Director, Hr Advice

Description:

About the branch
The Chief People Officer (CPO) Branch is responsible for providing a broad range of human resources advice and services to the clients of the PWSS- Parliamentarians and Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 employees. This includes development of policies and advice on human resource matters during the employment life cycle, development and delivery of training to address identified capability gaps and development of policies, advice and services related to work health and safety and wellbeing in the workplace. The Branch is also responsible for the 24-hour independent and confidential support services provided to participants of Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (CPWs).
About the team
The HR Advice Section provides advice and guidance to Parliamentarians and their staff on a broad range of HR functions including restructures, recruitment, probation, performance management, deferral periods, suspension and termination.
The key duties of the position include
The Director, HR Advice is responsible for leading best practice HR solutions to support effective decision making. Informed by a keen sense of risk, and with the Agency's reputation front of mind, the Director plays a critical role in contributing to the service delivery functions of the PWSS.
This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and professional leader with the ability to achieve results across a diverse range of work. The position works in a fast-paced environment, requiring highly-developed communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to lead and motivate staff and build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
The Director leads a team of HR professionals while undertaking work that requires a high level of complexity, sensitivity and independence, including:

• Prepare timely, high quality written and verbal advice to support decision making regarding employment matters across the employee life cycle, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, including the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (MoPS Act), the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2024-27 (the EA) and the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act).
• Coordinate and prepare detailed written material including, business cases, Senate Estimate briefs, Ministerial and agency briefs.
• Develop HR policies and strategies to achieve high quality outcomes and continuous workplace improvement.
• Foster and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with parliamentarians and MoP(S) Act employees, senior executives and colleagues of the Department of Finance, the Independent Parliamentary Expense Authority (IPEA) and the parliamentary departments.
• Maintain key reporting mechanisms with detailed data analytics and insights.
• Other duties as required.