Manager, People and Culture

What’s the People & Culture team you say?

The ACON People and Culture team is a small team of staff within the Corporate Services Division who provide specialist people and culture services to all ACON offices in Australia and for all ACON Divisions – in relation to all management, staff and volunteers who conduct work or engage in any activity on behalf of the organisation.

The team aims to develop and embed a flexible high-performance workforce and achieve a culture which embraces change and innovation, continuous development and improvement to services while maintaining commitment to high levels of efficiency.

Ok, so what’s the role?

The Manager, People and Culture leads and oversees the People and Culture functions at ACON, to ensure the delivery of high quality and professional operational services and the embedding of strategic P&C transformation and initiatives:

• Be a trusted partner to the Senior Leadership Team and Managers by providing exemplary P&C advice, guidance and solutions to people and cultural issues across ACON.
• Coach and develop people management capabilities within ACON’s leadership and management teams to drive positive changes in the management of people and performance improvement.
• Manage and resolve employee relations issues, ensuring fair people and business outcomes.
• Identify, respond to and report on current and emerging human resource issues and trends to drive innovation in human resource management and practice across the organisation.
• Lead the Enterprise Bargaining process across ACON to negotiate new ACON Enterprise Agreements, and manage updates as required.
• Drive process improvement in relation to HR related IT systems so as to improve HR workflows across ACON, reduce processing times and increase efficiency.
• Continually build and enhance partnerships with agencies and external service providers to ensure effective responses to community issues.
• Champion ACON’s key strategic plans in line with other priorities, including the Reconciliation Action Plan, Multicultural Engagement Plan, and Trans Blueprint and take ownership and implement Human Resource strategies from these Plans.
• Ensure that Diversity & Inclusion policies and strategies support ACON to achieve best practice standards and comply with legislative obligations.
• In consultation with business unit managers, manage all workers compensation claims and associated return to work arrangements.
• In collaboration with the Facilities & WHS Manager, lead the WHS function at ACON.
• Actively support the Director, Corporate Services and act in the Director Corporate Services position in the absence of the Director.

Who are we looking for?

• Someone with demonstrated partnering experience delivering high quality, professional and expert People and Culture advice and services.
• A natural influencer with the ability to coach and inspire people and lead P&C best practice for innovative, solutions focussed outcomes with a continuous improvement mindset.
• A person with a pragmatic approach to solving problems with the ability to drive and support transformational change and implement new cultural initiatives.
• An experienced leader and team builder in the areas of strategic planning, organisational development, employee support, HR policies, systems and processes.
• Someone with experience in supporting and advising management on industrial and employee relations matters, with relevant experience in negotiating Enterprise Bargaining Agreements.
• A person with the ability to, or experience in, leading a Corporate Services team, including the ability to read and understand financial data and reports as required.

To be considered for this role you will be an experienced HR leader with proven experience in leading the HR function across unique and diverse teams. This role is a mix of operation and strategy and will require a “hands on” approach. The successful applicant will require a minimum of 5 years senior HR Manager experience, and a relevant tertiary qualification. The ability to manage a broader Corporate Services team, and/or exposure to financial reporting and data, WHS, IT and Facilities management will be highly regarded.

What else can we tell you?

ACON provides a colourful, nurturing, and fun workplace. Our employees and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness and for our capacity to deliver innovative community engagement and health promotion programs and initiatives for our communities.

To support the successful candidate in their new role at ACON we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Potential for tailored mentoring opportunities.
• Supportive working environment with a knowledgeable and friendly team.

What’s the remuneration and working details?

Salary:           Commensurate with skills, qualifications, and experience.

Location:      ACON’s Gadigal/Sydney Office, with some flexible working arrangements a possibility.

Hours:         Permanent, Full-Time (76 hours per fortnight) on a fixed term contract with the possibility of  extension.

We offer flexible working arrangements and a generous array of entitlements often above the National Employment Standards (NES) including:

• Salary Packaging up to $35,000 gross up value (i.e., currently up to $15,900 Expenses + $2,650 Meals, tax free).
• Generous pro-rata leave entitlements – including up to an extra week of paid leave for full time employees to be taken during our Christmas and New Year’s shutdown period.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to a comprehensive counselling service free to employees.