Strategic HR Partner for Leaders

Centre for Continuing Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking an experienced HR Partner to translate workforce strategy into practical people outcomes. You will build trusted relationships with leaders while providing pragmatic, evidence-based HR advice across a diverse portfolio.

Join a collaborative team of HR professionals and partner with Centres of Expertise to deliver integrated, client-focused solutions. The role requires strong judgement, stakeholder influence and the ability to manage high volumes of work with

Qualifications

• Extensive HR partnering experience within a large, complex organisation or tertiary education environment.
• Ability to translate policy, industrial instruments and HR frameworks into practical advice grounded in evidence.

Responsibilities

• partner with leaders to understand priorities and provide pragmatic, evidence-based HR advice
• translate policy and HR frameworks into practical options and recommendations for stakeholders
• manage a high-volume and varied portfolio of HR matters with sound judgement
• maintain high-quality case records and documentation of advice, decisions and actions
• work collaboratively with HR Centres of Expertise to deliver integrated solutions
• provide strategic and operational advice across workforce planning, organisational design, talent and succession, performance, culture and change
• support leaders through workforce and organisational change and navigate operational implications
• use workforce insights and contemporary HR practice to identify emerging issues and inform decision-making
• build capability of leaders to manage people matters effectively
• contribute to continuous improvement across HR Partnering and share knowledge and improved processes
• support senior leadership with broader portfolio initiatives including capability development and implementation of improved frameworks

Skills

HR partnering

Policy interpretation

Stakeholder management

Organisational change

Workforce planning

Project coordination

Evidence-based HR

Industrial relations

Risk and compliance

Strategic advising

Job description

The University of Sydney is seeking an experienced HR Partner to translate workforce strategy into practical people outcomes. You will build trusted relationships with leaders while providing pragmatic, evidence-based HR advice across a diverse portfolio.

Join a collaborative team of HR professionals and partner with Centres of Expertise to deliver integrated, client-focused solutions. The role requires strong judgement, stakeholder influence and the ability to manage high volumes of work with