Workforce Business Partner

Department of Corporate and Digital Development; City of Melbourne; Remote; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

WFH

Generous leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT is seeking a Workforce Business Partner to collaborate with senior executives to navigate complex workforce challenges and present strategic insights. The role connects centralised workforce services with high-profile public sector priorities in the NT.

You will be a strategic partner with strong relationships, influencing outcomes and contributing to wider government capabilities. Flexible work arrangements and generous leave are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong strategic thinking, judgement and problem-solving capability.
• Exceptional ability to engage, influence and partner with senior executives.
• Experience leading complex workforce, people or organisational initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences.
• Ability to navigate complexity and drive outcomes through collaboration and influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Executives and Directors to navigate complex workforce challenges.
• Present strategic workforce insights to senior leaders.
• Connect agencies with broader government capabilities to optimise resources.
• Drive priority workforce outcomes through collaboration and influence.

Skills

Strategic HR

Executive partnering

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Department of Corporate and Digital Development View all jobs

Act as a trusted Workforce Business Partner to senior executives across the Northern Territory Government. This Darwin-based, business-critical role connects centralised workforce services with high-profile public sector priorities, fostering collaboration and enabling strategic workforce initiatives.

• High ownership and strategic influence, with opportunities to connect workforce outcomes across government.
• High visibility position, working directly with senior executives in government agencies.
• Career growth and development, wider opportunities across the Northern Territory Government.
• Flexible working arrangements and WFH, be supported to create a schedule that works for you.
• Generous leave entitlements, including 6 weeks annual leave plus 3 additional days over Christmas.
• Relocation assistance, may be available.

As a Workforce Business Partner, an ordinary day may see you at the centre of government decision-making, partnering with Executives and Directors to navigate complex workforce challenges, presenting strategic workforce insights, and connecting agencies with broader government capabilities to optimise resources and drive priority workforce outcomes.

As a strategic partner, your ability to build trusted relationships, proactively engage with senior executives, and confidently influence workforce outcomes will be critical to your success in this role.

Our ideal candidate will come from a background in Business Consulting, Strategic HR Advisory, Executive Partnering, Workforce Planning, Government Brokerage or a similar partnership focused role.

• Strong strategic thinking, judgement and problem-solving capability.
• Exceptional ability to engage, influence and partner with senior executives.
• Experience leading complex workforce, people or organisational initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences.
• Ability to navigate complexity and drive outcomes through collaboration and influence.

Our Agency:

The Department of Corporate and Digital Development (DCDD) is a central agency of the Northern Territory Government, delivering contemporary workforce, corporate and digital services that support agencies to achieve their strategic priorities and deliver outcomes for Territorians. What better time, to consider a relocation to the NT.

Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT

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