People And Culture Business Partner

An exciting opportunity exists for a People and Culture Manager to join our team and play an important role in Respect Victoria, leading and driving long term systemic change in the prevention of family violence and all forms of violence against women.

The People and Culture Business Partner is responsible for delivering People and Culture support, expert advice and activities related to talent management, culture and engagement, organisational capability, health, safety and wellbeing, governance and reporting, in accordance with the Respect Victoria People Plan. Reporting to the Manager, People and Culture and working closely with the Business Support Officer, you will partner with the business to develop, implement and support People and Culture practices for our small workforce to build a capable and diverse team, who apply their expertise and live our values of Integrity, Leadership and Courage. You will be a vibrant team player who supports a safe and inclusive workplace that fosters wellbeing, engagement and productivity with contemporary people practices. You will deliver advice and coaching to support consistent and effective management of day-to-day People and Culture activities e.g., recruitment and onboarding, performance management, learning and development, workforce data analysis and reporting, occupational health, safety and wellbeing.

Respect Victoria

Respect Victoria was established as a Statutory Authority under the Prevention of Family Violence Act 2018 on the 4th October 2018. We have a broad focus on the primary prevention of family violence and violence against women in Victoria, and work collaboratively with stakeholders to provide state-wide leadership to create social, institutional, organisational and community change.

Respect Victoria recognises strength in diversity and values an inclusive workplace and are committed to providing flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex or queer people. If you are interested in this role, but unsure how your experiences might fit, please contact us for a discussion. 

Essential skills

• Partnering with the business to provide advice through provision of consultancy-based service across the full suite of human resource functions
• Coordination of recruitment and retention activities aligned with the organisation's People and Culture Strategy.

Desirable experience

• Scoping, planning, developing, and/or managing People and Culture practice and policy, projects and implementation initiatives
• Resolving People and Culture operational problems and issues being experienced by a workforce
• Undertaking research and analysis and writing comprehensive reports, business cases, and information documents related to People and Culture initiatives to identify emerging trends and contemporary best practice in the areas of human resource practice with a view to enhancing capability across the organisation

What's on offer?

• Conduct meaningful work to assist Respect Victoria drive long term systemic change in the prevention of family violence and all forms of violence against women
• Flexible work arrangements (working in office at least 2 days per week)
• Health and well-being initiatives
• An emphasis on work/life balance

To apply

A cover letter which addresses the selection criteria and your experience against the key responsibilities (within three pages) in reference to the attached Position Description and your resume, through the website that the job is advertised. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact **@respectvictoria.vic.gov.au