At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the People & Culture function and manage HR operations across a dynamic business.
- Company: A family-owned business with a supportive culture and national presence.
- Benefits: Part-time role with hybrid flexibility and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative team culture that values safety and customer service.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while leading exciting HR projects.
- Qualifications: Experience in HR management or as a Senior HR Business Partner, with strong ER/IR knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 62100 - 75900 $ per year.
About the Opportunity
This is a chance to run the operational heart of a People & Culture function in a business that moves quickly. The strategy is already set by a Chief People Officer who knows exactly where they are heading. What they need now is a calm, practical P&C Manager to own the day-to-day, make sound calls on complex matters and help bring some exciting projects to life. This is a part-time role across 3 or 4 days per week, with hybrid flexibility.
About the Role
Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you’ll lead an HR Business Partner and an HR Advisor, and be the go-to P&C leader for a workforce of around 800 across Australia and New Zealand. Day to day, you can expect to:
- Own BAU and operational HR delivery, keeping service consistent across a complex, multi-entity business.
- Advise leaders on complex employee and industrial relations matters, working out the best approach, managing risk and making sound decisions on the fly.
- Support enterprise agreement bargaining across multiple agreements, including several rounds in the coming months. Prior bargaining experience is a bonus but not essential, and you’ll be supported to build it.
- Coach managers on performance, conduct and the interpretation of Awards, EBAs and policy.
- Lead key projects on the agenda, with a focus on Talent & Capability uplift, HR Technology review, and EBA renewals.
- Produce workforce reporting and insights that help the executive team make good decisions.
The human we’re looking for
You might be an experienced P&C Manager, or a seasoned Senior HR Business Partner who’s ready to lead a team. What matters most:
- You’re calm under pressure and practical.
- You have sound judgement and can weigh up risk to make good calls quickly.
- You’re resilient and comfortable with complexity. You can roll with change, work things out as you go, and you’re humble enough to ask questions while you get your head around the business.
- You have strong ER/IR experience and solid working knowledge of Awards, EBAs and Australian employment legislation.
- You have experience partnering with senior and operational leaders in a multi-site or multi-entity organisation.
- Ideally you’ve led HR practitioners before.
- You have tertiary qualifications in HR or a related field.
- You’re genuine, down to earth and approachable, the kind of P&C leader people trust and want to come to.
About the Company & Culture
Our client is a well-established, family-owned business with a national footprint. Their team describes it as “big but small”: large and complex enough to keep things interesting, but nimble enough to move quickly and make decisions without layers of red tape. They’re proud of a culture that values safety, customer service and doing the right thing. The People & Culture team works in a deliberately cross-functional way, so you’ll collaborate closely with a supportive, capable group. The role is based at their head office in Melbourne’s south-east.
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