P & C Business Partner

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

Job summary

deliberatepractice is seeking a hands-on People & Culture Business Partner in Melbourne to support leaders and employees across the full lifecycle. You’ll partner with the Chief People & Culture Officer and drive HR initiatives from recruitment and onboarding to performance, engagement and change management.

Day-to-day focus includes policy, compliance, industrial relations and reporting, with opportunities to shape P&C partnering and participate in system functionality projects.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in HR or related discipline.
• Experience in an operational HR or generalist business partnering role covering the full employee lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of contemporary HR practice including case management.
• Ability to interpret employment legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.
• Demonstrated HRIS experience and strong digital literacy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to build credible relationships at every level.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and flexibility to shifting priorities.
• Creative, resourceful and pragmatic, with a collaborative and dependable approach and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and ethical practice.

Responsibilities

• Support talent acquisition and selection, from PD development to screening, interviewing and oversee onboarding.
• Design and implement a new continuous performance management cycle, then manage the annual program.
• Support talent assessment, leadership development and career pathing, conduct skills needs analysis, and implement training.
• Design and deliver organisational change initiatives, culture assessments and employee engagement activity.
• Provide high-quality employee and industrial relations advice, manage grievances, investigations, mediate disputes and support CPCO on industrial matters including enterprise bargaining.
• Coach line managers through day-to-day performance, counselling, development and disciplinary matters.
• Implement and communicate policy, maintain current knowledge of employment legislation and support policy and procedure development.
• Act as super user for HR systems, maintain accurate employee records, manage the P&C inbox, and use HR data to build meaningful reporting.
• Coordinate offboarding, and support the Safety & Wellbeing Advisor with OHS, injury management and return-to-work processes.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee lifecycle

Employee relations

Talent management

Performance management

Recruitment

Learning & development

Policy compliance

HRIS

Data reporting

Communication

Change management

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Bachelors in HR or related discipline

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

• Build the function, not just maintain it
• True generalist breadth - ER through to OD
• Trusted advisor to leaders and employees

• Build the function, not just maintain it
• True generalist breadth - ER through to OD
• Trusted advisor to leaders and employees

Our Client

Our client is a well-established values-led organisation with a strong reputation. Embarking on a new period of uplift, it is investing genuinely in its people function to build capability through effective partnering.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief People & Culture Officer, the P&C Business Partner is a deliberately hands-on position supporting people leaders with practical, people-focused advice across the full employee lifecycle and supporting employees directly as a trusted advisor.

Day to day, the role has a broad remit including recruitment and onboarding, talent management, learning and development, performance management, employee relations, retention, offboarding and change, alongside legal and policy compliance and support for injury management and return-to-work processes.

What lifts it above a standard BP role is the focus on enhancing the partnering aspect of People & Culture, assisting leaders and the business to understand the business success that can be realized through better P&C Partnering. In addition, there is scope to support a range of P&C projects, including recruitment and onboarding processes, new system functionality and the performance management cycle. This position provides real scope to shape how this organisation does People & Culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Support talent acquisition and selection, from position description development to screening, interviewing and oversee onboarding.
• Design and implement a new continuous performance management cycle, then manage the annual program.
• Support talent assessment, leadership development and career pathing, conduct skills needs analysis, and implement training and intervention programs.
• Design and deliver organisational change initiatives, culture assessments and employee engagement activity.
• Provide high-quality employee and industrial relations advice, manage grievances, conduct investigations, mediate disputes and support the CPCO on industrial matters including enterprise bargaining.
• Coach line managers through day-to-day performance, counselling, development and disciplinary matters.
• Implement and communicate policy, maintain current knowledge of employment legislation and support policy and procedure development.
• Act as super user for HR systems, maintain accurate employee records, manage the P&C inbox, and use HR data to build meaningful reporting.
• Coordinate offboarding, and support the Safety & Wellbeing Advisor with OHS, injury management and return-to-work processes.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Experience in an operational HR or generalist business partnering role covering the full employee lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of contemporary HR practice including case management.
• Ability to interpret employment legislation, awards and enterprise agreements.
• Demonstrated HRIS experience and strong digital literacy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to build credible relationships at every level.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities.
• Creative, resourceful and pragmatic, with a collaborative and dependable approach and a genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and ethical practice.

A current driver’s licence is required, with occasional travel two between sites.