Workplace Relations Consultant

Workplace Relations Consultant

Total remuneration range $133,256 to $157,504 pa

Full-time continuing appointment

Toowoomba or Springfield campus

Do you want to deepen your workplace relations expertise while advising on complex people matters in a collaborative, values-driven university environment? Then join our forward-thinking Workplace Relations team, where you’ll provide expert advice on employee and industrial relations matters, contribute to enterprise agreement and policy initiatives, and partner with leaders to support contemporary, compliant, and positive workplace outcomes across the University.

In 2025, UniSQ took bold steps to reshape our organisation for the future. In 2026, we are re-negotiating our Enterprise Agreement.

This is your opportunity to contribute to a modern workplace relations strategy that supports our mission to transform lives and solve the problems that matter.

Who you are

You’re a confident and solutions-focused workplace relations professional who enjoys navigating complex people matters and providing practical, risk-aware advice. You combine strong analytical thinking with sound judgement and the ability to communicate clearly and influence effectively across a broad range of stakeholders.

You are motivated by building leadership capability, strengthening workplace practices, and contributing to positive organisational outcomes. With a proactive approach, you’re comfortable managing sensitive matters with discretion while balancing compliance, fairness, and operational needs.

Most importantly, you’re passionate about fostering respectful and high-performing workplace cultures and want to contribute to meaningful workplace relations outcomes.

What you'll do

In this role, you’ll partner with leaders and managers across the University to provide expert workplace relations advice on a broad range of employee and industrial relations matters. From performance and conduct issues to enterprise agreement interpretation, workplace investigations, and policy development, you’ll play a key role in supporting fair, compliant, and positive workplace outcomes.

You’ll contribute to enterprise bargaining activities, develop practical workplace relations resources and training, and help strengthen organisational capability through an educative approach. Working closely with a collaborative and experienced team, you’ll gain exposure to diverse and complex workplace relations matters within a large and evolving organisation.

In your first 6–12 months, you’ll build trusted relationships across the University, contribute to key workplace relations initiatives, and support leaders to confidently navigate complex people matters. Your work will directly influence workplace culture, risk mitigation, leadership capability, and the ongoing development of contemporary workplace relations practices across the University.

What will help you succeed

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Law, or a related discipline
• Experience managing workplace or industrial relations matters within a complex organisational environment
• Strong knowledge of the Australian industrial relations framework, including employment legislation, enterprise agreements and awards.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical, risk-aware advice and manage sensitive or complex people matters with professionalism and discretion
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with attention to detail and sound judgement
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment

If you’re looking to deepen your workplace relations experience and contribute to meaningful organisational outcomes, this role offers an excellent opportunity to grow your expertise and make an impact.

For further information about this role, please contact Mrs Jacinta Forsyth, Director (Workplace Relations and Operations) via +61 7 3470 4168 or Jacinta.Forsyth@unisq.edu.au.

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Reference Number: 0107_05/26

Location: Toowoomba or Springfield campus

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $133,806 to $153,649 pa (includes salary range of $112,845 to $129,580 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Sunday, 31 May 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.