We keep millions of people moving every day and continue to be Australia's leading transport fuel supplier and convenience retailer. Our business is dynamic and often technical, and we rely on talented people who seek to find solutions. Whatever your journey, we're the fuel that gets you there. Ampol, Australia's own.

• Permanent Full-time opportunity
• Location: Sydney or Brisbane | Work from home flexibility
• Bring your ER experience to a leading ASX listed company

About Ampol

We are proud of our heritage. We have been powering better journeys for all Australians for over 100 years. As Australia’s very own fuel brand we are committed to making those journeys easier by meeting Australia’s needs at every step with the care and service we all deserve. And, as we grow, we continue to evolve, to ensure we have low carbon solutions that will meet the needs of our customers well into the future.

We are proud to be an endorsed employer of choice for women by WORK180. To understand more about how Ampol’s policies, benefits and how we support our people, check out some key female leader career stories on the Work180 website. 

About the role

Reporting to the Group Employee Relations Manager, you will work as part of a collaborative, supportive and flexible culture to provide HR and ER advice to leaders and employees across the Fuel Supply Chain, Corporate and Retail areas of Ampol’s business.

As an Employee Relations Specialist, your focus will be on supporting the business with:

• Complex case management (including management of personal leave-related return to work strategies, investigations, disciplinary action and terminations);
• Providing advice in relation to Awards, Agreements and employment-related legislation;
• Advising on restructures and consultation processes;
• Drafting HR policies; and
• Negotiating and drafting Enterprise Agreements.

You may also be called upon to mentor Senior Employee Relations Advisors and Employee Relations Advisors, and review work as required.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have exceptional stakeholder management skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills. You will have demonstrated experience in providing accurate, strategic and practical ER advice.

Key skills and experience

• Degree in Law, HR or equivalent experience and a minimum of 4 years’ experience in an operational employee relations role;
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical HR/ER advice and in undertaking complex case management;
• Operational HR/ER experience in a unionised environment or experience with an employer association (highly desirable).

Our benefits

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work.
• We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth)
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
• Leave Options – Up to 6 weeks annual leave and additional Wellbeing leave days.
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.
• Check out our benefits and policies on the Work180 website.

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Applications close on 12 October 2023