This role presents an exciting opportunity to cultivate a dynamic and fulfilling career in industrial relations by joining the Industrial Relations, Public Sector (IRPS) team within the Office of Industrial Relations (OIR). As a Principal Consultant, you will work as part of a dedicated collaborative team, partnering with a wide range of Queensland public sector entities, Government Owned Corporations and other stakeholders to implement the Queensland Government's industrial relations agenda and policies.

This role provides you a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience in the Queensland industrial relations jurisdiction, in a central Government role with exposure to a diverse range of clients and industrial relations work.

You will make a significant contribution to advice, activities, and projects within and on behalf of the IRPS team including:

• development and implementation of wages policy and broader industrial relations policy matters;
• enterprise bargaining, including the 2025-2027 public sector bargaining round;
• industrial instrument interpretation;
• technical and strategic advice on employment matters;
• negotiation and advocacy in tribunals and forums; and
• capability development initiatives.

You will be eager to learn and develop your technical and professional industrial relations skills in a supportive environment. You will also operate as part of a team that values continuous professional growth and supports a collaborative, inclusive, and positive workplace culture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing high quality policy and technical and strategic advice to public sector entities, Government Owned Corporations, and other stakeholders on industrial relations matters, including matters arising under the Industrial Relations Act 2016, awards, certified agreements, Ministerial directives, circulars, guidance notes, and policies;
• Collaborating, consulting, advising and negotiating with government entities and other key stakeholders to promote collaborative industrial relations and support cross-sector industrial implementation strategies that are responsive to individual agency needs;
• Leading and partnering with agencies in planning, negotiating and finalising enterprise bargaining agreements;
• Advocating on behalf of the Queensland Government and public sector clients in workplace bargaining negotiations and other tribunals;
• Leading and contributing to the research, analysis, development, implementation and review of Queensland Government employment and industrial relations issues, policies, strategies, and initiatives;
• Leading and contributing to broader industrial relations projects and activities, such as the review of Ministerial directives and capability development initiatives;
• Helping to solve industrial relations challenges through identifying issues, opportunities, risks, implications, strategies (including risk mitigation), and options for resolution; and Preparing and presenting high level discussion papers, correspondence and briefing material relating to a range of complex employment relations issues.

Our workforce needs to be able to respond quickly to new and emerging priorities. You may be required to undertake alternative duties or work in alternative locations on a temporary or permanent basis to support service delivery.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/622104/25

Closing Date: Monday, 17th March 2025