Coordinator Human Resources & Senior Human Resources Advisor

Permanent
Full-time (average of 38 hours per week) - Part-time (minimum of 24 hours per week) considered

An exciting opportunity exists to join the City of Rockingham Human Resource Development team to support a multidisciplinary and diverse workforce with one of the largest employers in the region.

The City is seeking HR professionals who will be part of the passionate, professional (and fun) team responsible for:

• Delivering an ambitious People Plan which focuses on creating an environment which enables its employees to thrive and grow, both professionally and personally, in order to achieve high performance in their role
  
  
• Maintaining a policy framework that supports the needs of the City and workforce.
  
  
• Supporting and enhancing the end-to-end employee experience, from attracting our new employees into the organisation to waving them goodbye, knowing they’ll reflect positively on their employment and become great advocates for the next generation of City employees. 
  
  
• Enabling the City’s diverse work areas to achieve their operational and strategic objectives through business partnership, workforce planning and staff development
  
  
• Union engagement including industrial bargaining, and employee relations including performance, grievances and discipline, all within the WA state industrial relations jurisdiction.

These roles offer you the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled and committed team, in an environment focused on enhancing our service delivery model with our focus on continuously improving systems and processes and delivering on our People strategy.   Major upcoming projects include  developing a City-wide leadership program, implementation of a Capability Framework, and development of a Reward and Recognition program.

We can offer you the opportunity to apply your knowledge and experience across a diverse workforce, drawing on your skills and expertise to provide accurate and timely strategic and operational advice to the organisation, ensuring we continue to meet compliance and legislative requirements. 

During the application process you will be prompted to specifically provide details on your:

• Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, practices, procedures and standards
• Experience in applying these across a large and diverse workforce
• Experience in one or more aspects of HR e.g. recruitment and attraction, learning and development, IR/ER, etc.
  
  

There are two roles on offer:

The Coordinator Human Resources will lead one of four distinct teams within the Human Resource Development team.  We are looking for someone with strong generalist experience and previous experience leading and developing a team.  We are offering a gross salary of $111,967-$119,224 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.

The Senior Human Resource Advisor (two positions available) will partner with business areas, working with them to achieve their workforce objectives.  The role is diverse, from recruitment and onboarding through to grievances and discipline and everything in between.  HR business partnering experience will be highly regarded.  We are offering a gross salary of $102,707-$110,461 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.

Let’s talk about you.

• Are you wanting to be part of a team that is cohesive and genuinely committed to working together to achieve outcomes?
• Are you motivated to deliver outstanding advice and support?
• Are you looking for the opportunity to apply your HR skills in a local government environment?

Strong experience in HR (either generalist or a specific discipline) is essential for this role and experience in recruitment/talent acquisition will be highly regarded.

A tertiary-level qualification in an HR-related discipline, or currently studying towards a qualification is highly desirable but not essential, because we know that what you have gained in experience is equally valuable.

Why work with us? Here is what we can offer you:

• We recognise the value of work/life balance with rostered days off (a 19-day month or 9 day fortnight) and two additional paid days of absence per year
• We’re happy to discuss other flexible working arrangements that may suit your lifestyle
• You’ll also receive 12% superannuation, and the City will match additional contribution made by you up to an additional 5% - that’s 22% in total!
• Generous leave (13 weeks long service leave after 10 years of continuous service, annual, personal/carers, parental, family and domestic violence, compassionate leave, purchased leave)
• An award-winning health and wellbeing programme, including annual subsidy for physical activities (e.g. sports club or gym memberships), free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
• Corporate volunteering opportunities
• A culture of learning, with training and development opportunities including paid study leave and reimbursement of study fees
• Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles, etc.

Rockingham, where career opportunities come to life

A place of spectacular natural beauty, the City of Rockingham is well known by residents and visitors as the place where the coast comes to life.

It’s also the place where careers come to life - invigorated by the variety of career opportunities, and enriched by the satisfaction that comes from making a meaningful contribution to people and the community.  

As one of the fastest growing local governments in the south metropolitan region, and one of the largest in the state in population, we are committed to shaping our local area for the better, by delivering high quality services, facilities and events to meet our community’s vision of ‘A quality lifestyle. A sustainable future’.

We are looking for likeminded people to join our team and work with us to build a quality lifestyle and a sustainable future for the City of Rockingham.

Applicants are requested to submit a cover letter of up to two pages, outlining their experience and how it aligns to the role.   There must be sufficient information within the cover letter and your comprehensive curriculum vitae for the panel to assess that you meet the essential requirements for the role.

Please ensure you identify which of the roles you wish to be considered for including, if you would like to be considered for either.   

Applicants are required to apply online. An information package is available on our website

Applications are open until 4pm, Monday 16 November 2026. 

This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.

Please ensure your cover letter clearly identifies the specific position you are applying for.

If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact the Recruitment Team via email at jobs@rockingham,wa,gov.au or phone 08 9528 0333. We’re happy to discuss options to assist you e.g. we can provide alternate formats for application forms, or alternate methods of applying. 

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English. The City is proud to be recognised as a disability confident recruiter.