Senior HR Consultant

Attribute Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 166,000 - 221,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel & accommodation covered

Job summary

Attribute Group in Victoria seeks a Senior HR Consultant to partner with the owners and lead people-side change. The role is 2-3 days per week and can be performed remotely with on-site visits as needed. All travel and accommodation expenses are covered.

The position focuses on guiding transformation, recruitment and retention in regional Victoria, building culture, and strengthening HR policies and employee relations, with direct access to owners and a lasting impact on the business.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a senior HR leader
• Ability to operate in a consulting capacity
• Proven experience leading organisational change and transformation
• Experience attracting and retaining talent in regional Victoria
• Experience advising owners or executive leadership in a hands-on capacity
• Strong employee relations knowledge and commercial judgement

Responsibilities

• Guide owners through a major transformation including change planning, communication and organisational design
• Develop and implement practical recruitment and retention strategies for regional Victoria
• Build a high‑performing culture aligned with owners' values
• Review and strengthen HR policies, processes and frameworks
• Advise on employee relations, performance management and capability development
• Support leaders to build capability and accountability across the business

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Consulting capacity

Organisational change

Talent acquisition

Employee relations

HR policies & frameworks

Advising owners/executive leadership

Commercial judgement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related

Job description

Our client is a highly respected professional services organisation with a strong presence across the Northern Victoria country region. With a significant period of transformation underway, they are seeking an experienced Senior HR Consultant to partner closely with the owners and lead the people side of that change.

This role would suit a very experienced senior HR leader looking to step into a consulting capacity for 2-3 days per week, where your expertise will have genuine influence and lasting impact. The role can be performed remotely, with on-site visits required as needed and all travel and accommodation expenses covered.

The role

Reporting directly to the owners, you will be their trusted advisor on all things people and culture. Key responsibilities include:

• Guiding the owners through a significant business transformation, including change planning, communication and organisational design
• Developing and implementing practical strategies to resolve ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in regional Victoria
• Building on the existing culture to drive a high-performing team aligned with the owners' values
• Reviewing and strengthening HR policies, processes and frameworks
• Providing advice on employee relations, performance management and capability development
• Supporting leaders to build capability and accountability across the business

Our client is a highly respected professional services organisation with a strong presence across the Northern Victoria country region. With a significant period of transformation underway, they are seeking an experienced Senior HR Consultant to partner closely with the owners and lead the people side of that change.

This role would suit a very experienced senior HR leader looking to step into a consulting capacity for 2-3 days per week, where your expertise will have genuine influence and lasting impact. The role can be performed remotely, with on-site visits required as needed and all travel and accommodation expenses covered.

The role

Reporting directly to the owners, you will be their trusted advisor on all things people and culture. Key responsibilities include:

• Guiding the owners through a significant business transformation, including change planning, communication and organisational design
• Developing and implementing practical strategies to resolve ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in regional Victoria
• Building on the existing culture to drive a high-performing team aligned with the owners' values
• Reviewing and strengthening HR policies, processes and frameworks
• Providing advice on employee relations, performance management and capability development
• Supporting leaders to build capability and accountability across the business

About you

• Extensive experience as a senior HR leader, with the confidence to operate in a consulting capacity
• Experience supporting a professional services organisation is highly regarded
• Proven experience leading organisational change and transformation
• Successfully delivered strategies to attract and retain talent, ideally in regional or hard-to-fill markets
• Experience advising business owners or executive leadership in a hands-on capacity
• Strong employee relations knowledge and sound commercial judgement
• A pragmatic, values-driven approach and the ability to build trust quickly
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline

What's on offer

• Flexible consulting arrangement of 2-3 days per week
• Very attractive daily rate to bring on board a high calibre HR leader.
• Direct access to and influence with the business owners
• The opportunity to shape culture and people strategy during a pivotal period
• Remote working available, with on-site visits to the Northern Victoria country region as required
• All travel and accommodation expenses covered