People and Culture Manager

Melbourne Theatre Company MTC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Melbourne Theatre Company MTC in Melbourne is seeking an experienced P&C professional to shape the employee experience across our leading performing arts organisation.

You will partner with leaders across the business, lead recruitment and workforce planning, provide expert employee relations advice, and deliver people initiatives to build a positive, high-performing culture. The role emphasizes stakeholder management and strong communication to drive organisational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Strong HR generalist and employee relations experience.
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment law and industrial relations.
• Experience leading recruitment, performance, and culture initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders across the business to drive people initiatives.
• Lead recruitment and workforce planning and provide expert employee relations advice.
• Deliver initiatives to build a positive, high-performing culture and drive organisational effectiveness.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

Industrial relations knowledge

Recruitment leadership

Performance management

Culture initiatives

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Melbourne Theatre Company MTC - Melbourne VIC

16h ago , from Melbourne Theatre Company MTC

Join Melbourne Theatre Company and play a key role in shaping the employee experience across one of Australia's leading performing arts organisations.

We're looking for an experienced P&C professional who thrives on building strong relationships, navigating complex people matters, and driving a positive, high-performing culture. You'll partner with leaders across the business, lead recruitment and workforce planning, provide expert employee relations advice, and deliver people initiatives.

You’ll bring:

• Strong HR generalist and employee relations experience
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment law and industrial relations
• Experience leading recruitment, performance, and culture initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Melbourne Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We embrace and value diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Diversity includes all the ways in which employees differ, and the valuable contribution that all of these differences bring to the Company.

The Company encourages employment and program applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities.

Melbourne Theatre Company has an Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, which outlines our commitment to building relationships, respect and opportunities with First Nations peoples. You can read it at mtc.com.au/discover-more/about-us/reconciliation-action-plan.

It is our policy to consider reasonable adjustments for qualified applicants with disabilities.