People & Culture Manager

Exciting opportunity to join the team at Adventure Patch, south of the Hobart CBD as their P&C Manager

Your new company 
Hays are proud to be partnering with Adventure Patch in their search for a People & Culture Manager due to a retirement. Adventure Patch is one of Tasmania's leading providers of early childhood education and care services, creating inclusive experiences where children can learn, grow & thrive. Adventure Patch encourages outdoor & self-directed play, getting messy & having fun within caring & safe boundaries. The organisation is committed to building a safe, supportive & values-driven environment focused on positive outcomes for children & communities.Now entering an exciting growth phase, they're continuing to expand their services, workforce & impact across the state. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you'll play a key role in supporting the organisation through this period of growth & transformation, helping leaders & employees navigate change while contributing to workforce strategy, culture & organisational success. They're committed to child safety, employee wellbeing & creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported & empowered to do their best work. 
Your new role 
Reporting directly to the CEO, this role will lead the people function across the organisation & provide strategic & operational leadership across human resources, employee relations, recruitment, work health and safety, performance management & organisational culture. The role also includes leadership responsibility for a People Advisor, forms part of the Executive Leadership Team & attends Board meetings. They're seeking a leader who can balance strategy with genuine care for people, build trusted relationships & foster an environment where employees feel supported & empowered to thrive. Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading recruitment, attraction & retention initiatives
• Promoting a child-safe organisational culture, ensuring people practices align with Adventure Patch's commitment to safeguarding children & young people
• Providing expert advice across employee relations, investigations & performance management
• Supporting enterprise agreement negotiations & industrial relations matters
• Overseeing work health and safety systems, workers compensation & risk management
• Responsible for workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development initiatives
• Leading organisational change projects
• Supporting leaders to build capability, engagement & a positive organisational culture
• Developing & maintaining people and culture policies, frameworks & reporting processes

What you'll need to succeed 
You'll be an experienced HR professional with strong generalist capability across employee relations, industrial relations, recruitment & leadership support. You'll be confident working in a complex, highly compliant environment & comfortable providing advice to senior leaders on both strategic & operational matters. Applications are encouraged from experienced Human Resources Business Partners who are ready to take the next step into their first people leadership role, as well as established People & Culture leaders looking for a new challenge.You will ideally bring:

• Strong employee relations and industrial relations experience
• Exposure to work health and safety, risk management and compliance frameworks
• Experience supporting organisational change initiatives
• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources Management or a related discipline

What you'll get in return 
This is a rare opportunity to influence organisational strategy while leading meaningful people initiatives during a period of growth & transformation.You will receive:

• Opportunity to influence organisational strategy
• Supportive values-driven environment focused on people and community outcomes
• Exposure to the Board as a management representative

What you need to do now 
For further information, please contact Emily at Hays on 6108 5510 or emily.nuttall@hays.com.au. Applications close 26 October 2026. If you're interested in this role, click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

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