniority levelDirector

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionManagement and Human Resources
• IndustriesGovernment Administration

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