People & Culture Business Partner - WorkSafe Victoria - HRCareer

First listed on: 13 November 2023

People & Culture Business Partner

 

  • $114,506 per annum + superannuation
  • Full Time, Ongoing
  • Geelong (Hybrid working model)

Purpose

The P&C Business Partner works in partnership with a business area to develop business solutions and to provide high level service consistent with the organisation’s policy, strategy and the business unit needs. The P&C Business Partner provides input to the unit’s projects, business plan and helps integrate WorkSafe Victoria policies and initiatives into the business.

The P&C Business Partner is accountable for partnering with the business in collaboration with the People & Culture team to contribute to the wider business agenda and present solutions to leadership that enable success through their people.

Key Responsibilities

  • Effectively partner with the business to enable leadership at all levels, including promote diversity, talent, engagement, employee relations, remuneration, recruitment, build capability and provide strategic advice that contributes to the organisation’s culture, goals and objectives.
  • Coach, train and support client group leaders in a range of HR functions in order to implement the extensive suite of HR policies, procedures and practices throughout the employment life cycle.
  • Conduct analysis and interpretation of client business plans and provide people solutions that have a long term outlook for the client.
  • Manage and deliver organisational change, associated communications and develop and implement change plans, consultation processes, resourcing requirements and management of redeployment cases.
  • With a focus on early intervention and local resolution, manage people concerns and complaints, including assessment of workplace issues, negotiating and applying appropriate remedial action including mediation as required in a case by case basis.
  • Manage and contribute to People & Culture projects and interventions designed to support the organisations strategic goals.
  • Work collaboratively across the People & Culture team to ensure consistency of services and strategic and integrated decision making.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of People & Culture services and initiatives provided and identify improvements where necessary
  • Ensure training and development, organisational development and recruitment activities meet current and future business and employee needs
  • Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of HR practices and policies.
  • Work with managers to create performance objectives and co-ordinate the performance management program.
  • Analyse statistics relating to staff issues such as turnover, absenteeism and discuss with Business Unit Managers to develop plans to address any issues
  • Develop and recommend creative business solutions within your area of expertise and to facilitate acceptance of your recommendations by others.
  • Provide advice and education across a wide range of issues within your field and influence others acceptance of this advice
  • Identify risk or non-compliance and escalate recommendations to manage the risk accordingly.

Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

You will also possess:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of IR/ER, OHS, return to work relevant legislation
  • Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills
  • Demonstrated understanding of theoretical disciplines of effective teams.
  • Emotional intelligence and resilience
  • High self-awareness and demonstrated openness and desire to learn more about self
  • Ability to align activities to organisational goals
  • Excellent customer focus and ability to influence and manage customer needs in order to deliver the right outcomes for WorkSafe.
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and work autonomously with limited guidance
  • Highly developed written and oral communication skills
  • Highly developed negotiating and networking skills
  • Knowledge and understanding of psychology in the workplace
  • Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills and an ability to meet tight deadlines
  • Thorough knowledge and experience in providing HR professional disciplines and advice in the categories of performance management (design and delivery), personal development, remuneration, classification systems, coaching and counselling, team development, interventions and facilitations, and talent management processes.
  • You will have a high level of knowledge and expertise in the systems and regulations governing the HR function
  • You will need to utilise your knowledge of developments in your field, analysis and project management techniques in the role and will undertake continuous professional development to stay up-to-date.
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in managing complex interpersonal relations with clients

Qualifications

  • Tertiary quaifications in HR or a related discipline are desirable

What’s next?

Applications close 11:00pm on Friday 24th November 2023. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.

For further enquiries please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Natasha Zaluski via email natasha_zaluski@worksafe.vic.gov.au

Our future

WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don’t shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that’s why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.

We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.

Important Information

WorkSafe is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with WorkSafe’s obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act).

Therefore, all WorkSafe employees are required to have an up to date COVID-19 vaccination status, which is currently defined by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) as three vaccine doses, unless a valid medical exemption applies.

To meet our obligations under the OH&S Act, WorkSafe will request vaccination information or evidence of an exemption in the pre-employment stage.

Prior to commencement of employment with WorkSafe you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and have an up to date vaccination status, or that a medical exemption applies