Employee Relations Business Partner

About the Royal Flying Doctor Service Central Operations (serving SA/NT)

Saving and improving lives for over 90 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) is a leader in the delivery of emergency aeromedical and community health care services to rural and remote Australia.

Serving South Australia and the Northern Territory, the team at RFDS Central Operations exists to support happier and healthier Australians, no matter where they live, work or play. We continually invest in our people, infrastructure and technology to improve our patient-centred care.

About this Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to expand and enhance our People and Culture (P&C) team. Reporting to the Executive General Manager, People and Culture, this role is accountable for the provision of high quality advice and coaching to people leaders that educates and upskills their knowledge, enabling them to effectively manage and lead their teams. Specifically the role is responsible for the provision of accurate, commercially astute and timely advice to People Leaders and P&C across a broad range of people related matters including people policies, Enterprise Agreements, NES entitlements, Employment contracts, conduct management and performance.

About You

You will hold qualifications in HR and IR and have substantial experience in leading ER in complex environments and ideally in the health or aviation sectors. You will have extensive experience in drafting, negotiating, and interpreting enterprise agreements and individual employment contracts. You will also have demonstrated extensive experience resolving complex workplace matters.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills will help you work successfully on a broad spectrum of employee related issues and projects. You will be a champion of our culture and ensure treatment of employees is fair, respectful, and consistent with our values, competencies, leadership and conduct expectations.

With well-developed knowledge of contemporary ER/IR management concepts and strategies, plus the ability to operate in ambiguity, you will be able to resolve problems, identify solutions and provide recommendations on policies and procedures.

About the team

The P&C Team embrace and champion the RFDS values

• CARE – we support each other and the teams we serve

• INTEGRITY – we value and promote respect, trust, and equity for all employees

• INNOVATION - we strive to develop and provide new and creative solutions

• COLLABORATION - we share ideas, food, and TV show recommendations


We are passionate about what we do!!!


The role will require some ad hoc remote travel.

For a confidential discussion please contact Jane Longmire, Talent Acquisition Partner on 0498 317 202.

For the position description and to apply please click here to be redirected to our Careers Centre

Applications close Monday 28 February 2022

The RFDS has mandatory vaccination requirements.

Please note, we reserve the right to appoint to the position before the published closing date. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application as early as possible.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a positive culture and offers a diverse, safe and supportive work environment