Senior Vice President - Employee Relations

Responsibilities:

- Developing and managing employee relations with a focus on continuous improvement and risk mitigation.

- Managing the formal investigation and resolution of employee conduct concerns, including bullying, harassment, and discrimination.

- Responding to industrial and employment-related legal claims.

- Ensuring the development of employment/industrial policies complies with local laws and regulations.

- Supporting the development of people capability, including conducting training and providing knowledge articles on key ER/IR issues.

- Providing ER/IR input to internal projects, including those involving major organizational change or union engagement.

- Providing leadership and support for People & Culture programs, identifying and reporting on trends.

- Engaging with senior stakeholders to achieve optimal business results.

- Driving quality and productivity improvements in ER, IR, policy, and contract proposition.

- Applying specialist knowledge to provide commercial solutions to complex ER and employment law matters.

- Using judgment and authority to carry out the role within defined policies and objectives; includes leadership accountability.

Skills:

- Strong influencing and negotiating skills with senior leaders and external stakeholders.

- Strong communication and presentation skills.

- Strong execution discipline and a service mindset for effective delivery.

- Stakeholder management and collaboration adept at building strong working relationships.

- Networking externally to understand best practice trends.