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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title:
Program Leader Remuneration &
Employment
Position Number:
Directorate: Strategy & Corporate Services
Service: People & Culture
Location: Katoomba HQ
Position
Classification:
Band 11
Date
Created/Updated
POSITION PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE
The Program Leader Remuneration & Employment is accountable for providing leadership
and direction to the Remuneration & Employment team and for working with all areas of
Council to provide pro-active advice and support, enabling the effective delivery of all
strategic & operational remuneration & employment activities.
The position has organisational responsibility for all key remuneration & employment
activities including:
• Remuneration framework
• Payroll management
• Time & attendance
• Leave
• Organisation structure & establishments
• Reporting & Analytics
• Positions
• Employee master data
• Employment conditions of employment
• Employment life cycle
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Workplace Diversity & Inclusivity
• Employee Wellbeing
RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: Manager, People & Culture
Staff Responsibility: Remuneration & Employment Analyst
Remuneration Officer
Remuneration Officer
People & Culture Administrator
Key Internal Relationships: People & Culture
Finance
Business Information Systems
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Senior Leadership Team
Supervisors
All employees
Key External Relationships: LGNSW
Unions
Government Agencies
Financial Institutions
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Lead, supervise and develop the Remuneration & Employment team to deliver
remuneration & employment activities within a continuous improvement framework
that incorporates strategy, flexibility and customer value-led services.
2. Lead the remuneration & employment function in delivering all remuneration &
employment activities that are of a consistently high standard in relation to quality,
quantity and time.
3. Ensure that remuneration & employment function is compliant with mandated &
statutory requirements and service standards
4. Lead, review, recommend, design, implement and embed improvements and changes
to remuneration & employment activities that include but is not limited to:
a) making strategic recommendations to management
b) Policy, procedures & processes
c) Projects, change and improvements
d) Council-wide education and consultation
5. Lead cross-functional components of projects that impact Council and its people
6. Partner with services to develop a deep understanding of strategic and operational
issues within the business to identify, manage and resolve remuneration &
employment issues
7. Partner with all People & Culture functions in designing and delivering integrated
people & culture activities
8. Maintain currency of topical and emerging remuneration & employment issues
9. Identify critical metrics and lead with data to undertake diagnostics of remuneration &
employment functions and drive improvements
10. Act as the Subject Matter Expert for remuneration framework, payroll management,
time & attendance, leave, organisation structure & establishments, reporting &
analytics, positions, employment master data, employment conditions of employment,
EEO, workplace diversity & inclusivity and employee wellbeing
Workplace Health & Safety
Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but are
not limited to identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and notifying your
Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety Representative);
never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which you do not have the
experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and training or where the correct
equipment to carry out the task safely is not available; always work in a safe manner and
in accordance with safety instructions, where applicable; use the work equipment supplied
for the job, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions), and any personal
protective equipment, which the Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety
aware and report any actions to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet
its legal workplace health and safety obligations.
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You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In addition, you are required
at all times to comply with Councils Asbestos Management Plan and Policy.
Risk and Compliance
You are responsible for ensuring that you conduct your risk management responsibilities
as described in council's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy and Procedure (the
ERM Framework) with the goal of ensuring that potential issues are identified and reported
in a timely manner.
In undertaking your work should you identify contaminated land or potentially
contaminated land, including but not limited to Asbestos contamination you are required
to notify your supervisor immediately.
COMMUNICATION
• Provide authoritative advice on all matters that they are responsible for, coordinate or
assist in to all levels of Council from CEO to entry level positions
• Proactively provide advice and make recommendations to the Manager People &
Culture on all remuneration & employment issues
JUDGEMENT & PROBLEM SOLVING
• Problems are solved using research, analysis, and evaluation of information which
may not be readily available.
