HR Business Partner

• Full Time, Permanent Role
• Location: Sydney, NSW, with Work from Home Options!
• Salary from $90,000 + Super + NFP Salary Packaging Benefits
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we’re building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your opportunity

Behind every positive employee experience is a team of people professionals helping leaders navigate growth, change and the challenges that come with managing people well. As an HR Business Partner, you will partner closely with leaders across a diverse national corporate services enabling portfolio, providing advice and hands-on support to deliver positive outcomes and build organisational capability.

Reporting to the HR Partnering Lead, this role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your business partnering or HR generalist skills and experience while working across a variety of people initiatives and workforce matters. You will support leaders with employee relations, performance management, organisational design, workforce change, job analysis and job design, while contributing to engagement, retention and business improvement initiatives.

Working alongside experienced HR Business Partners and the employee relations team you will gain exposure to both strategic and operational people activities, making this an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor who is ready to take the next step towards a HR Business Partner career.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide trusted HR advice and support to leaders across the portfolio.
• Partner with the HR Lead to deliver people initiatives and workforce solutions aligned to business priorities.
• Support organisational design activities including job analysis, job evaluation and position design.
• Assist and support employee relations matters including grievances, workplace concerns and policy interpretation.
• Provide coaching and guidance to leaders on performance management, employee development and workforce planning.
• Prepare HR documentation including consultation materials, letters, position descriptions and reporting.
• Build productive stakeholder relationships and confidently manage competing priorities and timelines.
• Support the delivery of engagement, retention and capability-building initiatives across the portfolio.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and broader People & Culture priorities.

Requirements for success

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Employee Relations, or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in an HR Advisor, Senior HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role.
• Exposure to organisational change, restructures, workforce planning or organisational design activities.
• Experience supporting employee relations matters including performance management and grievances.
• Strong understanding of employment legislation, modern awards and HR best practice.
• Ability to build credibility and influence stakeholders at varying levels across the organisation.
• High level interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and professional judgement.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to facilitate conversations and negotiate outcomes.
• Positive, proactive approach with a willingness to learn, grow and contribute within a collaborative team environment.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your benefits

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities 
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave 
• Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off

Our culture  

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.  

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]  

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia. 

How to apply

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Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you