Senior HR Business Partner

• Permanent, full-time, working 37.5 hours per week
• Competitive salary plus tax free benefits
• Based at State Support Office, Lewisham NSW and Ozanam Centre, Woollomooloo NSW
• Involves travel to locations within Sydney Metro and regional areas
• Close to Railway Station and on-street parking is available
• Requires Valid Drivers License

About the Service

The People and Culture Department is responsible for meeting the human resources, health and safety, industrial relations and learning and development needs of the Society and almost 2000 employees across NSW engaged in the Retail Operations, Hom eless, Addiction, Disability, Family, Childcare and Support Services, State Central Council employees and NDIS.

The Role

The Senior HR Business Partner is responsible for the provision of workplace relations advice and services across the Society in NSW, on a business partnership model. The position provides senior level support to the executive officers, managers and employees within the allocated business areas.

The key responsibilities of the role will include but are not limited to:

• Providing strategic and operational human resources guidance, advice and services and acts as a single point of contact for the managers and staff of their internal clients;
• Managing special projects as required and support change initiatives in organisational design and resources
• Providing change management support to the internal client, especially in regard to structural change
• Building and maintaining relationships with relevant external stakeholders including trade unions, Fair Work Australia, the Society’s risk and insurance providers
• Acting as the performance improvement driver and propel positive changes in people management for the internal client

This role will report to the Group Manager of IR/HRP/WHS. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Certification/degree in HR/IR
• Minimum 4 years experience as HR/IR generalist
• Knowledge of, and experience in, a broad range of human resources disciplines, including generalist HR support and industrial relations
• Proven stakeholder management skills and the ability to develop effective relationships with managers, executive and staff to achieve business outcomes
• Proven independent and collaborative working skills
• Experience in the investigation and management of workplace grievances, or capacity to undertake
• Ability to manage competing demands and prioritise activities to ensure effective service delivery
• Proven communication skills in assessing and communicating complex HR information to stakeholders.
• Proven negotiation and analytical skills
• Current NSW Driver Licence
• Willingness to work within the ethos and mission of the Society

Come and join our team!

We believe our employees are key to our success and in return we offer:

• Job satisfaction working as part of a team making a difference to people’s lives in an organisation that cares about people.
• Generous salary packaging benefits to employees where a portion of take-home pay is tax-free.
• In addition to excellent learning and development programs, as a large purpose driven organisation we provide opportunities to grow your career across a range of teams and services.
• Supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.