People Partner | 10 Month Contract

Weave. Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Weave. Recruitment is seeking a People Partner for a 10-month fixed-term engagement to support a large customer-facing division. The role focuses on employee relations, case management and advising on Fair Work and enterprise agreements.

You’ll operate in a high-volume environment across 700+ staff, provide practical ER guidance, challenge leaders when needed and partner with specialist teams to resolve complex matters. Hybrid role with 2 days in the Sydney office.

Qualifications

• Strong ER and case management experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Solid Australian employment law knowledge, including enterprise agreements and Fair Work processes.
• Experience in a unionised environment or enterprise agreement setting.
• Proven ability to take ownership of complex matters and influence leaders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Own the ER/case load across the division, including absence, performance, misconduct and psychosocial matters.
• Provide practical ER advice and support leaders through show cause processes and dispute resolution.
• Interpret enterprise agreements and policy; lead or support union consultations when required.
• Collaborate with specialist ER and WHS teams on escalated matters; offer coaching to leaders.
• Coach leaders to manage people matters confidently and consistently; support cyclical people activities.

Skills

Employee relations

Case management

Policy interpretation

Fair Work knowledge

Influencing leaders

Job description

People and Culture | People Partnering
Hybrid, 2 days in office | $170K package inclusive of super | 10 month fixed term

A values driven financial services organisation is appointing a People Partner on a 10 month fixed term basis, running through to around August 2027. The role adds ER and case management capacity to an established people team while the wider function focuses on project delivery.

You will support a customer facing division of around 700 people across contact centre, advice, education and complaints functions. It is high volume, hands on work.You will own complex matters with limited oversight, bring sound judgement when the answer is not obvious, and be comfortable challenging leaders and specialist partners when needed.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Owning the case management load across the division, including absence, performance, misconduct and psychosocial matters
• Providing practical ER advice and supporting leaders through show cause processes and dispute resolution
• Interpreting enterprise agreements and policy, and leading union consultation where required
• Working closely with the specialist ER and WHS teams on escalated and complex matters
• Coaching leaders to manage people matters confidently and consistently
• Supporting cyclical people activities as needed
• Strong ER and case management experience in a large, complex organisation
• Solid Australian employment law knowledge, including enterprise agreement interpretation and Fair Work processes
• Experience in a unionised or enterprise agreement environment
• Proven ability to take ownership of complex matters and influence leaders at all levels
• Financial services experience is not required. FMCG, retail, health, transport and other operational backgrounds are welcome.

Background Required

• Strong ER and case management experience in a large, complex organisation
• Solid Australian employment law knowledge, including enterprise agreement interpretation and Fair Work processes
• Experience in a unionised or enterprise agreement environment
• Proven ability to take ownership of complex matters and influence leaders at all levels
• Financial services experience is not required. FMCG, retail, health, transport and other operational backgrounds are welcome.

What’s On Offer

$170,000package inclusive of super. 10 month fixed term, running through to around August 2027. Hybrid working, 2 days in the Sydney office, with Melbourne considered for the right person.