Senior Manager, Workplace Behaviour & Conduct (Contract)

About the Opportunity

An excellent opportunity for an experienced workplace investigations and employee relations leader to step into a senior contract position within a large and complex organisation. This role provides exposure to senior leadership while leading a specialist complaints and investigations team responsible for managing sensitive workplace matters.

The Role

As the Senior Manager, Workplace Behaviour & Conduct, you will lead a team responsible for managing complex workplace behaviour, misconduct, and staff complaint matters. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic guidance on employee conduct, investigations, compliance, risk management, and workplace relations.

Key Details

• Position: Senior Manager, Workplace Behaviour & Conduct
• Contract: 6-month contract with immediate start
• Remuneration: $111.24 per hour + superannuation
• Location: Metropolitan location with hybrid working arrangements
• Hybrid Model: Approximately 1 day per week in the office
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Potential: Opportunity for ongoing or permanent employment

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee workplace behaviour, misconduct, and employee complaint matters.
• Manage complex investigations and complaint resolution processes.
• Provide strategic advice on legal, operational, and employee relations risks.
• Ensure procedural fairness, compliance, and best-practice investigation standards are maintained.
• Drive continuous improvement across complaints handling frameworks, policies, governance, and reporting.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing investigations and complaints team.
• Act as the escalation point for complex, sensitive, and high-risk workplace matters.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead a team of four direct reports within the workplace complaints and investigations function.
• Partner closely with senior leaders and executives across the organisation.
• Provide expert advice on workplace conduct, investigations, compliance obligations, and organisational risk.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Significant experience conducting and overseeing workplace investigations and complaints.
• Strong expertise in employee relations, workplace conduct, compliance, and risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and influence senior decision-makers.
• Experience working within large, policy-driven, or highly regulated environments such as higher education, government, healthcare, professional services, or similar sectors.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing specialist teams.

Why Apply?

• Lead a team of experienced workplace relations and investigations professionals.
• Gain direct exposure to senior executives and organisational leadership.
• Manage a high-profile portfolio of complex and sensitive matters.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model.
• Potential pathway to a permanent opportunity.
• Attractive remuneration package aligned to a senior management level role.

Recruitment Process

• Applications: Submit your CV as soon as possible.
• Interview Process: Two-stage interview process.
• Reference checks & immediate start for the successful candidate.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned workplace investigations and employee relations professional to join a highly regarded organisation and make a meaningful impact in a senior leadership capacity.