Manager, People & Culture

About Geelong Arts Centre

Geelong Arts Centre is the only State Government owned cultural institution located outside of Melbourne, our vision is as a leader connector and creator of extraordinary cultural experiences for local and global communities.

The Geelong Arts Centre is a gathering place for all – a place that boldly offers insights through performance, holds space for public conversation, supports creative experimentation and content development, and is a venue to connect, meet as a community and share a passion for the arts and creativity. It is the creative heart of Geelong.

Our people are focused on creating a diverse and bold arts community that embraces and values differences. We value the variety of unique experiences, qualities, and characteristics our people possess, and we share and learn from each other. Our highly collaborative and dedicated teams aim to ensure the business is continuously growing, striving for exceptional results for both our internal and external stakeholders. We are always striving to display flexibility and resilience to embrace change.

About the Role

The Manager, People and Culture is responsible for partnering with the business to design, develop and implement strategies that will attract, engage, and develop employees and build a high-performance culture.  

This position drives the development and implementation of workforce strategies that align with the Centre’s overall strategy, vision and values, and creates enriching employee experiences.  Responsible for all aspects of human resources, the role will create, lead and coordinate processes, projects and initiatives aimed at ensuring the Centre’s people practices support an engaged and effective workforce. 

Essential Capabilities

To be successful in this position, you will have experience in a similar role, a passion for the arts and thrive in a high-energy, innovative environment. You will bring to the role:

• A relevant professional qualification in human resources management or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience in human resources.
• Demonstrated leadership to develop, influence and lead people strategy in a collaborative manner.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, coach and manage a high-performing team.
• Sound knowledge and application of Australian employment legislation and experience in maintaining legislative compliance and effective risk management strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, influencing and maintaining professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven knowledge and demonstrable expertise of both design and implementation of a wide range of operational and strategic human resources activities.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to align HR initiatives with organisational goals.
• Proven experience in managing change and finding innovative solutions.
• HRIS user and management experience (ELMO) or similar.

Special requirements

• Flexibility in working hours to support occasional out-of-hours work will be required as part of the normal hours of duty for this position. 
• This role will be performed mostly on-site supporting the Centre’s strong in-person team culture.  Geelong Arts Centre operates in a partially hybrid mode, with some of our workforce negotiating working from home one day a week.
• The following checks, licences and certifications are required for this role: Current and valid Working with Children’s Check (Employee)

To view a copy of the full position description, please visit the Careers page of our website: https://geelongartscentre.org.au/about-us/careers/ 

Sound like you? Then we want to hear from you!

To apply for this opportunity please click the Apply button and provide a cover letter including your ability to meet the key requirements outlined in the position description, and a current CV.  Please direct any queries to: employment@geelongartscentre.org.au 

Applications close Midnight Monday 11 December 2023