Workplace Relations Team Lead – Bureau of Meteorology
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0771000
- Agency: Bureau of Meteorology
- Job Title: Workplace Relations Team Lead
- Position Number: 60018153
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Tuesday 28 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT,
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $121,755 – $132,713
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Flexible working arrangements, including work from)
About Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology is one of the few organisations that touches the lives of all Australians and all Australia, every day. The
Bureau works across Australia and remote islands, providing services from the Antarctic to beyond the equator, and from the Indian
Ocean to the Pacific. We are Australia’s national weather, climate and water agency, in the Agriculture, Water and Environment
portfolio of the Australian Government, operating under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We
provide data, information, knowledge, insight and wisdom to help Australians prepare and respond to the realities of their natural
environment, including droughts, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones. Our products and services include
observations, forecasts, analysis and advice covering Australia’s atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments. We
undertake focused scientific research in support of our operations and services. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring
and advice, we provide one of Australia’s most fundamental and widely used public services. We have strong relationships with our
customers, partners and stakeholders in Australia, including the Australian Community and the emergency services sectors,
all-levels of Government, and focus sectors including aviation, agriculture, energy and resources, national security and water.
Duties
- The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- 1. Provide high level specialist, strategic and innovative HR advice, guidance and coaching to
- senior leaders on employment, industrial and workplace relations issues for the bureau.
- 2. Implement effective case management for complex highly sensitive people matters, including
- underperformance, code of conduct, workplace grievances and disputes in compliance with
- relevant employment legislation and other employee or industrial frameworks including the Fair
- Work Act 2009, Public Service Act 1999 and relevant Regulations, Directions and Enterprise
- Agreements.
- 3. Prepare high-quality written materials, including briefings, case records, papers, articles and
- data reports for a range of audiences including independent external reviews, legal advisors,
- unions and senior executive.
- 4. Maintain confidential and secure records of employee and case management records in
- accordance with legislation
- 5. Build and maintain effective working relationships with senior leaders, managers, People
- Partners and other bureau areas to identify and address complex people-related matters early and
- at the local level via coaching, support and HR advice.
- 6. Manage the development of policies and practices to support the bureau’s workplace relations
- strategy and obligations and address key industrial relations issues based on contemporary
- practices and evolving needs of the organisation.
- 7. Maintain industrial and employee relations knowledge, identify potential changes in the
- industrial environment and proactively develop or modify workplace relations strategies.
- 8. Manage and mentor a team of Workplace Relations advisors to achieve positive outcomes,
- build capability growth and drive performance.
- 9. Model behaviours to promote a workplace culture that aligns with bureau strategies, leadership
- and core values.
Eligibility / Notes
- A degree or diploma of an Australian educational institution, or a comparable overseas
- qualification, which is appropriate to the duties; OR other comparable qualifications, which are
- appropriate to the duties.
- Qualifications in Employment Law or Australian Government Investigations will be highly regarded
- for this role.
How to Apply
Position Contact Sharlenne Saunders, 0418 934 351
Agency Recruitment Site https://bomcareers.nga.net.au/cp/
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that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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