HR Business Partner

3 weeks ago

City of Melbourne, Australia Goodstart Early Learning Full time

Location: Victoria, Port Melbourne, 2 days in the office other days are flexible

Employment Type: Full-Time, Fixed Term (10 Months)

Shape People Strategy, Drive Change, Make Impact

Join Goodstart as a HR Business Partner (internal title People Specialist) and play a key role in shaping people strategies that empower leaders, grow capability, and build thriving teams.

Your Impact:

As a trusted partner to senior leaders across three VIC regions, you’ll blend strategic insight with hands-on delivery to drive culture, capability, and performance. Working both nationally and locally, you’ll design and deliver people solutions that bring Goodstart’s strategy to life and create an exceptional experience for our 16,500 Goodstarters.

You’ll help achieve this by:

- Proven HR business partnering experience with strong stakeholder influence.
- Expertise in employee relations, talent, capability, and leadership development.
- Experience driving change and managing projects across diverse teams.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical, operational delivery.
- A collaborative, authentic approach that builds trust and inspires people.

In addition you will:

- Have A bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or a related discipline.
- Ability to translate HR theory into practical, fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Strong analytical and commercial skills to turn data into insights and action.
- Resilience in managing complexity, ambiguity, and competing demands.
- A “systems lens” to connect people initiatives across the wider organisation.
- Sound judgement to focus on priorities that deliver the greatest impact.
- Adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- A current VIC Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain).

What Goodstart can offer you:

At Goodstart, we know our people make the difference. We’ll support you with flexibility, purpose, and a wide range of benefits including:

- Flexible work options – 2 days in the office, the rest from home.
- Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay.
- Up to 15% discounted childcare.
- Fitness Passport – affordable access to gyms and pools for you and family.
- Discounted health care and wellbeing support through BUPA.
- Exclusive discounts on travel, tech, retail, and more.
- Option to purchase extra leave for greater work-life balance.
- Cultural and First Nations leave, plus a free annual flu shot.
- Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
- The chance to be part of an organisation aspiring to be globally recognised in early years practice and outcomes.

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm.

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