Senior HR Business Partner

Enjoy variety, relationship building, and influencing to lead strategic HR initiatives? Have you worked in blue collar environments?

We strive to create a high-quality working life for our community of valued employees.

Working with us provides:

• Monthly RDO
• Hybrid work across various sites
• An unrivalled suite of physical and mental health and wellbeing support services
• Free gym access

This is a permanent Senior HR Business Partner role, where you will act as a strategic partner to a client group, including members of the Executive Leadership Team, by:

• Partnering to improve organisational effectiveness and foster a culture of performance and accountability across a function or directorate, with potential reach across the entire organisation
• Providing timely, specialist, strategic HR advice to enable early identification and resolution of complex or systemic people issues
• Developing and executing contemporary, integrated strategies and initiatives, including commercially focused HR solutions that build management capability and support the specific needs of each client group and the broader People & Culture objectives

To succeed in this position, you will have:

• An undergraduate degree in Business Administration, HR, or a related field
• Proven experience in a senior HR generalist role within a complex and dynamic industrial environment
• Experience in managing complex employee relations matters and grievances, with negotiation skills for satisfactory outcomes
• Facilitation skills in coaching and influencing senior leaders and leadership teams to achieve outcomes amidst competing priorities
• The ability to drive improved business performance through strategic and integrated HR solutions
• A postgraduate qualification in HR is highly regarded

At FRV, serving the community, valuing teamwork, integrity, respect, and accountability are core values. We seek candidates committed to upholding these values as they guide our work and shape our culture.

FRV is a modern fire and rescue service meeting the needs of 21st-century Victoria. With 4,500 dedicated employees, we serve and protect communities across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

We value diversity and aim to build a workforce representative of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, genders, and identities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and those from diverse gender and sexuality backgrounds.

Please apply via Seek by submitting a tailored cover letter and resume addressing the listed qualifications and experience.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt, and suitable candidates will be contacted for interviews. Early applications are encouraged.

If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Business Partner Max Campos at [emailprotected]

FRV typically appoints at the base of the salary range; however, consideration may be given to above-range offers based on skills and experience.

Applicants must be Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents to apply.

Salary match | Number of applicants | Skills match

Your application will include responses to questions such as:

• Which statement best describes your right to work in Australia?
• Years of experience as a Human Resources Business Partner
• Experience in employee relations and HR
• Experience in recruitment and industrial relations & employment law
• People management experience
• Experience as an Employee Relations Adviser

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