People & Culture Manager

• Leading industry membership body 
• Provide full HR and P&C support across the organisation
• Flexible location – MEL or SYD. CBD office, hybrid model

The Organisation:

Our client is one of Australia’s leading and contemporary industry membership organisations. The organisation’s primary role is to set and maintain the highest standards of professional practice, education, ethics and professional conduct for its 8000 members and the broader profession and industry. The organisation is committed to building and maintaining a strong base for the future of the profession through broadening the expertise and knowledge of its members. 

The organisation is embarking on a period of transformation, and is now seeking the support of an experienced HR Advisor / HR Manager to help build a strong people-focused foundation, and support the organisation as it grows. This is an exciting time to join and set the organisation up for future success!

The Role: 

Reporting to the COO, the People and Culture Manager will lead all HR & People & Culture functions within the organisation and be the first point of contact for all internal and external HR matters, supporting and facilitating the building of our people and culture, employee engagement and continuous improvement. 

This is a full-time position based in Sydney or Melbourne.  The People and Culture Manager will be required to coordinate and undertake a range of complex and sensitive operational activities involving stakeholder engagement and communication, analysis, strategy implementation and delivering a continuous improvement model for all staff to follow. 

This will include:

• Provide a centralised point of contact for all HR and P&C matters
• Manage & maintain all HR systems, processes & policies, ensuring all HR paperwork is accurate and up to date and all employment requirements are met.
• Support and facilitate the building of our culture, employee engagement, people awareness, personal ownership consultation and continuous improvement.
• Manage the recruitment and onboarding process 
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of key people systems and technology.
• Provide reporting on general HR activity to the Board of Directors, as requested by the COO and CEO
• Create and support the implementation of Professional Development plans for all employees
• Support talent identification, succession planning and learning & development opportunities.
• Seek employee feedback and develop plans to build a great place to work and a high-performing, forward-planning culture
• Support continuous improvement within the People function and effectively contribute towards achievement of the organisation's vision and purpose.

Your Experience:

To be successful in this role, you will possess: 

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, management or a business-related discipline 
• Successful track record in a similar HR Generalist role – HR Coordinator, HR Advisor or HR Manager – providing full HR support across a mid-sized business
• Confident in HR best practice and providing sound advice.
• Strong attention to detail with creating, reviewing, and maintaining all Job Descriptions, HR policies and procedures, and HR documents to support the business.
• Ability to support the COO in staff performance and monitoring of KPI’s, involved in developing ideas for employee rewards and recognition programs.
• Understanding of performance management, resolution of grievances and investigations.
• Exposure to a HR metrics driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Aptitude to think quickly, decisively, efficiently, and effectively under pressure.
• An ability to work within a team or autonomously, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and the capacity to deliver results and meet deadlines through well-developed project management and administration skills.
• Good process management and problem-solving skills with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• An understanding of and the ability to apply WHS and EEO principles.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft 365 including Word, Access, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Dynamics, and SharePoint. 
• You must have full rights to live and work in Australia

This position could be based in Melbourne or Sydney. A flexible hybrid working arrangement (min 3 days/week in office) is in place. 

Benefits:

• Leading membership body for an exciting, relevant and growing industry
• Talented, high performing team
• Central CBD location in MEL or SYD
• Flexible working arrangements for all
• Excellent salary package plus other benefits such as additional paid annual leave, birthday leave etc
• Career progression and growth opportunities 
• Member benefits extended to staff, including Gym/fitness discounted memberships 
• Salary Packaging Service
• Reward vouchers for recognising outstanding performance
• Two Days each year for volunteer work with recognised charities

To Apply: If this role sounds like your next exciting career move, please Apply Now, we would love to hear from you!