The successful candidate will deliver strategic advice and solutions across all aspects of People & Culture, including employee and industrial relations, performance enhancement, talent acquisition and management, learning and development, and organisational change and design. They will collaborate with the People & Culture team and Centres of Excellence to leverage expertise and drive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Planning & Advice:
- Identify and implement strategies to improve workforce performance, culture, and capabilities, aligning people plans with business goals and using workforce metrics.
- Provide expert advice across People & Culture areas, including employee relations, talent acquisition, organisational effectiveness, change management, talent management, learning & development, and leadership development.
- Interpret and apply relevant agreements, regulations, and organisational policies, while contributing to the development of new agreements, legislation, and policies.
- Provide guidance on culture, engagement initiatives, team development, organisational structure, job design, remuneration, and career progression, while facilitating surveys and action planning.
- Advise and coach leaders on organisational change management, including restructuring, and develop leadership skills to support teams through change.
- Facilitate succession planning, talent management, and recruitment activities, partnering with leaders to identify capability requirements and implement strategies for talent acquisition, development, and outsourcing.
- Drive organisational development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and collaborate with teams to design learning and development programs aligned with business needs and leadership development.
- Coach and support managers in handling performance issues, disputes, and grievances, while guiding both managers and employees to resolve conflicts and achieve local-level resolutions, involving Workplace Relations Consultants for formal matters.
- Contribute to or lead People & Culture projects and initiatives aligned with the strategy, while supporting day-to-day HR services by resolving queries, meeting business needs, and improving systems and processes.
- A degree or postgraduate qualification in Human Resources or a related field, such as Business.
- Extensive experience in Business Partnering and contemporary HR practices.
- Ability to identify business needs and develop People & Culture strategies.
- Experience in a unionised, complex environment.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Proven ability to influence diverse stakeholders, including executive leaders.
- In-depth knowledge of employment legislation and interpreting relevant agreements and policies.
- Experience in dispute resolution, performance management, and mediation.
- Strong organisational change management skills, including design, consultation, and implementation.
