Associate Director, Performance & Partnering

Indigenous Business Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) seeks an Associate Director, Performance and Partnering to lead the People Performance and Culture directorate and advise senior executives on industrial relations, workforce consultation, employee performance, and workplace health and safety.

You will drive enterprise bargaining when required, oversee a high-performing People Partnering function, and ensure compliance with legislation and IBA's policies while building strong internal and external

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in HR or People and Culture
• Expert guidance on industrial relations and workforce consultation
• Experience leading workplace health and safety initiatives

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance to senior executives on IR, workforce consultation, and employee performance
• Lead Enterprise Agreement bargaining when required
• Oversee the People Partnering function to ensure consistent application of policies and effective employee relations
• Ensure compliance with legislation and IBA's Enterprise Agreement and policies
• Foster productive workplace relationships and represent IBA at forums
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to support organisational change

Skills

Leadership

Industrial relations

Workforce consultation

Performance management

Organisational change

Workplace health and safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Job description

Associate Director, Performance & Partnering

The Associate Director Performance and Partnering is a key leadership position within the People Performance and Culture directorate.

The role acts as a trusted adviser to senior executives, providing expert guidance on industrial relations, workforce consultation, employee performance, organisational change, and workplace health and safety.

The key duties of the position include:

• The Associate Director Performance and Partnering is a key leadership position within IBA's People Performance and Culture directorate, acting as a trusted adviser to senior executives on industrial relations, workforce consultation, employee performance, organisational change, and workplace health and safety.
• Providing strategic, pragmatic and risk-based advice on workplace policies and human resources matters consistent with legislation, Government advice and IBA's Enterprise Agreement, including maintaining IBA's workplace policies.
• Leading Enterprise Agreement bargaining when required, from planning and negotiation through to implementation.
• Overseeing a high-performing People Partnering function that supports the consistent application of people policies and supports leaders to manage complex performance, conduct, and employee relations matters.
• Ensuring IBA meets its consultation requirements through effective employee and union engagement.
• Promoting a proactive safety culture focused on prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Managing early intervention, case management, WHS arrangements, and Comcare administration.
• Fostering productive workplace relationships and ensuring compliance with industrial instruments and legislation.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and representing IBA at various forums.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing team, and modelling IBA's values and behaviours.

Notes

Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a relevant field, and professional membership of AHRI, are highly desirable.

Getting to know the Indigenous Business Australia

About UsOur vision is for a nation in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are economically independent and an integral part of the economy.IBA was created to assist and enhance the economic development opportunities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia.IBA serves, partners and invests with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to own their future. We go further than provide money; we invest in people, places and ideas that can’t wait. We help make them real.We’re deeply invested in the financial success and economic independence of Indigenous Australians.It’s why we exist.We canHelp you own your own home. Loans and financial services – affordable, simple and personalised. So you can take ownership of your home and your future.Help you start or grow a business. Business Finance and partnerships – from big ideas through to making them happen, we can provide the right mix of products, services, advice, networks and capability.Help you invest in your future. Focused on making a strong, positive impact with a portfolio that provides responsible financial returns and a whole lot more for communities and our partners.