People & Culture Consultant - Hybrid HR & Recruitment

Energy & Water Ombudsman Victoria; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy & Water Ombudsman Victoria (EWOV) in Melbourne is seeking a People & Culture Consultant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will lead end-to-end recruitment and partner with leaders to attract great talent, while delivering practical people and culture advice across the lifecycle.

You will contribute to a supportive culture, ongoing initiatives, and employee experience improvements within a not-for-profit, independent dispute-resolution environment.

Qualifications

• Generalist HR/People and Culture experience with hands-on recruitment.
• Knowledge of recruitment best practice, employment legislation, and HR policies.
• Ability to provide clear, practical, and timely people advice.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple recruitment processes concurrently.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting people and culture initiatives beyond recruitment (e.g. onboarding, performance, engagement).
• Exposure to HR information systems and recruitment platforms.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment across EWOV in line with policy and processes.
• Partner with hiring managers to clarify role requirements and update position descriptions.
• Provide guidance on recruitment best practice, candidate experience, and fair selection processes.
• Provide day-to-day people and culture advice across the employee lifecycle.
• Apply EWOV policies to ensure fair and consistent advice.
• Support the Manager, People & Culture in people matters as needed.
• Contribute to people and culture initiatives and projects.

Skills

Recruitment delivery

HR generalist experience

Stakeholder engagement

HR policies knowledge

Communication skills

HRIS experience

Tools

HRIS platforms

Job description

Energy & Water Ombudsman Victoria (EWOV) in Melbourne is seeking a People & Culture Consultant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will lead end-to-end recruitment and partner with leaders to attract great talent, while delivering practical people and culture advice across the lifecycle.

You will contribute to a supportive culture, ongoing initiatives, and employee experience improvements within a not-for-profit, independent dispute-resolution environment.