People & Culture Manager

Morgan Consulting; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Consulting is seeking an experienced People & Culture Manager to lead the P&C function from Melbourne's northern suburbs. You will partner with senior leaders, shape workplace culture, strengthen leadership capability and drive meaningful change across the organisation.

The role emphasizes building relationships, influencing decisions and delivering strategic HR initiatives, while remaining hands-on with HR operations and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Approximately eight years or more of generalist HR experience, including leadership positions.
• Strong knowledge of employee relations, industrial relations, performance management and employment legislation.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing business decisions.
• Ability to build relationships across functions and levels of seniority.
• Experience developing or implementing employee engagement or culture initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, managers and employees.
• Develop and deliver People & Culture initiatives to strengthen engagement and retention.
• Partner with leadership to identify opportunities for improvement and growth.
• Coach managers on leadership development, performance management and ER.
• Lead proactive initiatives to improve employee experience and EVP.
• Support organisational change and explain benefits of new initiatives.
• Manage complex employee relations matters, investigations and grievances.
• Oversee workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and succession planning.
• Review and improve HR policies, procedures, systems and processes.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation.
• Use insights and reporting to drive continuous improvement.
• Support operational HR while shaping long-term people strategy.

Skills

Leadership experience

Employee relations

Industrial relations knowledge

HR policy knowledge

Education

Bachelors in Human Resources or related

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced People & Culture Manager to join an established organisation in Melbourne's northern suburbs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about people, enjoys building genuine relationships and wants to play an important role in shaping workplace culture, strengthening leadership capability and driving meaningful change.

We're looking for someone who brings a strong combination of strategic thinking, hands‑on HR experience and emotional intelligence. Someone who can confidently partner with senior leaders, connect with employees at all levels and identify opportunities to make the business an even better place to work.

The Opportunity:

As the People & Culture Manager, you’ll take ownership of the People & Culture function, working closely with senior leadership to support business objectives while creating a positive and engaging employee experience.

While the business has established HR processes in place, there’s a real opportunity for the successful person to take a more proactive approach, introduce new ideas and help shape the future direction of the people function.

This is a role where relationships, communication and the ability to influence will be just as important as your technical HR knowledge.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders, managers and employees across the business.
• Developing and delivering People & Culture initiatives that strengthen engagement, workplace culture and employee retention.
• Partnering with leadership to identify opportunities for improvement and support business growth.
• Coaching and guiding managers across leadership development, performance management and employee relations.
• Leading proactive initiatives that improve the overall employee experience and strengthen the employee value proposition.
• Supporting organisational change and ensuring employees understand the purpose and benefits of new initiatives.
• Managing complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, grievances and performance concerns.
• Overseeing workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, talent development and succession planning.
• Reviewing and improving HR policies, procedures, systems and processes.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant employment legislation.
• Using people insights, employee feedback and reporting to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Supporting operational HR requirements while maintaining a strong focus on longer‑term people strategy.

About You:

We’re looking for an experienced People & Culture leader who genuinely enjoys working with people and understands the importance of building relationships before driving change.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Approximately eight years or more of generalist HR experience, including experience in leadership positions.
• Strong knowledge of employee relations, industrial relations, performance management and employment legislation.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing business decisions.
• A demonstrated ability to build relationships with employees across different functions, backgrounds and levels of seniority.
• Experience developing or implementing employee engagement, culture, retention or organisational development initiatives.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt your approach to different audiences.
• Experience supporting organisational change and improving existing HR processes.
• A proactive and commercially minded approach, with the confidence to identify opportunities and put ideas into action.
• Experience supporting multi‑site operations.

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who is approachable, emotionally intelligent and genuinely interested in understanding people.

You’ll know how to balance being a trusted advisor to senior leadership with being someone employees feel comfortable approaching. You’ll also understand that great HR isn’t just about policies and processes, but about creating an environment where people feel supported, engaged and valued.

What’s on Offer?

• A senior People & Culture leadership opportunity with genuine scope to influence.
• Responsibility for the people function.
• The opportunity to partner closely with senior leadership and contribute to business strategy.
• A broad role combining strategic people initiatives with hands‑on HR leadership.
• The ability to introduce new ideas, strengthen culture and improve the employee experience.
• An established organisation with a strong focus on its people and future development.
• Melbourne’s northern suburbs location.