Job opportunity

The Western Australian Museum’s vision is to be an excellent and vibrant Museum, valued and used by all Western Australians and admired and visited by the world.

The WA Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an equitable and diverse working environment and providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and young people. The Museum values the importance of a work environment which is representative of the wider community and which supports a variety of perspectives.

Conditions
This is a full time, fixed term vacancy until 30 June 2020, with a possibility of extension and/or permanency. There will also be a Pool running for a period of 18 months from the initial appointment. Applicants deemed suitable will be placed into a pool where appointments may be considered for similar vacancies for full-time, part-time, fixed term or permanency.

A current (within 6 months) National Police Clearance Certificate will be required prior to commencement of employment, as per the Department’s Police Record Screening Policy.

Location
This position is located in central Perth, based at Gordon Stephenson House, One40 William Street. You will be ideally located above the under-ground rail link and within easy walking distance of the bustling café, tourist and shopping districts.

Job Description
As the Human Resource Consultant sitting within the Human Resources team for the WA Museum, you will be required to provide a customer focussed consultancy and advisory service to management and staff on a diverse range of human resource matters. Contribute to the development, review and evaluation of HR strategies, plans, policies, procedures, guidelines and systems.

Specific duties you will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Grievance and conflict resolution, performance management, learning and development, discipline and misconduct, redeployment and redundancy, change management, workforce planning and industrial relations conditions in a government environment.
• Undertakes classification assessment, including the development of job descriptions and provides advice on classification determinations and structural principles.
• Provides advice on the application of policies, awards and agreements.

How to apply for this position

• Applicants are encouraged to apply on-line and must provide;
• a comprehensive CV
• no more than a four A4 page (Word or PDF document) outlining your skills and knowledge in relation to the Work Related Requirements that are listed on the attached Job Description Form
• a completed Application Form and Application Question Form (only attach if applying using the below email or submitting via post).
• For further details on how to apply please read the attached ‘Applicant Information Package’.

To submit your application, please click on the Apply for Job button.

If you are unable to apply online, please refer to the attached Applicant Information Package (section ‘Submitting Your Application’).

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact a member of the HR Team on (08) 6552 7905 or email recruitment.wamagwa@museum.wa.gov.au for further assistance.

 Please note that all of the Essential Work Related Requirements will be assessed at some stage during the selection process.

For further job related information, please contact Melanie King on (08) 6552 7354 (not to be contacted for an Applicant Information Package).

NO FAXED, LATE OR PROFORMA APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

To avoid last minute congestion of the system which may result in your application being received after the closing time and therefore not be eligible, please endeavour to submit your application well before the closing time.