Assistant Director Human Resources

2 weeks ago


Adelaide Region SA, Australia Australian Department of the Environment Full time

EL 1 - $115,663 - $124,403 per annum plus superannuation
- People Division
- Adelaide, SA,Brisbane, QLD,Canberra, ACT,Darwin, NT,Melbourne, VIC,Perth, WA,Sydney, NSW

**Who we are**
People Division, led by the Chief People Officer (CPO), provides human resources (HR) functions for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the department) with a clear focus on the department’s most valued asset: its staff. Alongside contemporary HR functions, projects and strategies, People Division is also responsible for:

- enhancing the department’s focus on safety,
- enterprise bargaining,
- cultural and change management, and
- the department’s response to Australian Public Service (APS) reforms.

We are seeking passionate HR professionals to fill a variety of Assistant Director roles across our two HR branches:

- People Safety and Remote People Services Branch.
- People Branch.

**The People Safety and Remote People Services Branch **(PSRPS) is responsible for leading the department’s approach to providing a safe and respectful workplace, including health, safety and wellbeing strategies and change management practices.

The PSRPS Branch also provides a strategic partnership offering for Parks Australia and the Australian Antarctic Division, working with these divisions to develop and deliver a suite of HR strategies to manage complex risks associated with these operational areas.

The PSRPS Branch is responsible for:

- Professional and Ethical Standards.
- Work, Health and Safety.
- Change Management.
- Parks Partnering.
- AAD Partnering.
- People Support and Wellbeing.

**The People Branch** is responsible for the department’s strategic and operational HR advice, strategies and support services, with a focus on enabling business areas to meet their workforce needs. The People Branch is responsible for:

- Recruitment and Employment Programs.
- Workforce Planning, HR Reporting and Establishments.
- SES Unit.
- Learning and development and talent management.
- HR Help.
- Workplace Relations (including enterprise bargaining).
- SAP Payroll.

**The Job**
As an Assistant Director, Human Resources, you will:

- Lead the delivery of people-centric HR services and initiatives across a diverse department with a geographically dispersed workforce.
- Manage complex and sensitive HR matters and provide high-quality advice consistent with the department’s employment framework and best-practice principles.
- Build and sustain effective working relationships with stakeholders across all levels, internal and external to the department, APS and private sectors.
- Produce complex communication materials within your field of expertise including briefs, strategies, policies and other corporate documents.
- Manage and coach a team through allocating and monitoring workload, setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback and creating a high-performance work environment by developing talent and rewarding achievement.
- Monitor team performance to ensure outcomes are met and support a culture of two-way feedback by showing openness to people and ideas and normalising constructive feedback.
- Identify, manage and communicate risks and opportunities to overcome challenges and drive innovation and continuous improvement.
- Manage the delivery and implementation of HR projects and programs of a complex nature.
- Manage the development of appropriate business processes and process improvements.

**Please note**: This recruitment process is being used to fill current and future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies. A merit pool of suitable applicants will be created which may be used to fill future vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

**What we are looking for**

**Knowledge and experience**
- Knowledge and experience in Human Resource Management is required for any HR Assistant Director vacancies.
- Payroll experience is required for the SAP Payroll position, preferably in SAP or Aurion.

**Skills and capabilities**
- Strong stakeholder management experience, including the ability to effectively communicate with senior leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to shape and drive strategy; be curious, collaborative and solutions-focused and deliver quality outcomes in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to produce information in an inclusive, clear and concise manner in a variety of media for a range of audiences.
- Strong leadership, project and stakeholder management, facilitation, engagement and coaching skills, and a collaborative approach when working with others.
- Good judgement in problem solving, decision making and engaging with risk.
- Excellent research and conceptual and analytical thinking skills to inform timely, evidence-based decision making aligned to strategic direction.

**Mandatory qualifications**
- Knowledge, experience and/or qualifications in Human Resource Management.

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