People & Culture Business Partner

Anglican Diocesan Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglican Diocesan Services is seeking an experienced People & Culture Business Partner who will work as a strategic advisor to leaders across the Diocese, providing expert people practices to strengthen capability, drive change, and improve performance. You will help shape a high-performing workplace culture grounded in Christian values and support mission delivery.

You will engage with senior leaders, clergy and managers, lead workforce planning, leadership coaching, and employee relations

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business, or related field.
• Significant experience as HRBP or senior advisor.
• Proven track record partnering with senior leaders.
• Experience with complex employee relations and investigations.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment law.
• Experience with change, workforce planning, and organisational development.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 and HRIS.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to align people strategies with organisational goals.
• Provide expert advice on workforce management, leadership capability and organisational effectiveness.
• Build trusted relationships and support informed people decisions.
• Manage complex employee relations matters, including performance, misconduct, grievances and investigations.
• Advise on employment legislation, Awards, policies and workplace change.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning and talent development.
• Coach leaders to strengthen people management capability and workplace culture.
• Support organisational change, restructures and workforce transitions.
• Analyze workforce data to support strategic decision-making.

Skills

People & Culture

HR Business Partner

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership coaching

Employee relations

Education

HR/IR degree

Postgraduate qualifications in HR

Tools

Microsoft 365

HRIS

Job description

Are you an experienced People & Culture professional who thrives on partnering with leaders to solve complex workforce challenges and drive organisational success?

As our People & Culture Business Partner, you'll be a trusted advisor to leaders across Anglican Diocesan Services and the Diocese's parishes, providing strategic and operational people expertise that strengthens capability, supports change, and enhances organisational performance. Working closely with senior leaders, clergy, parish representatives and managers, you'll influence key workforce decisions, navigate complex employee relations matters, and help shape a positive, high-performing workplace culture. Grounded in a strong sense of purpose and the Christian faith, you will be committed to supporting the mission, values and ministry of Anglican Diocesan Services through your work

About us

Anglican Diocesan Services (ADS) is the professional corporate services arm of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, a diverse and vibrant Christian community serving the ACT, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Riverina regions. Supporting ministries, agencies and parishes that deliver education, early learning, disability services, foster care, retirement living, allied health and community support. ADS provides expert services in governance, risk & compliance, finance, ICT, people and culture, property and administration.

Guided by Christian values of service, integrity, stewardship and care, ADS strengthens organisational capability, promotes continuous improvement, and enables our mission partners to focus on serving their communities and sharing the love and truth of Jesus with confidence, excellence and integrity.

About the Role

Reporting to the People & Culture Director, the People & Culture Business Partner acts as a strategic partner to leaders across the organisation. The role supports the achievement of organisational objectives through contemporary people and culture practices, workforce planning, leadership coaching, organisational development and employee relations expertise.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will proactively identify workforce risks and opportunities, provide practical solutions, and drive initiatives that improve employee engagement, leadership capability and organisational effectiveness.

Employment Type: Full-time (38 hours per week)

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive People & Culture, Human Resources or Industrial Relations experience.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to build credibility and influence at all levels of an organisation.
• Sound judgement, resilience and a solutions-focused mindset.
• High levels of professionalism, integrity and confidentiality.
• Exceptional communication, coaching and consultation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and organisational excellence.
• Grounded in a strong sense of purpose and the Christian faith.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner with leaders to align people strategies with organisational goals.
• Provide expert advice on workforce management, leadership capability and organisational effectiveness.
• Build trusted relationships and support informed people decisions.

Employee Relations & Workplace Advisory

• Manage complex employee relations matters, including performance, misconduct, grievances and investigations.
• Provide advice on employment legislation, Awards, policies and workplace change.
• Identify and mitigate workforce risks.

Workforce Planning & Organisational Capability

• Support workforce planning, succession planning and talent development.
• Contribute to organisational design, workforce optimisation and capability-building initiatives.
• Develop strategies that support long-term workforce sustainability.

Leadership Coaching & Organisational Change

• Coach leaders to strengthen people management capability and workplace culture.
• Support organisational change, restructures and workforce transitions.
• Develop practical change management approaches and communication strategies.

Workforce Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Analyse workforce data to support strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to People & Culture projects, governance and compliance activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve employee experience, service delivery and organisational effectiveness.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business, Organisational Psychology or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in a Human Resources Business Partner, Senior Advisor or equivalent role.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders to achieve workforce and organisational outcomes.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters and workplace investigations.
• Strong understanding of Australian employment legislation and industrial relations frameworks.
• Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning and organisational development initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 and Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).

Desirable

• Experience within a not-for-profit, faith-based or community services environment.
• Experience supporting geographically dispersed or multi-site workforces.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline.

Requirements

• Current National Police Check.
• Current Working with Children Check (where required).
• Demonstrated commitment to child safety, safeguarding and the protection of vulnerable people.
• Commitment to supporting the mission, values and ethos of Anglican Diocesan Services.
• Ability to travel between organisational locations as required.

Organisational Ethos

As a Christian organisation, Anglican Diocesan Services' mission statement is to:"be a servant hearted and effective corporate body, which, enables and ensures an enduring Christian presence in the community".

The successful applicant will need to support and uphold the mission of the organisation.

For all enquiries, please contact us on People and Culture Team during business hours on (02) 62457*** (during business hours) or email to *********@anglicands.org.au

The application for this position closes on 12th November 2026.