People & Culture Manager

Brooks People Advisory; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Brooks People Advisory is partnering with an established Australian organisation to recruit a broad HR leadership role.

You'll partner with senior executives and operational leaders to deliver practical, commercially focused people solutions, covering employee relations, investigations, performance, and change initiatives. The role offers hybrid work in Melbourne's eastern suburbs with leadership responsibility for one direct report.

Qualifications

• Senior HR generalist with business partner experience across corporate and operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, employee relations and IR.
• Proven ability to manage complex investigations, performance matters and grievances.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior executives to deliver practical, commercially focused people solutions.
• Provide expert advice on employee relations, workplace investigations, grievances and performance management.
• Support organisational change, workforce planning, restructuring and business improvement initiatives.
• Coach leaders to strengthen people management capability and organisational performance.
• Lead and develop a People & Capability Advisor, contribute to talent management and engagement.
• Analyse workforce data to provide insights guiding business decisions.

Skills

Senior HRBP

Stakeholder influence

Data-driven HR

Workforce planning

Education

Relevant HR qualification

Tools

Workforce data analysis tools

Job description

People & Capability Manager | HR Leadership & Business Transformation

Ready for your next career move? This could be the one worth staying for.

Brooks People Advisory is partnering with an established Australian organisation seeking an experienced, commercially minded HR professional to join its People & Capability team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished Senior HR Business Partner ready to take the next step, or an experienced People & Culture Manager looking for a role where they can make a genuine, long-term contribution.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you'll work closely with senior executives and operational leaders, providing practical HR advice, supporting organisational change and helping build a capable, engaged and high-performing workforce.

We're particularly interested in professionals who have built strong relationships throughout their careers, demonstrated meaningful contributions to their organisations and enjoy seeing initiatives through from start to finish.

The opportunity

This is a broad, hands-on generalist HR leadership role with exposure to both corporate and operational environments.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Partner with senior executives and operational leaders to deliver practical, commercially focused people solutions.
• Provide expert advice across employee and industrial relations, workplace investigations, grievances, performance management and employment legislation.
• Support organisational change, workforce planning, restructuring and business improvement initiatives.
• Coach and influence leaders to strengthen people management capability and organisational performance.
• Lead, mentor and develop a People & Capability Advisor.
• Contribute to talent management, succession planning, leadership development and employee engagement initiatives.
• Partner with specialist teams on workplace health, safety, wellbeing and injury management matters.
• Analyse workforce data and provide meaningful insights to support business decisions.
• Improve HR policies, systems, processes and employee lifecycle practices.
• Provide oversight of recruitment activities and support workforce capability planning.

You'll be supported by an established People & Capability function with specialist expertise across workplace relations, organisational development and people systems.

About you

You're an experienced HR generalist who enjoys working closely with the business, solving problems and building trusted relationships.

You bring a considered, pragmatic approach to HR and understand that effective people solutions need to work in the real world.

You're confident enough to challenge constructively, collaborative enough to listen to different perspectives and mature enough to know when to adapt your approach.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager, People & Culture Manager or in a comparable senior generalist role.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, employee relations and industrial relations.
• Proven experience managing complex workplace investigations, performance matters and employee grievances.
• Experience supporting organisational change and workforce transformation.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or leading others.
• A track record of building lasting stakeholder relationships and delivering sustainable outcomes.
• Experience using workforce data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• A relevant qualification in Human Resources, Employee Relations or an equivalent discipline.

Experience in manufacturing, industrial, logistics, regional or other operational environments will be highly regarded, although we welcome applications from candidates with transferable experience.

Why consider this opportunity?

If you're looking for a role where you can establish yourself, develop meaningful relationships and contribute to the longer-term success of a business, this opportunity offers plenty of scope.

You'll benefit from:

• A broad HR leadership role with genuine influence across the business.
• Direct exposure to the Chief People Officer and senior executive stakeholders.
• The opportunity to contribute to business transformation and organisational improvement.
• Leadership responsibility for one direct report.
• Access to an established People & Capability team with specialist expertise.
• A mix of strategic business partnering and hands-on operational HR.
• Hybrid working arrangements, with three days per week based in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
• Opportunities to engage with operational teams across multiple locations.

Interested? Let's have a conversation.

Whether you're an established People & Culture Manager seeking a new challenge or a Senior HR Business Partner ready to take the next step, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

We're particularly keen to hear from professionals who value building long-term relationships, take pride in delivering meaningful outcomes and are looking for an opportunity to make a lasting contribution.