People and Culture Coordinator

Join Our Team as a People and Culture Coordinator!

Are you passionate about making a difference in children’s health? We are now recruiting for a part-time (3 days per week), ongoing People and Culture Coordinator, to take responsibility for providing operational and administrative support to the end-to-end employee experience and lifecycle, and to assist the leadership of the RCH Foundation to develop its people, processes and organisational culture.

The Role

The People and Culture Coordinator plays a key role in shaping the team member experience at the RCH Foundation, bringing a structured, detail-focused approach to our human resources operations, ensuring systems run smoothly and supporting a thriving, people-first culture. The role collaborates across departments to support operational excellence and drive continuous improvement, reporting to the Manager, People and Culture, sitting within the Office of the CEO with a dotted line to the Executive Assistant to the CEO.

About You

• You are purpose driven and committed to the mission and values of the RCH Foundation
• You have 2+ years of proven success in a people and culture role, with tertiary qualifications in Human Resources Management or a relevant area
• You have an understanding of employment laws, regulations and HR best practices, and ideally have experience in recruitment and/or learning and development operations/administration
• You are dedicated to delivering a best-practice People and Culture offer
• You can demonstrate excellent written and oral communication and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to maintain a high degree of discretion, diplomacy and confidentiality
• You have excellent organisation skills, with a proactive approach and the ability to manage a calendar of events, with an outstanding attention to detail
• You are proficient in Office 365, and ideally have experience using a HRIS
• Ideally you will have experience within a not-for-profit, fundraising or purpose-driven organisation
• You are confident in your work, but know when and how to consult others to keep work moving, to achieve the best results and to avoid risk
• You have a commitment to personal development

Key Selection Criteria

• Experience and aptitude in working at a hands-on, operational level to coordinate elements of the employee lifecycle
• Excellent organisational and calendar management skills, including planning and ability to quickly adapt to change
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including trusted stakeholder relationships
• Experience in providing a best-practice, timely People and Culture service to all staff
• Experience in continuous improvement of People and Culture systems or processes, to increase performance or to create change
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused, with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including experience producing presentations and data reporting
• Ability to work autonomously when needed and collaborate with teams across the organisation

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a highly supportive team which consistently rates its culture as one of the best things about working at the RCH Foundation
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• The chance to make a real impact in the community
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including:
  • Hybrid working model
  • Salary packaging (up to $15,900)
  • Three bonus days of leave between Christmas and New Year for the office close-down period
  • Two additional days of leave per year to support staff wellbeing and mental health
  • Two additional days of personal leave per year
  • Enhanced parental leave offer