Senior People & Culture Advisor

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of data, creativity, media, and technology. Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework. It's a cultural model we've built to unite our people in a collaborative way of thinking and working. We offer our clients seamless access to the expertise of our 100,000+ people across 100+ countries globally. In Australia, our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative, media, digital, production and PR.

Role Purpose

The People and Culture Team is a thriving, award winning and passionate team. This role forms part of the People Partnering team and plays a key part in delivering exceptional people experiences across the entire employee lifecycle. It works to implement key people strategy initiatives and projects, alongside providing support and advice to Managers in areas such as employee relations, policy, recruitment, employee engagement, learning and development and DE&I. It involves working closely with other People Partners, alongside our P&C Hub and Centres of Excellence. Reporting into the Head of People & Culture, this role demands strong interpersonal skills, ability to deal with ambiguity and the desire to implement innovative people solutions to our agencies.

Responsibilities

Some of the things we might spot you doing include:

• Implementing the agency people strategy (owning specific initiatives) which could include retention, reward and recognition, performance management, L&D, and other people related initiatives to support business goals and objectives
• Partnering with managers to coach and empower them on how to design and build high performing teams, including giving and receiving feedback, accountability, goal-setting, performance management, people development and reward and recognition
• Providing professional, business focused, day-to-day People & Culture services including performance management, grievance resolution, recruitment coordination, salary review advice
• Collaborating with the P&C Lead in preparing and delivering talent mapping and succession planning sessions with Leadership team
• Being the point of contact for ER issues, owning process and advising managers as appropriate
• Acting as the agency P&C point of contact when welcoming new starters and lead the onboarding process
• Conducting exit interviews for leavers and escalate any relevant feedback or issues
• Driving specific culture/DE&I initiatives to foster a positive and inclusive culture supporting retention and employee engagement
• Preparing and presenting employee engagement survey results, providing insight and analysis into ways we could do things better and trends we're seeing
• Collaborating with the P&C lead to develop competitive and fair remuneration structures and packages including reviewing internal and external benchmarking
• Actively involved in the quarterly salary increase cycles including stakeholder management, budget management, benchmarking and recommendations
• Leading the immigration process for international employees working closely with the Groupe Immigration lead and Talent Acquisition team for new starters
• Overseeing leave processes such as Parental, Working with Cancer etc. by supporting employees, asking the right questions and working with the P&C Hub to prepare relevant documentation and administer process

Qualifications

Skills & Experience

• 4+ years' experience in a People & Culture role, specifically 2+ years in an Advisor capacity (ideally in a multi-site, matrix organisation)
• Experience across the whole employee lifecycle including recruitment, on-boarding, performance management, manager development, remuneration and benefits, employee relations and off-boarding
• Strong working knowledge of employment law, including the Fair Work Act and the National Employment Standards, with the ability to apply this knowledge in workplace situations
• Knowledge of visas and immigration (desirable)
• Experience working with a HRIS or other software where you need to ensure accurate input of data
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to handle highly confidential information and treat employee data with discretion

Additional Information

What we'll offer you:

Be a part of one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

• Taking time out - enjoy your Birthday off, additional 5 days leave after 2 years' service, inclusive leave policies such as Fertility Treatment, Menopause, Flexible Public Holidays, Gender Affirmation and Parental leave.
• Work Your World - our program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Diversity and Inclusion - we care about people showing up as their authentic self. Get involved in one of our Employee Resource Groups to contribute beyond your day to day.
• Wholeself - free access to Sonder, flu vaccinations and regular seminars and events supporting your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Grow & develop - enjoy extensive L&D opportunities through our online learning platform, Marcel, a Next Gen board, regular internal sessions, Buddy Up (our mentor program), paid study days and access to the MFA and ACA for industry learnings.
• Celebrate - we're big on celebrating and shouting out about great work. We've got informal and regular formal awards, anniversary celebrations and referral bonuses.
• Work, your way - our Publicis Liberté flexible working approach means we value your contribution, not where you're sitting.

At Publicis Groupe we believe that our people are our greatest asset. Our people are chosen for their personalities, their ethics and professional qualities without any exclusion, preferential treatment, or discrimination. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate by reason of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other difference. We encourage applications from all individuals and will provide appropriate assistance for candidates with disabilities or special needs throughout the recruitment process upon request.