People Advisor

Fuse Recruitment; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Acusensus, based in Canberra, seeks an experienced People Advisor to lead recruitment, onboarding and people strategy for ACT. You will partner with leaders on performance, engagement and development, advise on grievances and wellbeing, and help shape a high-performing culture across a growing technology business with national travel as needed.

The role emphasizes inclusive leadership, strong knowledge of Australian employment law, and the ability to coach managers through development

Qualifications

• Four+ years' experience in HR or People and Culture.
• Experience in HR business partnering, recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment law, including the Fair Work Act.
• Experience developing employee engagement initiatives and interpreting feedback.
• Confidence coaching managers through performance and development conversations.
• Understanding of remuneration frameworks and role levelling.
• Proficiency in HRIS, applicant tracking systems and HR reporting.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Tertiary qualifications in HR Management or a relevant field are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment, from sourcing and interviewing through to offers.
• Coordinate onboarding to ensure new employees feel welcomed and connected to Acusensus' values.
• Partner with leaders on performance management, goal-setting and career development.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, grievances and workplace conflicts.
• Develop employee engagement initiatives, analyse feedback and recommend improvements.
• Coach managers to lead effective performance and development conversations.
• Support remuneration reviews, role levelling and internal mobility.
• Use HR data and analytics to identify trends and inform workforce planning.
• Collaborate with HSEQ on workplace safety, psychosocial wellbeing and compliance.

Skills

HR business partnering

Recruitment

Onboarding

Performance management

Employee engagement

Remuneration frameworks

Role levelling

HRIS

HR reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Applicant tracking

Job description

Join an innovative Australian technology company using AI and advanced imaging to make roads safer.

As People Advisor for ACT, you'll play a key role in building a high-performing, engaged workforce at Acusensus, an Australian technology success story with a global presence across Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Their world-leading technology tackles distracted driving and other road safety challenges, helping reduce road fatalities and injuries.

Their purpose is simple: to save lives and make communities safer through innovation, collaboration, integrity, care and a commitment to results.

Based in Canberra, you'll initially lead recruitment and onboarding, ensuring incoming employees have a positive experience and are set up for success. As the team grows, your focus will expand to performance management, employee engagement and partnering with leaders to build a positive, high-performing workplace culture.

This is an opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys building relationships, supporting leaders and helping people and organisations thrive.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment, from sourcing and interviewing through to offers.
• Coordinate onboarding to ensure new employees feel welcomed and connected to Acusensus' values.
• Partner with leaders on performance management, goal-setting and career development.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, grievances and workplace conflicts.
• Develop employee engagement initiatives, analyse feedback and recommend improvements.
• Coach managers to lead effective performance and development conversations.
• Support remuneration reviews, role levelling and internal mobility.
• Use HR data and analytics to identify trends and inform workforce planning.
• Collaborate with HSEQ on workplace safety, psychosocial wellbeing and compliance.

About you:

You're an approachable, adaptable and people-focused HR professional who builds trust and handles sensitive matters with empathy and discretion. You're comfortable balancing recruitment delivery with broader people advisory responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

You'll ideally bring:

• At least four years' experience in HR or People and Culture.
• Experience in HR business partnering, recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment law, including the Fair Work Act.
• Experience developing employee engagement initiatives and interpreting feedback.
• Confidence coaching managers through performance and development conversations.
• Understanding of remuneration frameworks and role levelling.
• Proficiency in HRIS, applicant tracking systems and HR reporting.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.

Tertiary qualifications in HR Management or a relevant field are required.

Why join Acusensus?

At Acusensus, your work contributes to something bigger. You'll help build a workplace where people can thrive while supporting technology that protects road users and creates safer communities.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Shape recruitment and onboarding for a new contract.
• Influence employee engagement and performance across the business.
• Partner with leaders and make a meaningful impact on workplace culture.
• Develop your HR expertise within a growing Australian technology business with global reach.

Additional requirements:

The successful candidate will be required to complete police and driving history checks, along with any additional checks required under client contracts. Occasional national travel at short notice may be required, with flexibility to work outside standard hours when necessary.