Retail HR Coordinator, Sydney

Recruit Career Consult; Sydney; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Career Consult is seeking an experienced HR Coordinator for a fast-growing ANZ retailer, based in Sydney. This is not a junior role; you will work with autonomy, navigate change and support compliance, employee documentation, WHS, WorkCover, policies and reporting while contributing ideas to people operations.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to balance day-to-day execution with strategic input, helping evolve HR processes and documentation in a hands-on, commercial environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced in founder-led or entrepreneurial organisations with growth/change.
• Strong HR administration, compliance and employee documentation experience.
• Exposure to WHS and WorkCover administration.
• Comfortable dealing with senior stakeholders and differing viewpoints.
• Commercial, solutions-focused mindset with autonomous working style.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day HR operations in a fast-paced ANZ retail business.
• Manage employee records, HR documentation and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate WorkCover administration, claims documentation and stakeholder correspondence.
• Support WHS administration, incident reporting and investigations.
• Maintain policies, procedures, compliance registers and document control.
• Prepare HR reports, trackers and documentation for audits.
• Respond to HR and compliance enquiries from across the organisation.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and systems.
• Provide practical recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Support broader people initiatives as the business evolves.

Skills

HR administration

Compliance

Employee documentation

WHS administration

Stakeholder management

Autonomous work

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Document management

Job description

Recruit Career Consult has been exclusively engaged to conduct a strictly confidential search for an experienced HR Coordinator to join a fast-growing, privately owned ANZ retailer.
This is not a traditional junior HR Coordinator opportunity. We are seeking an experienced HR professional who is comfortable working with autonomy, navigating change and operating in a highly commercial, entrepreneurial environment where the pace is fast and expectations are high.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide hands-on HR support across compliance, employee documentation, WHS, WorkCover, policies, reporting and broader people operations. You will also be encouraged to contribute ideas, challenge thinking and make considered recommendations as the organisation continues to evolve.
The Role This is a broad and highly visible HR position requiring someone who can confidently balance day-to-day execution with sound judgement and a continuous improvement mindset.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting day-to-day HR operations across a fast-paced and evolving ANZ retail business
• Managing employee records, HR documentation and compliance requirements
• Coordinating WorkCover administration, claims documentation and stakeholder correspondence
• Supporting WHS administration, incident reporting, investigations, training records and associated documentation
• Maintaining policies, procedures, compliance registers and document control
• Preparing HR reports, trackers and documentation to support business reporting and audits
• Responding confidently to HR and compliance enquiries from across the organisation
• Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes, systems and administrative efficiency
• Providing practical recommendations and HR support to senior stakeholders
• Supporting broader people initiatives and projects as business requirements evolve

Recruit Career Consult has been exclusively engaged to conduct a strictly confidential search for an experienced HR Coordinator to join a fast-growing, privately owned ANZ retailer.
This is not a traditional junior HR Coordinator opportunity. We are seeking an experienced HR professional who is comfortable working with autonomy, navigating change and operating in a highly commercial, entrepreneurial environment where the pace is fast and expectations are high.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide hands-on HR support across compliance, employee documentation, WHS, WorkCover, policies, reporting and broader people operations. You will also be encouraged to contribute ideas, challenge thinking and make considered recommendations as the organisation continues to evolve.
The Role This is a broad and highly visible HR position requiring someone who can confidently balance day-to-day execution with sound judgement and a continuous improvement mindset.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting day-to-day HR operations across a fast-paced and evolving ANZ retail business
• Managing employee records, HR documentation and compliance requirements
• Coordinating WorkCover administration, claims documentation and stakeholder correspondence
• Supporting WHS administration, incident reporting, investigations, training records and associated documentation
• Maintaining policies, procedures, compliance registers and document control
• Preparing HR reports, trackers and documentation to support business reporting and audits
• Responding confidently to HR and compliance enquiries from across the organisation
• Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes, systems and administrative efficiency
• Providing practical recommendations and HR support to senior stakeholders
• Supporting broader people initiatives and projects as business requirements evolve

About You We are looking for an HR professional who enjoys being close to the business and close to the action. You will be comfortable working predominantly onsite and thrive in an environment where priorities can change quickly and decisions are made at pace.
Importantly, you will bring the maturity and confidence to have robust, respectful conversations with senior stakeholders. You won't simply agree for the sake of agreement - you will be prepared to make recommendations, explain your reasoning and professionally challenge a viewpoint when you believe there is a better outcome for the business.
To be successful, you will ideally bring:

• Previous HR experience within a founder-led, privately owned or entrepreneurial organisation, ideally one that has experienced significant growth or change
• Experience operating effectively in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment
• Strong HR administration, compliance and employee documentation experience
• Exposure to WHS and/or WorkCover administration
• The confidence to work directly with senior stakeholders and navigate differing viewpoints
• A practical, commercially minded and solutions-focused approach
• Strong judgement, resilience and the ability to remain composed when managing competing priorities
• The ability to work autonomously rather than waiting for direction
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Confidence using HRIS, document management systems and Microsoft Office

The Environment This opportunity will suit someone who genuinely enjoys the energy and immediacy of working within a fast-growing, privately owned ANZ retailer.
The culture is hands-on, direct and commercially driven. This is an environment where people communicate openly, ideas are debated and individuals are expected to take ownership. You will need to be comfortable with change, ambiguity and pressure, while remaining pragmatic and solutions focused.
It is also an office-based culture, where collaboration happens predominantly face-to-face. For the right person, this provides significant exposure to decision-makers and the opportunity to have a genuine impact on how the people function continues to develop.
What's On Offer

• Join a fast-growing ANZ retailer at an exciting stage of its development
• Broad exposure across HR operations, compliance, WHS and people initiatives
• Work closely with senior decision-makers and gain genuine visibility across the business
• Opportunity to contribute ideas and influence improvements rather than simply administer existing processes
• A role with scope to learn, contribute and grow as the organisation continues to evolve
• Sydney-based, full-time opportunity

This is a strictly confidential recruitment process. Further information regarding the organisation will be shared with suitably qualified candidates as they progress through the recruitment process.
If you are an experienced HR professional who enjoys pace, change and accountability - and you have the confidence to contribute your own perspective rather than simply follow the status quo - we would welcome a confidential conversation.

Please note that due to the confidential nature of this search, only successfully shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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