Team Leader, People Strategy & Business Partnering

Careers at Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Fitness Passport

Health & Fitness yearly reimbursement

Free confidential Employee Assistance‑

Development and training opportunities

Job summary

Ku-ring-gai Council is seeking a Team Leader for People Strategy & Business Partnering. You will lead a strategic HR function, providing expert advice to managers and guiding workforce planning, recruitment, and policy development.

The role reports to the Manager People & Culture and supports organisational capability and positive workforce outcomes. Key duties include developing HR strategies, managing employee relations and investigations, and leading HR projects with strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Degree in HR, psychology or business or equivalent.
• Extensive experience developing and implementing HR strategies, policies and frameworks.
• Broad generalist HR experience across planning, recruitment, ER, job evaluation and performance management.
• Knowledge of employment and industrial legislation and applicable instruments.
• Proven ability to provide strategic HR advice to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of high-quality HR services and provide strategic advice to managers and employees.
• Develop, review and implement HR strategies, policies, procedures and frameworks.
• Provide advice on employee relations, investigations, grievances and disputes.
• Lead workforce planning and contribute to workforce management strategy.
• Oversee recruitment, job evaluation and performance management.
• Interpret employment legislation and ensure compliance.
• Support union and employer association negotiations.
• Analyse workforce data and report on HR systems and processes.
• Lead HR projects with stakeholder engagement and timely delivery.

Skills

Strategic HR advice

Leadership

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Reporting

Change management

Staff supervision

Workplace safety & inclusion

Education

Degree in HR/psychology/business

Tools

HRIS

Workforce reporting tools

Business applications

Job description

Team Leader, People Strategy & Business Partnering

Team Leader, People Strategy & Business Partnering

• Permanent full-time position, 35 hours per week.
• Flexible Work arrangements Available

About Ku-ring-gai Council

Ku-ring-gai is one of Sydney's most beautiful and environmentally rich areas, located just 16 km north of the CBD.

With a mix of vibrant town centres, leafy residential areas, heritage precincts, and natural bushland, we are a local government area committed to balancing growth with sustainability, character, and community values.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic HR professional to lead our People Strategy & Business Partnering service unit at Ku-ring-gai Council. Reporting to the Manager People & Culture, you will provide strategic HR advice and leadership across a broad range of people and culture functions, supporting organisational capability and positive workforce outcomes.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and support the delivery of high-quality HR services, providing guidance and strategic advice to managers and employees.
• Develop, review and implement HR strategies, policies, procedures and frameworks.
• Provide advice on employee and industrial relations, including complex workplace investigations, grievances, misconduct, underperformance and disputes.
• Lead workforce planning initiatives and contribute to the development and implementation of Council's Workforce Management Strategy.
• Oversee recruitment and selection processes to attract and retain a capable and diverse workforce.
• Manage Council's job evaluation and performance management frameworks to support equitable remuneration and employee development.
• Interpret and apply relevant employment legislation, industrial instruments and employment conditions to ensure compliance.
• Support consultation and negotiations with unions and employer associations.
• Analyse workforce data, prepare reports and identify opportunities to improve HR systems, processes and organisational outcomes.
• Lead HR projects and initiatives, ensuring effective planning, stakeholder engagement and delivery within agreed timeframes.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent tertiary qualifications and experience.
• Extensive experience developing, reviewing and implementing HR strategies, policies, procedures and frameworks.
• Broad generalist HR experience across workforce planning, recruitment and selection, employee and industrial relations, job evaluation, performance management, workplace investigations, grievance resolution and organisational change.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant employment and industrial legislation, anti-discrimination legislation and applicable industrial instruments.
• Proven ability to provide strategic HR advice and consultancy to senior management, managers and employees.
• Experience in workforce planning, workforce strategy development and using workforce data to inform decision-making.
• Highly developed analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, conflict resolution and decision-making skills, including the ability to manage complex and sensitive matters.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing reports and recommendations for senior management and governing bodies.
• Demonstrated project management skills, with the ability to coordinate and deliver HR initiatives within agreed timeframes and resources.
• Experience using HR information systems, workforce reporting tools and relevant business applications.
• Proven leadership experience, including staff supervision, workload management, coaching, mentoring and team development.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to foster collaboration, workplace engagement and continuous improvement.
• A commitment to work health and safety, equal employment opportunity, diversity, inclusion and maintaining a fair, respectful and safe workplace.
• Free onsite parking
• Access to Fitness Passport
• Up to $100 Health & Fitness yearly reimbursement (conditional)
• Free confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Supportive team environment
• Access to a wide range of development and training opportunities

Closes: 12:00pm, 17 November 2026

Ku-ring-gai Council is an equal opportunity employer