HR Project Officer — Lead Policy & Change (Flexible)

Cairns Regional Council; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cairns Regional Council is seeking a highly organised Human Resources Project Officer to drive the development, review, and implementation of HR policies and procedures. You will coordinate projects, engage stakeholders, and ensure compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.

The role focuses on supporting HR priorities, change initiatives, and the delivery of resources and guidance for staff.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in business, HR, project management or a related discipline.
• Experience in HR, project administration or business support.
• Ability to support project planning, coordination, monitoring and delivery.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, HR policies, procedures and compliance.
• Experience reviewing and maintaining HR policies, forms and intranet content.
• High-level computer literacy and ability to prepare clear project documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, implement and continuously improve HR policies, procedures, systems and resources to meet legislative and organisational requirements.
• Support delivery of HR priorities and change initiatives through stakeholder engagement, communication, research, reporting and project coordination.
• Contribute to policy development, updates and staff resources for intranet content and reference materials.
• Prepare clear, accurate project documentation and reports for stakeholders.
• Engage with stakeholders to influence and gain buy-in through collaborative relationships.

Skills

HR policies

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Legislation knowledge

Written communication

Policy development

Education

Tertiary qualifications in business/HR/PM

Tools

MS Office (Word/Excel)

Policy management systems

Job description

Cairns Regional Council is seeking a highly organised Human Resources Project Officer to drive the development, review, and implementation of HR policies and procedures. You will coordinate projects, engage stakeholders, and ensure compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.

The role focuses on supporting HR priorities, change initiatives, and the delivery of resources and guidance for staff.