Casual HR Services Officer: Admin & Employee Lifecycle

University of Sydney; Darlington; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking a proactive HR Services Officer to deliver a full-suite of administrative HR functions, processing documentation and supporting HR transactions across the university. You will apply analytical and processing skills to resolve complex requests with accuracy and care.

In this casual opportunity, you will guide managers and staff, ensure timely responses, and help improve processes while adhering to university policies and SLAs.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering transactional HR services in a large organisation.
• Experience coordinating cross‑functional process improvements.
• Experience working in a high‑volume environment with tight deadlines and SLAs.
• Capability in preparing employment contracts and variations.
• Good knowledge of HR policies and awards to deliver compliant solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• An agile, flexible approach to team success.
• Workday system experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and execute HR transactions relating to employee life cycle or employment changes.
• Provide high quality HR guidance and support to managers and employees with SLAs.
• Identify issues and implement process improvements to raise client satisfaction.
• Review, prepare and issue employee documentation such as contracts and variations.
• Advise staff on the University’s policies and frameworks.

Skills

Transactional HR

Process improvement

High-volume work

HR policies

Communications

Agile mindset

Tools

Workday

Job description

The University of Sydney is seeking a proactive HR Services Officer to deliver a full-suite of administrative HR functions, processing documentation and supporting HR transactions across the university. You will apply analytical and processing skills to resolve complex requests with accuracy and care.

In this casual opportunity, you will guide managers and staff, ensure timely responses, and help improve processes while adhering to university policies and SLAs.