People & Culture Business Partner

• Temporary Full-time – 35 hours per week
• Salary: $108,230 - $124,465 plus 11% Superannuation

About Us
Waverley is a diverse and innovative Council located in the heart of Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. With a broad range of services, programs and initiatives, Waverley is one of the leading local government areas in NSW. Taking in some of Sydney's most beautiful beaches including the world famous Bondi Beach, and encompassing part of Sydney's global economic corridor at Bondi Junction, Waverley Council is an amazing place to broaden your career.

The Team

Reporting within the general manager's unit, the People and Culture function has been recently restructured, marking an exciting chapter in our organization's journey. We are dedicated to fostering a vibrant workplace culture that empowers our diverse workforce to thrive. With a renewed focus on inclusivity, growth, and employee well-being, we are committed to positioning ourselves as catalysts for positive change within our community. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of an innovative transformation program that seeks to elevate both our organization and the individuals within it. This is more than just a job opportunity; it's a chance to contribute to something truly special and meaningful.

The Role
The purpose of this role will be to provide a hands-on Business Partnering role to allocated business units and senior leaders across Council. The role provides strategic advice and support services through identifying key people opportunities and challenges to support the development and delivery of both bespoke people strategies as well as enterprise wide people initiatives with the appropriate HR considerations.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively participates in and understands the business and strategic plans to build trusted Business Partnerships and relationships. Provide expert advice to clients to develop awareness of human resource policies, to promote compliance and facilitate best practice outcomes and mitigate risk
• Ensures delivery of services to leaders on all people matters in relation to performance management, engagement, recruitment, remuneration & reward, capability development, ER dispute resolution/ and disciplinary matters including conducting workplace investigations.
• Delivers on more complex strategic HR Services as required for the business across the employee life-cycle.
• Understands industrial instruments and provides key input into ER/IR strategy and provide recommendations on how to maximise the benefits of the ER/IR landscape to assist stakeholders to meet its strategic goals.

About You

• Hold relevant qualifications in human resources, related field or relevant industry experience
• Experience in partnering and advising businesses in relation to people matters across the employee life-cycle
• Proven experience building and maintaining productive relationships with a diverse group of key stakeholders and acting as a trusted adviser

Please refer to the position description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience. For more information contact Huy Huynh on 0481240***.

Benefits of Working at Waverley

• WFH 2 days a week
• Professional development opportunities
• Staff social club, weekly yoga and other fun staff activities
• Yearly flu shots, skin checks and annual health and wellbeing fair
• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Flexible working conditions, family friendly policies and other great employee benefits

Waverley Council is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all candidates. We encourage applications from people from diverse groups, including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people; people from culturally diverse backgrounds; young people; older workers; people with disabilities; LGBTQIA+; and other minority groups. If you require accommodations or assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our People and Culture team at **@waverley.nsw.gov.au