Strategic HR Business Partner – Engagement & Change

u&u Recruitment Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners, Castle Hill NSW, seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to support a commercial white-collar workforce across Eastern Australia. The role is office-based five days a week with quarterly interstate travel, under a temporary contract through to July 2027 with potential for permanency.

You will partner with managers and the Chief People Officer to align people initiatives with strategy, lead employee relations matters and drive workforce planning, succession and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR Business Partner or HR generalist role.
• Degree in a related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of employee relations and performance management.
• Ability to coach and influence managers.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel interstate quarterly.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic advisor to business leaders, aligning people initiatives with organisational strategy and commercial objectives.
• Lead complex employee relations matters across performance, misconduct, grievances and termination.
• Coach and influence senior leaders.
• Lead workforce planning, talent, succession and leadership development initiatives to build capability and strengthen internal talent pipelines.
• Drive strategic people initiatives and continuous improvement to strengthen workforce effectiveness and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Partner with leaders on organisational change and operational improvement, driving change management.
• Drive employee engagement across the state, translating insights into targeted action plans that improve employee experience, leadership effectiveness and retention.
• Travel interstate to sites and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and operational alignment; and
• Ensure consistent quality, governance and compliance standards across all people practices.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Coaching & influencing

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Education

Degree in related field

Job description

u&u Recruitment Partners, Castle Hill NSW, seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to support a commercial white-collar workforce across Eastern Australia. The role is office-based five days a week with quarterly interstate travel, under a temporary contract through to July 2027 with potential for permanency.

You will partner with managers and the Chief People Officer to align people initiatives with strategy, lead employee relations matters and drive workforce planning, succession and