The City of Stonnington is seeking a highly driven and forward-thinking HR professional to step into role of Head of P&C Business Partnering. This key leadership position is at the heart of our HR advisory and workplace relations and will lead a team of Business Partners and Advisors, as well as Talent Acquisition.
Key Responsibilities
Lead a business partnering function that drives immediate value, provides expert guidance to leaders, supporting them to lift engagement, culture, accountability and performance with their people and drive alignment between P&C strategy and business outcomes.
Manage the content, delivery, future development and implementation of ER, IR, people management strategy, frameworks and programs, policy, procedures and guidelines, as well as our enterprise agreement negotiations.
Build a strategic Talent Acquisition function that partners with the business to identify, target and attract the best talent to Stonnington
Shape the organisation model, support strategic workforce planning, and lead succession and talent programs.
Champion continuous improvement, employee experience, and compliance.
Desired Skills and Experience
What you'll bring to the role:
Broad senior HR leadership experience, ideally in a sector with a frontline workforce
Deep subject matter expertise across ER/IR, performance, change management and workforce strategy.
Strong knowledge of the industrial relations system and experience in applying relevant legislation in the areas of ER/IR, Fairwork claims, anti-harassment and anti-bullying and providing practical advice in these areas
Experience working in a unionised environment, with the ability to support the negotiation of Enterprise Agreements and manage and resolve complex complaints
Strong research, conceptual and analytical skills combined with experience in policy/procedure development and transferring research to practical outcomes
A demonstrated ability to lead teams, build strong relationships across the organisation, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Outstanding communication skills, enabling you to convey ideas clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
Experience in leading and delivering impactful HR projects that lifts capability and delivers results.
A relevant tertiary qualification and/or demonstrated success in a similar role.
Why the City of Stonnington?
Join our team to make a difference to the community, deliver meaningful work, and make an impact!
Enjoy a range employee benefit including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, generous parental leave and other leave entitlements.
You’ll also be part of a supportive People & Culture team environment focussed on delivering outstanding people programs to develop, engage, support and reward our people.
Located in Melbourne's vibrant inner east, the City of Stonnington covers the suburbs of Prahran, Windsor, South Yarra, Toorak, Armadale, Malvern, Malvern East, Glen Iris and Kooyong, Stonnington is home to approximately 108,000 residents.
Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Theo Va'a - tvaa@stonnington.vic.gov.au
For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Submitting your application
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