People Advisor

University of New South Wales; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 118,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Work from home

Staff discounts on UNSW courses

Superannuation and Leave Loading

Extra 3 days leave over December

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

University of New South Wales (UNSW) is seeking two People Advisors to support leaders and staff across a broad range of people matters. You’ll provide advisory services on workplace relations, policies, and employee lifecycle matters in a hybrid working environment.

These roles report to the Senior People Partner and are part of the People & Culture team embedded within a Faculty or Division. You’ll collaborate with People Partners to deliver HR solutions and contribute to local people plans

Qualifications

• Experience providing people-focused advice in a complex organisation.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with diverse audiences.
• Experience handling case management (performance concerns, workplace issues).
• Analytical skills to use data and insights for advice and improvements.
• Ability to share knowledge and uplift capability within the team.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and collaborate to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with People Partners to deliver HR solutions and support workforce initiatives.
• Provide informed employee lifecycle guidance to enable decision-making.
• Apply P&C policies to ensure consistent practices and risk management.
• Deliver workforce reporting and present insights to leaders.
• Support escalation handling and coach junior team members.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Case management

Data analysis

Capability development

Prioritization

Education

HR/Business degree or related

Job description

University of New South Wales – Kensington NSW

• Employment Type: Full time (35 hours per week), Fixed Term
• Duration: 12 Months
• Number of Positions: 2
• Remuneration: From $118k-128k + 17% Superannuation
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid Working)

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter.

About the People & Culture Business Partnering (P&C BP) Team:

Delivering both operational and strategic services, the P&C BP team is embedded within their Faculty or Division to manage people matters with confidence, care, and consistency. Each function partners with their people leaders to achieve their people strategy and further meaningful work we do at UNSW as a leader in teaching and research.

Why Your Role Matters:

We’re seeking twoPeople Advisors to supportleaders and employees across a broad range of people matters. Experienced in providing people-focused advice, you’ll build trusted relationships across your client group, to offer guidance and support across workplace and employee relations, balancing operational support with strategic insight.

These roles will work alongside the P&C People Experience Hub as well as dedicated People Partners and for the Faculty or Division, reporting to their Senior People Partner.

In these hands‑on, people‑centred roles, your day‑to‑day will include:

• Collaborating with People Partners to deliver effective HR solutions, support workforce initiatives, and contributing to local people plans and change initiatives.
• Offering informed employee lifecycle guidance tailored to your business areas, supporting local stakeholder decision‑making across workforce planning, performance, early-stage ER cases and organisational change.
• Applying and interpreting P&C policies, procedures and UNSW’s enterprise agreements to ensure consistent people practices, effective risk management and timely resolution of workplace matters.
• Delivering effective P&C workforce reporting, presenting insights to leaders to support people strategy decisions.
• Supporting P&C Officers and the People Experience Team with escalated queries in your area, coaching junior team members, and driving continuous improvement in local people practices..

Who You Are:

Holding existing HR experience in a complex and client‑centred environment, you’re ready to step into a more strategically focusedrole; bringing a strong understanding of employment frameworks, policies, and procedures, with proven ability to interpret and apply them in a way that is practical, consistent, and aligned with organisational values.

Alongside the following skills and experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline, with experience in providing people-focused advice and support in a complex organisation, or equivalent competence.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders and provide advice that is responsive to local needs and context.
• Confident communicator with strong interpersonal and influencing skills, able to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience supporting case management processes (e.g. performance concerns, workplace issues, early-stage employee relations) with sound judgment in knowing when to escalated.
• Demonstrated analytical capability to use data, feedback, and insights to inform advice, identify trends and improvements.
• Support knowledge sharing and capability uplift across the People Experience team.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, and contribute to collaborative problem-solving.

The above offers a summaries of the roles, further details of role accountabilities and required experience can be found on the position description. This is available via JOBS@UNSW.

Benefits and Culture:

At UNSW, the work you do has a ripple effect far beyond your immediate role. Here, you can put your skills to the service of something bigger, something meaningful.We offer:

• Flexible hours and the opportunity to work from home regularly.
• Discounts & entitlements including on UNSW courses.
• Flexible 17% Superannuation and Leave Loading
• Additional 3 days leave over the December break.
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives, such as recharge week and health checks.

You can learn more about our Benefits and Culture atLifestyle & Benefits |Jobs@UNSW

Please note applicants must have working rights in Australia and be able to be on site in Kensington regularly.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.