Head of HR Business Partnering

Teachers Health Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Generous leave

Private health insurance

Wellbeing program

Discounts on products & services

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Leadership growth opportunities

Convenient location near Surry Hills/C

Job summary

Teachers Health is seeking a Head of Business Partnering to lead a national HRBP team and partner with senior leaders on complex people matters.

You will steer enterprise bargaining, employee relations and change initiatives, shaping workforce strategy and culture across the organisation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in senior HR Business Partnering roles with people leadership.
• Recent enterprise bargaining and IR strategy experience.
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment law and modern awards.
• Experience handling complex employee relations and investigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HR Business Partnering team and advise senior leaders on complex people matters.
• Drive enterprise bargaining strategy and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee employee relations, investigations and risk management.
• Partner on organisation design, workforce planning and change initiatives.

Skills

Senior HRBP

People leadership

Enterprise bargaining

Industrial relations

Stakeholder management

Education

HR/IR/Law/Business degree

Job description

• Join a purpose-led, values-based organisation
• Flexible hybrid working to support your work-life balance
• Generous leave, wellbeing benefits and employee product & services discounts

Ready to lead strategic HR partnering and shape the future of employee and industrial relations?

Join Teachers Health as our Head of Business Partnering, where you'll lead a high-performing HR Business Partnering team, partner with senior leaders on complex people matters, and play a key role in shaping workforce strategy, culture and organisational performance across a growing national organisation.

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership, employee relations expertise and industrial relations capability in a purpose-led organisation that genuinely helps people thrive.

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you'll lead the HR Business Partnering function and act as the principal adviser to senior leaders on employee and industrial relations matters. You'll oversee a team of HR Business Partners, ensuring the delivery of a nationally consistent, commercially focused and risk-aware people partnering service providing end to end support across our national business

You will play a critical role in leading enterprise bargaining and industrial relations strategy, managing complex employee relations matters, guiding workplace investigations, supporting organisational change and working with the OD team to strengthen leadership capability across the business.

This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic people decisions as a member of the People, Culture and Capability Leadership team while helping develop strategic initiatives that provide positive outcomes for our people, members and organisation.

Who are we?

Teachers Health was created over 70 years ago exclusively for the education community. We care for more than 500,000 teachers, education staff and their families. We're proud of our heritage and excited about the future as we continue to grow our impact.

Why join Teachers Health?

We have lots to offer, including (just to name a few):

• A competitive remuneration package
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Generous leave and wellbeing benefits
• Subsidised private health insurance
• Discounts across Teachers Health products and services
• A comprehensive wellbeing program supporting your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
• A collaborative, values-driven and genuinely supportive culture
• The opportunity to influence strategic business outcomes and lead a high-performing team
• Convenient and accessible Surry Hills/Central station location

At Teachers Health, you'll join a purpose-led organisation where people genuinely care, collaborate and support each other to do their best work.

What will you do?

In this role, you will:

• Lead, coach and develop the HR Business Partnering team, driving service excellence and strong business outcomes across the entire business
• Provide strategic advice to People Leaders on their complex people, workforce and industrial relations matters
• Lead enterprise bargaining activities, including strategy development, negotiations, while building stakeholder engagement
• Oversee complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations and organisational risk management
• Potential representation in Fair Work Commission matters and other employment-related proceedings as and when required
• Partner with leaders and other members of the team on organisational design, workforce planning, restructures and change initiatives
• Drive initiatives surrounding continuous improvement across people practices, governance, reporting and service delivery
• Support the development of leadership capability, performance culture, inclusion, wellbeing and employee engagement initiatives

What do I need?

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Industrial Relations, Law, Business, Psychology or a related discipline
• At least 7 years' experience in senior HR Business Partnering roles, including people leadership experience
• Demonstrated recent experience leading enterprise bargaining and industrial relations strategy and negotiations
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment and industrial relations legislation, enterprise agreements and modern awards
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations and organisational change
• Experience supporting or managing Fair Work Commission matters
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation and communication skills
• Commercial judgement, strong risk awareness and the ability to balance people outcomes with business objectives
• Experience within health insurance, financial services, healthcare, education, mutual or not-for-profit environments will be highly regarded

Due to the high number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Teachers Health values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds, including First Nations people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. Applicants can request adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process by contacting [e-mail].

Please note that recruitment is undertaken in-house at Teachers Health and we do not accept agency applications or engage in canvassing.

The Diversity Council Australia has recognised our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive culture. We've consistently exceeded the Australian Workforce average in their Inclusion@Work Index and are thrilled to be named an inclusive employer once again for 2025–2026.