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About the Role

This role is a dynamic and has both a strategic and operational delivery focus. It is pivotal in delivering people-first solutions that enable our staff and volunteers to thrive. Acting as a trusted advisor the Business Partner will take the lead on complex workplace matters while championing positive change and continuous improvement ensuring best practice, compliance, and a human-centred approach in everything we do.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and best-practice P&C advisory support to leadership teams, driving the successful delivery of business programs, projects, and organisational initiatives
Advise and coach managers, staff, and volunteers on workplace complaints and grievances, leading complex investigations and recommending appropriate actions to key stakeholders
Develop and conduct effective wellbeing and wellness initiatives throughout the organisation
Design and implement organisational change initiatives in collaboration with P&C Managers ensuring best-practice change management and effective support for employees throughout the transition
Drive continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of P&C services to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and stakeholder experience
Collaborate with specialist teams including Recruitment, Payroll, WHS and the P&C Shared Services teams

Requirements

Comfortable partnering with leaders at all levels of the organisation to provide guidance across the full employee lifecycle
Able to manage challenging conversations with confidence and professionalism
Comfortable working in fast-paced & complex environments
Confident providing expert guidance on workforce matters
Helping create a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace
Working knowledge of Modern Awards (in particular SCHADS), Fair Work Act, and National Employment Standards
Ability providing advice and recommendations relevant to legislative frameworks across best practice methodology
Contemporary approach to stakeholder engagement
Build trusted partnerships to influence decision-making
Deliver pragmatic, evidence-based P&C solutions aligned to strategic and operational objectives
Sound technical knowledge and expertise in operational Human Resources (HR)
Experience project planning and implementation including experience in leading processes of workplace change amidst restructures and business transformation activity
Sound analytical skills and demonstrated ability to assess, evaluate and interpret data to make considered and ethical decisions
Ability to clearly describe the rationale behind decisions and recommendations
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage, support, challenge and influence
Working with internal stakeholders to problem solve providing pragmatic, best practise solutions to emerging people issues
Ability to provide quality P&C advice and internal consultancy support which are directly related to the organisation’s strategic direction and business needs
Ability to coach and upskill managers to effectively manage people issues within their teams
Sound technical knowledge and experience in interpretation and application of industrial instruments
Ability to work under general direction from senior employees
Ability to work independently and with people from diverse backgrounds
Ability to create a collaborative working environment
Ability to set priorities, plan and organise their own work to manage and support the competing needs of the client group and P&C initiatives

Skills

Business Partnering
Employee Lifecycle Guidance
Workplace Investigations
Wellbeing Initiatives
Change Management
Continuous Improvement
Stakeholder Engagement
Project Planning
Analytical Skills
Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills
HR Consulting
Coaching Managers
Industrial Instruments Interpretation
Team Collaboration

Location

Flexible location
Hybrid working

Work Type

Full time
Ongoing role
Hybrid working

Experience Level

Experienced Business Partner
Not-for-Profit sector experience (highly regarded)

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary + superannuation + salary packaging options
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 5

Benefits

Flexible & hybrid working
Salary packaging up to $15,900 for living expenses
Salary packaging up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals
Novated car leases
Superannuation
Purchase additional annual leave
Paid ‘Me’ day
Wide range of other paid leave options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) via Converge International
Access to ongoing learning, training, and development

About the Company

Part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement
Support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability
Act for humanity
Strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre
Embrace diversity
Vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities

Equal Opportunity

Welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Welcome people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations
A child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children