HR Advisor

1 week ago

Melbourne, Australia Pearson Full time

**Our team**: The Country Care HR team sits within HR Operations. Our team has a geographical, in-country focus on operational excellence and compliance. We are also the executors and experts of local intelligence. **Our Purpose - Add Life to a Lifetime of Learning**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage adherence to Compliance/local regulations.
- Maximize the value of services across the employee hire to retire lifecycle, through an exceptional delivery and provide expertise support in an HR compliance standpoint.
- Identify gaps and work on a Process Improvement portfolio. Provide an exceptional experience through innovation, simplification, and digitization.
- Manage high profile escalations through multiple team partnership, assess root cause, implement solutions to reduce escalations and improve processes.
- Partner with our Legal and COE teams on local legislation updates, and employee relation matters.
- Implement both long and short-term strategies as per the business division HRBP guidance.
- Building and maintaining positive internal and external relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate the achievement of business goals.
- Strategically manage local vendor performance including SOW, SLA establishment with our benefits vendors.
- Act as a sounding board for our HRBP and COE for any case escalation related to a specific business division.
- Maintain positive relationships with the Australia HR Teams to ensure effective co-operation and synergy. Share best practices.
- Oversee the Employee Relations including the Fair Work negotiations and company representation.
- Be part of the local leadership team advising and leading the local HR policies and local compliances.
- Define all the HR local policies according to Pearson needs and local legislation requirements.
- Oversee, help, advise and support the HRBP and local management on the implementation of the local HR legislation.
- Support the facilities team regarding the Health and Safety employee requirements.

**To be successful in this role, you will ideally have**:

- Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
- Significant local experience in Employee Relations, Benefits, Compliance matters
- A natural ability to discern, organize, and convey complex problems and solutions.
- Thrive in an environment with an agenda for change, growth, and innovation.
- Student of simplification and making complex processes appear simple to the end user.

**Flexible working**: We are committed to hybrid working practices and has adopted flexible remote and virtual working. Where possible our employees can choose to manage their attendance to the office more flexibly. Our offices are based in Richmond, Melbourne.

**What to expect from Pearson**

Did you know Pearson is one of the 10 most innovative education companies of 2022?

At Pearson, we add life to a lifetime of learning so everyone can realize the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are on a journey to be 100 percent digital to meet the changing needs of the global population by developing a new strategy with ambitious targets. To deliver on our strategic vision, we have five business divisions that are the foundation for the long-term growth of the company: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills and Higher Education. Alongside these, we have our corporate divisions: Digital & Technology, Finance, Global Corporate Marketing & Communications, Human Resources, Legal, Strategy and Direct to Consumer. Learn more at We are Pearson.

We value the power of an inclusive culture and also a strong sense of belonging. We promote a culture where differences are embraced, opportunities are accessible, consideration and respect are the norm and all individuals are supported in reaching their full potential. Through our talent, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion make us a more innovative and vibrant place to work. People are at the center, and we are committed to building a workplace where talent can learn, grow and thrive.

Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We want a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We strive for a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities.

To learn more about Pearson’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, navigate to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Pearson.

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