Job Team Leader, Pay and Conditions

Geoscience Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Cultures: and to elders past and present.

About us
Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.

Our culture
Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.

Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offer a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.

What we can offer you
When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of benefits and the opportunity to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. To learn more about our competitive salary, free onsite parking, generous flexible working arrangements and the role you can play in growing our culture click here .

Our team
The Enabling Services branch deliver core corporate functions across Geoscience Australia, which include communications, cyber security, finance and facilities, governance and human resources (HR). Our success is driven by a professional and trusted partnership that connects our expertise with our stakeholders.
Our team of HR professionals provide services designed to support our people, across functions such as recruitment and development, safety and wellbeing, workplace relations, culture and engagement and workforce data and planning.

The key duties of the position include
In this role you will:

• Manage the pay and conditions function for Geoscience Australia employees
• Manage relationships through our Shared Services agreement with the Department of Industry, Science and Resources
• Manage complex pay enquiries, including outcomes of pay audits and reviews, outline the primary tasks, deliverables and requirements of the role in bullet points, include frequency or duration of work, effort and skill required, complexity of tasks and any specialised equipment required/used.
• Implement business process improvements, and work instructions
• Ensuring reports such as the fortnightly pay variance are accurate
• Manage the agency Individual Flexible Agreement process, including providing advice to business area and undertaking annual reviews
• Supporting policy and procedure reviews, including facilitating staff consultation
• Preparing and reviewing internal communications related to Payroll matters, and other communications to support the broader Workplace Relations team
• Support the Manager, Workplace Relations with employment matters relating to Geoscience Australia's Enterprise Agreement
• Lead, support and mentor the APS4 HR Advisor

Required skills, knowledge, experience and/or qualifications

• Relevant HR qualifications and/or experience in HR industrial relations, payroll and customer service are desirable, but not essential.

Are you unsure about applying?
Did you know that a Hewlett Packard internal report found that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60 per cent of the job requirements? Women and other people from diverse backgrounds tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on what we are looking for, please still apply or get in touch with the contact officer to learn more about the role.

To Apply
Please visit the careers page of our website to submit your application via our e-Recruit system. Your application should include:

• Your resume (no more than 3 pages)
• A brief statement (no more than 700 words) outlining your transferable skills, experience and capabilities related to the role and the value you would bring to Geoscience Australia.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Melissa Austin via email on Write to the company

To learn more about applying for roles within the Australian Public Services please review, ' Applying for an APS job: cracking the code '.