Senior Industrial Relations Project Manager

SJGHC is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Industrial Relations Project Manager to lead a critical initiative focused on establishing robust governance and compliance for all SJGHCs industrial instruments. This pivotal role will involve integrating core systems including Payroll Rostering Time & Attendance (RTA) and HRIS (Workday) and optimising associated processes.

You will be accountable for the comprehensive management and successful delivery of all project requirements. A particular focus will be on ensuring accurate industrial instrument coverage and classification obligations and the precise development of pay rules within planned schedules quality standards and budget all in strict compliance with the prescribed Project objectives.

The Position

• Coordinate the development of process specifically analysing award EBA site and employee specific requirements and documenting the same.

• Coordinate the development of tools and business process documentation to:

  • Accurately reflect caregiver terms and conditions (T&Cs) as defined by SJGHCs industrial and contractual instruments

  • Assess the application of these T&Cs to ensure they can be applied appropriate via our various workforce systems.

  • Analyse organizational compliance of defined T&Cs with a particular focus on coverage and classification obligations.

  • Document the impact of variations found between existing award/EA entitlements and business processes payments and practices.

• Effectively resource schedule prioritise and coordinate project activities with a particular focus on coverage and classification obligations under all SJGHCs industrial instruments.

• Effectively manage project scope by ensuring that changes are documented decisions are evidenced approved and registered.

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of Project artefacts to support delivery of project objectives.

• Responsible for risk and issue management including identifying registering and driving treatment activities that will mitigate project risks and resolve issues.

Drawing on your strong background in Human Resources and Industrial Relations operations youll be expected to expertly interpret awards Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs) and Common Law Contracts. This foundational knowledge ideally supported by a relevant tertiary qualification in Law Industrial Relations Human Resources or Organisation Development (or equivalent experience).

To succeed in this role youll need highly developed conceptual innovative and analytical problem-solving skills enabling you to effectively manage conflicting priorities and consistently deliver timely successful recommendations and advice on processes strategies and solutions..

Above all people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We Can Offer You

• Salary: $154000 to $171000 plus 11.5% superannuation

• Permanent Full Time position

• Located in Perth or Melbourne

• Salary packaging up to $18550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage rent meal entertainment holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Access to a range of Lifestyle Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

• Perth CBD office with end of trip bike and shower facilities

• Flexible working arrangements work from home 40% of the time

*All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the essential requirements of the role

For enquiries contact Clare Francis Senior Manager Employee & Industrial Relations on

Closing Date: 8 June 2025

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.