HR Business Partner - 6 month FTC

JIVARO Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JIVARO Recruitment client, a well established retail business, is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to support its retail portfolio. Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, you will partner with the GM Retail and State Managers to turn business strategy into people priorities.

This role goes beyond transactional HR. You will use people data to make decisions, spot risks early, and deliver initiatives that build leadership capability, improve workforce effectiveness and drive

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a senior HR or People & Culture Business Partnering role in a complex, fast paced environment.
• Proven experience influencing senior leaders and driving organisational performance.
• Strong capability in organisational design, workforce planning and end-to-end change management.
• Solid experience managing complex ER/IR matters and mitigating risk.
• Confident interpreting people analytics and translating insights into commercially sound recommendations.
• Credible, commercial and comfortable challenging constructively, with strong relationships across store support and distribution teams.
• Retail or multi site experience highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior retail leaders on organisational design and workforce planning.
• Identify and prioritise high impact people initiatives with measurable outcomes and ownership.
• Embed people priorities across the retail network including performance, talent reviews, and remuneration cycles.
• Analyse engagement, turnover, absenteeism, performance and safety data to shape priorities.
• Coach leaders and facilitate forums to lift capability in performance and accountability.
• Provide expert guidance on ER/IR matters, investigations and conduct issues.
• Lead engagement action planning and cultural initiatives to strengthen the employee experience.
• Lead P&C involvement in restructures and transformation projects with compliant communications.

Skills

Senior HR experience

Influence senior leaders

Organisational design

Workforce planning

Change management

ER/IR experience

People analytics

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Retail/multi-site experience

Job description

About the opportunity

Our client, a well established retail business, is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to support its retail portfolio. Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, you will partner with the GM Retail and State Managers to turn business strategy into people priorities.

This role goes beyond transactional HR. You will use people data to make decisions, spot risks early, and deliver initiatives that build leadership capability, improve workforce effectiveness and drive commercial, customer and operational results.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior retail leaders on organisational design, workforce planning and leadership capability


• Identify and prioritise high impact people initiatives, turning them into clear plans with measurable outcomes and business ownership


• Embed people priorities and cyclical events across the retail network, including performance, talent reviews, succession planning and remuneration cycles


• Analyse engagement, turnover, absenteeism, performance and safety data to shape priorities and measure impact


• Coach leaders and facilitate forums and workshops that lift capability in performance, engagement and accountability


• Provide expert guidance on complex ER/IR matters, investigations and conduct issues, enabling leaders to act early and consistently


• Lead engagement action planning and cultural initiatives that strengthen the employee experience


• Act as P&C lead on restructures and transformation projects, including consultation and communication plans that meet legislative requirements

About you

5+ years’ experience in a senior HR or People & Culture Business Partnering role in a complex, fast paced environment

Proven experience influencing senior leaders and driving organisational performance

Strong capability in organisational design, workforce planning and end-to-end change management

Solid experience managing complex ER/IR matters and mitigating risk

Confident interpreting people analytics and translating insights into commercially sound recommendations

Credible, commercial and comfortable challenging constructively, with strong relationships across store support and distribution teams

Retail or multi site experience highly regarded

Why apply

This is a chance to shape how a retail business leads, plans and develops its people, with genuine influence at senior level and the backing of a supportive P&C team.