Hybrid HR Business Partner - Growth & Integration

The Next Step Recruitment Company; Geelong; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Next Step Recruitment Company in Geelong, VIC, seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to support post-acquisition integration, governance, and workforce compliance across multiple businesses. You will partner with acquisition and operational leaders to provide strategic people support while ensuring alignment to group standards.

You will operate in a high-growth, complex environment, guiding leaders through change, while leveraging data and modern awards knowledge to drive workforce

Qualifications

• Strong HR Business Partnering or Senior HR Advisory experience within complex, multi-site organisations.
• Experience interpreting and applying complex modern awards, with SCHADS Award emphasis.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integration activity, transformation or growth initiatives.
• Strong employee and industrial relations capability, including investigations, grievances and performance matters.
• Data-led and technology-focused approach, using HRIS and automation to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability, without direct authority.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, evolving and ambiguous environments.
• Play a key role in significant acquisition and growth journeys.
• Influence people outcomes across multiple businesses nationally.
• Work closely with senior leaders on strategic initiatives.
• Join a values-led organisation making a meaningful impact in the care sector.
• Broad exposure across integration, change, culture, workforce strategy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Leading people-related acquisition and integration activities
• Workforce compliance, awards, contracts and governance alignment
• HRIS, employee data and payroll transition projects
• Change management and stakeholder engagement
• Identifying organisational capability risks and opportunities
• Oversight of employee relations frameworks, investigations and grievances
• Culture, retention and engagement initiatives
• Workforce reporting and people insights
• Supporting leaders through organisational growth and transformation

Skills

HRBP experience

SCHADS Award knowledge

Acquisition integration

IR/employee relations

Data-driven HR tech

Project management

Stakeholder management

Fast-paced environment

Acquisition growth leadership

Cross-business influence

Strategic workforce planning

Culture & governance

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

The Next Step Recruitment Company in Geelong, VIC, seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to support post-acquisition integration, governance, and workforce compliance across multiple businesses. You will partner with acquisition and operational leaders to provide strategic people support while ensuring alignment to group standards.

You will operate in a high-growth, complex environment, guiding leaders through change, while leveraging data and modern awards knowledge to drive workforce