People Business Partner

Slater & Gordon Lawyers; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shutdown leave

Parental leave (26 weeks)

Long service leave

Wellbeing and development programs

Job summary

Slater and Gordon seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to collaborate with senior leaders and people teams, supporting employee initiatives and industrial relations matters. You will influence culture and drive workforce and performance programs in a progressive, hybrid environment.

The role emphasizes partnership, change management, and delivering practical HR solutions across the employee lifecycle within a leading personal injury and class actions firm.

Qualifications

• At least three years’ experience in HR business partnering, advisory or consulting.
• Experience delivering HR projects across the employee lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management, change management, facilitation, negotiation and mediation skills.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted, collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders and people leaders.
• Influence culture, capability, engagement and workforce effectiveness.
• Support purposeful change and continuous improvement in people programs.
• Contribute to projects including talent and succession planning, performance and salary cycles, and promotions.

Skills

HR business partnering

Stakeholder management

Change management

Facilitation

Negotiation

Mediation

Employee relations

Industrial relations

Performance management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Job description

At Slater and Gordon, purpose and progress go hand in hand. We're a place for people who want to do meaningful work and make a real impact.

For more than 90 years, we've stood beside people taking on systems, institutions and opponents far bigger than themselves. As a leading personal injury and class actions firm, we use the law to open up access to justice and fight for what's fair, because justice matters.

This isn't a place for standing still. It's a place to do great work, grow your capabilities and be part of something bigger than yourself.

We offer accessible, world-class legal services to people from all backgrounds and socioeconomic circumstances, simplifying the legal process and supporting clients at every step.

Here you will be part of a collaborative People & Culture team, working with senior leaders and colleagues across Workplace Relations, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Payroll, People Services and other business functions.

At Slater and Gordon, you work towards powerful outcomes every day and have the opportunity to:

• Partner with leaders to develop practical and sustainable people plans.
• Influence culture, capability, engagement and workforce effectiveness.
• Support purposeful change and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to projects including talent and succession planning, performance and salary cycles, and promotions.
• Facilitate team effectiveness, engagement and other workshops.
• Use people data and reporting to identify trends and recommend solutions.

Our commitment to offering a progressive career includes:

• Genuine hybrid working and flexibility to support different life stages and needs.
• Structured learning and professional development.
• Recognition of high performance, including clear progression pathways.
• Outstanding benefits including paid shutdown leave, 26 weeks of paid parental leave, additional long service leave, and ongoing wellbeing and development initiatives.

What we are looking for

• Builds trusted, collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders and people leaders.
• Brings sound business acumen and can influence constructive discussions about growth and change.
• Is resilient, flexible and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Communicates clearly and facilitates effective conversations and workshops.
• Has a practical and solutions-focused approach to employee and industrial relations matters.
• Values collaboration and contributes to a high-performing, collegiate People & Culture team.

What you will bring

• At least three years’ experience in HR business partnering, advisory or consulting, preferably in a professional services environment.
• Experience delivering HR projects and supporting people initiatives across the employee lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management, change management, facilitation, negotiation and mediation skills.
• Knowledge of employee and industrial relations.
• Experience working in a unionised environment, which will be highly regarded.
• Experience in performance management, case management or workplace investigations, which will also be well regarded.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources Management or a related field are desirable.

Diversity and inclusion

We understand that everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.

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