HR Advisor
HAYS
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- Location
- New South Wales
- Type
- Full-time
About the role
Your new company
I am partnering with a well-established, privately owned Australian business to recruit a People & Culture Advisor. Supporting a national workforce, this is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys variety, takes ownership and wants to be involved across the full employee life cycle.Working closely with an experienced People & Culture Manager, you'll play a key role across employee relations, injury management, recruitment, onboarding and continuous improvement initiatives.
Your new role
This is a true generalist role where no two days are the same. You'll act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees while helping to drive best-practice people processes across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Employee Relations
- Provide advice and support on employee relations matters, workplace legislation, policies and procedures.
- Assist leaders with performance management, investigations, disciplinary matters and employee concerns.
- Interpret Modern Awards and Fair Work requirements to ensure compliance.
- Coordinate workplace injury management and workers' compensation claims.
- Support return-to-work plans and rehabilitation programs for both work-related and non-work-related injuries.
- Liaise with employees, managers, insurers and external providers to achieve positive outcomes.
- Manage recruitment activities across a variety of corporate and operational roles.
- Coordinate end-to-end onboarding processes and ensure a positive employee experience from day one.
- Partner with hiring managers to attract and retain quality talent.
- Maintain employee records and HR systems.
- Support contract generation, employee life cycle administration and offboarding processes.
- Assist with reporting, compliance and process improvements.
- Contribute to people initiatives, training programs and culture-focused projects.
- Support ongoing enhancements to HR processes, systems and ways of working.
- Work closely with leadership to help strengthen and mature the People & Culture function.
To be successful in this role, you'll bring:
- Experience in an HR or People & Culture Advisor position.
- Previous exposure to employee relations and injury management/workers' compensation.
- Sound knowledge of Fair Work legislation, National Employment Standards and Modern Awards.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive, hands-on and solutions-focused approach.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience using HRIS platforms, ideally Employment Hero or similar systems.
- A genuine desire to learn, contribute and make an impact.
What you'll get in return
- Salary up to $100,000 + Super.
- Hybrid working arrangement with 2 days WFH.
- Supportive and highly collaborative leadership team.
- Broad exposure across all facets of Human Resources.
- Opportunity to help shape and improve an evolving P&C function.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Regular team lunches and social events.
- Convenient North Sydney location with on-site parking and public transport access nearby.
- Standard business hours of 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.
What you need to do now
This opportunity would suit someone who enjoys working in a close-knit environment, partnering directly with leaders and taking ownership across a broad range of People & Culture activities. You'll be joining a stable, growing organisation with a strong culture, long-tenured leadership team and a genuine commitment to its people.
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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