People & Culture Partner – Canberra HR Lead

Fuse Recruitment; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Acusensus, based in Canberra, seeks an experienced People Advisor to lead recruitment, onboarding and people strategy for ACT. You will partner with leaders on performance, engagement and development, advise on grievances and wellbeing, and help shape a high-performing culture across a growing technology business with national travel as needed.

The role emphasizes inclusive leadership, strong knowledge of Australian employment law, and the ability to coach managers through development

Qualifications

• Four+ years' experience in HR or People and Culture.
• Experience in HR business partnering, recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment law, including the Fair Work Act.
• Experience developing employee engagement initiatives and interpreting feedback.
• Confidence coaching managers through performance and development conversations.
• Understanding of remuneration frameworks and role levelling.
• Proficiency in HRIS, applicant tracking systems and HR reporting.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Tertiary qualifications in HR Management or a relevant field are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment, from sourcing and interviewing through to offers.
• Coordinate onboarding to ensure new employees feel welcomed and connected to Acusensus' values.
• Partner with leaders on performance management, goal-setting and career development.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, grievances and workplace conflicts.
• Develop employee engagement initiatives, analyse feedback and recommend improvements.
• Coach managers to lead effective performance and development conversations.
• Support remuneration reviews, role levelling and internal mobility.
• Use HR data and analytics to identify trends and inform workforce planning.
• Collaborate with HSEQ on workplace safety, psychosocial wellbeing and compliance.

Skills

HR business partnering

Recruitment

Onboarding

Performance management

Employee engagement

Remuneration frameworks

Role levelling

HRIS

HR reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Applicant tracking

Job description

Acusensus, based in Canberra, seeks an experienced People Advisor to lead recruitment, onboarding and people strategy for ACT. You will partner with leaders on performance, engagement and development, advise on grievances and wellbeing, and help shape a high-performing culture across a growing technology business with national travel as needed.

The role emphasizes inclusive leadership, strong knowledge of Australian employment law, and the ability to coach managers through development