We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.
We’re evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.
We are Vicinity.
For an established Workplace Relations (WR) professional, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership of complex ER case management and workplace relations support across the business. As part of our Wellbeing and Workplace Relations team, you’ll bring sound WR knowledge, investigation experience and practical judgement, we’ll bring the opportunities to strengthen and broaden your capabilities.
About the Role
Guide and manage employee relations casework end to end, including misconduct, workplace grievances, performance matters, conduct concerns and other sensitive workplace issues.
Support and conduct workplace investigations, including evidence gathering, interviews, documentation and outcome recommendations that align with legal, procedural and organisational requirements.
Act as a trusted WR partner through sensitive and nuanced matters, balancing fairness, compliance, people impact and business needs.
Provide clear and practical WR advice to people leaders, team members, HR Business Partners and People team stakeholders.
Support in embedment of a new reporting and ER case management platform, improving visibility, consistency and discipline in how matters are captured, managed and progressed.
Contribute to the refinement of team workflows, triage processes, investigation practices, templates and toolkits to support a more consistent and effective WR response.
As you grow your influence in the role, contribute to broader WR and People initiatives, including project work connected to psychosocial risk, process improvement and capability uplift.
About You
We’re looking for a Workplace Relations specialist with at least two years’ experience, ideally with exposure to both corporate and dispersed operations workforces.
You’ll also bring:
Strong capability in conducting workplace investigations and understanding of the importance of procedural fairness, evidence analysis, confidentiality, accurate documentation and sound judgement.
Sound knowledge of the Fair Work Act, workplace relations requirements, flexible work obligations, procedural fairness and practical ER risk considerations.
Ability to interpret awards, legislation, ER policies and internal frameworks, then translate them into clear, confident and actionable advice.
Confidence in engaging with leaders, employees, People Business Partners and broader People team stakeholders through sensitive or high-trust conversations.
Strong case management discipline, including the ability to assess issues, identify risk, manage competing priorities, document clearly and move matters forward.
If you’re ready to bring established WR capability into a role where your judgement matters, your ownership is visible and your contribution will help shape how Workplace Relations support and expertise is delivered, we’d welcome your application. This is an opportunity to strengthen your specialist WR career while playing a meaningful role in elevating case response, process discipline and practical support for the business.
Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:
Flexible working options
Birthday leave & purchased additional leave
$1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team members
Generous Parental Leave
We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.
At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
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Email: talent.acquisition@vicinity.com.au
Phone: +61 3 7001 4000 (request to speak to our Talent Acquisition team)
Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.
From Chadstone to Joondalup, and Chatswood to Elizabeth, Vicinity’s destinations span the breadth of our great sunburnt country.
Our destinations serve as important hubs for our communities, whether it’s in housing essential grocery stores or pharmacies, offering Australia’s largest collection of luxury retail brands, or providing a spot to share a bite with family and friends with places to dine offering cuisine from every corner of the planet.
Our destinations are evolving, delivering an unparalleled data-led retail mix to offer new experiences to maintain their market-leading positions. We’re on an exciting journey to shaping meaningful places where communities connect.
We manage over 2.5-million square metres of leasable space and with such a large footprint, we know our commitment to sustainability can have a real impact on the everyday lives of our communities. Our sustainability journey is never-ending but to date has seen us focus on social sustainability in the form of a Modern Slavery Statement and responsible procurement policies, and on environmental sustainability with our market-leading $75-million investment in solar energy systems at more than 20 destinations nationally, and waste reduction practices.
With so much going on, change is the only constant at Vicinity, and we love it!