• Make judgements or recommendations based on advanced analytical or creative
thought
• Significant planning is required to coordinate with various organisational units
AUTHORITY
Involved in the development and maintenance of organisational work standards and
safety, and provides instruction, coaching and/or training concerning such standards
Decisions affect the work and remuneration & employment activities across all of Council
Is required to make autonomous decisions usually influenced only by Council policy,
Council’s operational plan, the situation and relevant legislative framework. Independent
action is required
SKILL, EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Essential:
1. Bachelor degree in a related field (e.g. Human Resources, Business) area or
equivalent experience in a People & Culture environment
2. Ability to lead & drive the establishment, coordination and delivery of end to end
strategic and operational remuneration & employment processes in an efficient, high
quality and customer focused manner
3. Ability to monitor strategic and operational remuneration & employment activities, and
lead & drive recommendations and delivery of improvements in a timely manner
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4. Deep and broad understanding of HR principles, legal responsibilities, activities,
requirements and ability to implement these in the workplace to deliver desired
outcomes
5. Ability manage working relationships across all levels of an organisation to deliver
desired outcomes
6. Ability to use HR information systems, relevant software and systems to ensure
accuracy, timeliness and high quality work outcomes
7. Understanding of and ability to apply WHS and EEO principles in the workplace to
deliver positive business outcomes
8. Ability to effectively lead a team to ensure that team goals are delivered within a
positive workplace culture
Desirable:
1. Ability to attend any Council work location when and as required
2. Understand People & Culture in a local government context
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BMCC POSITIONAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS ANALYSIS
NOTE: to be completed with the Recruitment Requisition form by the requesting Manager/ Supervisor.
Please contact the WH&S Officer if assistance is required in completing this form.
Position: Program Leader Remuneration & Employment
Responsible Manager/ Supervisor: Manager People & Culture
Signature: Date:
Complete the physical requirements and
working condition sections of the table below
based on an employees average daily exposure
to the tasks listed. Ratings as follows:
Exposure Level Rating
No Exposure 0
Low Exposure (0 – 2hrs daily) 1
Medium Exposure (2 – 4hrs daily) 2
High Exposure (4 – 8hrs daily) 3
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Heavy Manual Tasks 0 Pushing loads > 5kgs 0
Frequent bending/
stooping
1
Sitting for extended
periods
3
Light Manual Tasks 0 Pulling loads >5kgs 0 Repetitive Lifting 1
Standing for extended
periods
0
Trunk Twisting 0
Extend arms for
reaching
0
Elevating arms above
shoulder height
0
Kneeling for extended
periods
0
Climbing to access/
exit excavations
0 Throwing 0
Walking on uneven
ground
0
Walking for extended
periods
0
Balancing 0 Crawling 0
Hearing above
background noise
1 Depth Perception 0
Colour Vision 0 Fine Manipulation 3 Shoveling/Digging 0
WORKING CONDITIONS
PHYSICAL
Inside Work 3 Outside Work 0
High Temperatures
> 38deg
0
Low Temperatures
< 3 deg
0
Operating Machinery 0
Working Near
Machinery
0 Working at Heights 0 Noisy Work Areas 0
Vibration 0 Confined Spaces 0
Prolonged Driving
(periods > 2hours)
0 Working Alone 1
Overhead Work 0
Use of computer for
screen-based activities.
3
Prolonged Sitting
(periods > 1hour)
3
Prolonged Standing
(periods > 1 hour)
0
CHEMICALS BIOLOGICAL
Dusts 0 Liquids 0 Pesticide Spraying 0 Herbicide Spraying 0
Working with
Solvents
0 Mists / Fumes 0
Possible exposure to
Hepatitis A, B, C
0
Possible exposure to
Tetanus
0
Gases/ Vapours 0 Odours 0 BIOMECHANICAL
Repetitiveness 1 Fatigue 0
ASBESTOS
Asbestos Awareness √ None of the below
Class B Asbestos Removal
Asbestos Removal and
Supervision
Asbestos Assessor
USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Safety Boots/
Shoes
0
Dust Mask/
Respirator
0
Protective
Eyewear
0 Ear plugs/Muffs 0 Hard Hat 0
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