Human Resources Advisor

5 months ago


Sydney, Australia Guardian News & Media Full time

We are seeking a Human Resource Advisor to join a collaborative, fun, supportive, yet high performing team who are market leading and award winning. This role is a key member of our team, provide operational support to Guardian Australia's (GA) editorial department including, recruitment, learning and development, employee relations, health safety and wellbeing and employee engagement. This role will also contribute to Guardian Australia's diversity and inclusion agenda, supporting the HR team in the delivery of specialist diversity and inclusion initiatives.

**In this role you will**
- Deliver a consistent, reliable service to employees and act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders across the business
- Role model Guardian Australia's values and behaviours and drive/reinforce company culture

**HR Operations**
- Provide full-cycle recruitment activity for editorial including advertising, shortlisting, applicant tracking maintenance, interview scheduling/interviewing, reference checking, contract drafting and processing new starter paperwork and ensuring all recruitment practices adhere to Guardian Australia's recruitment policy
- Oversee the onboarding process for editorial new starters including working with IT and the HR Administrator to ensure new starters are set up appropriately, completing orientations, facilitating compliance training and taking all new starters through key policies and procedures
- Provide administrative support to the HR Director and editorial HR Manager with cyclical HR activities including, editorial remuneration review, employee engagement, gender reporting, HR reporting etc
- Support coordination of editorial performance appraisals
- Support with the coordination of learning and development activity for editorial, including day to day training logistics
- Advise editorial employees on leave entitlements and other core benefits, including researching and promoting new schemes/initiatives
- Respond to editorial employee queries confidentially, alerting/escalating to HR Director, Managing Editor or editorial HR Manager as appropriate
- Ensure flexible working requests are dealt with in a timely manner and manage administration associated with parental leave requests
- Promote a safe and secure workplace; organise ergonomic assessments, administer workers compensation claims and develop staff rehabilitation plans as needed
- Alongside the HR Director, review and update employee-related policies and procedures and keep employee site up to date
- Maintain employee records so that information is accurate and secure

**Diversity & inclusion**
- Support the implementation of GA's diversity and inclusion strategy
- Where relevant, coordinate and attend D&I working group and committee meetings, taking meeting minutes, organising agendas and meeting materials and ensuring actions are followed through and deadlines are met
- Drive forward the diversity and inclusion agenda and champion initiatives across the organisation
- Attend industry HR and diversity events to learn best practice and build solid networks
- Collaborate with HR Director and editorial HR Manager to implement department led wellness, diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Monitor key dates in the calendar such as National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC Week, Mental Health Week & International Women's Day and work proactively to assist with the administration and delivery of associated events
- Support the implementation of inclusive work practices and policies in collaboration with the HR team
- Assist with the administration and delivery of diversity and inclusion events

**You'll bring.**
- Minimum 3 years HR experience, ideally as an HR advisor or HR generalist
- Experience working within, or appreciation of, working within a busy media organisation
- Experience of working at an advisory level gained in a high volume, transactional environment
- Understanding of sensitivities surrounding information going into the public domain
- Experience of stakeholder management and working with challenging stakeholders
- Experience of working in a unionised environment preferred
- A sound understanding of the principles of good HR practice and knowledge of employment law/legislation
- Experience in recruitment and selection
- Ability to interpret legislation, Awards and enterprise agreements in addition to contracts, policies and procedures
- Experience working as part of a team in a professional environment
- Demonstrable track record in working in a fast-paced, high volume role
- Experience dealing with a diverse range of stakeholders and situations
- Previous experience of working in the diversity and inclusion space highly desirable
- Knowledge and interest in current affairs
- An interest in, and understanding of the Guardian brand

**About working at Guardian Australia **
- Employee assistance program (EAP) to support employee wellbeing
- Paid volunteer leave
- Dedicated diversity and inclusion employee groups, action plans



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