Senior People and Culture Business Partner

Senior People and Culture Business Partner

Use your proven senior HR business partnering experience and people focused approach to partner with and empower our leaders

- Thrive under leaders who champion respect and support your success
- Make a meaningful difference in what you do
- Enjoy varied and dynamic work

About Ryman Healthcare

At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.

Ryman Healthcare is a leader in retirement living and aged care. Our driving purpose is to enhance freedom, connection and well-being for people as we grow older. We own and operate 49 villages in New Zealand and Australia, and we employ approximately 7,700 team members across a range of different sectors. Additionally, we are proud to be the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick.

At the heart of our business, everything we do must be 'Good enough for mum and dad.'

What will you do?

We are seeking a Senior People and Culture Business Partner to join our team at our Southbank office in Melbourne. As Senior People & Culture Business Partner, you will work closely with village leaders to provide proactive support and guidance across all areas of people and culture. You will act as a strategic partner, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, compliance with aged care standards, and delivery of best practice workforce initiatives.

Other key responsibilities include:

- Partner with senior operations stakeholders to provide accurate, timely, and complex advice, including the interpretation and application of Enterprise Agreements and internal policies to resolve workplace matters
- Support managers in the development and execution of a broad range of workforce strategies and HR processes, including induction, performance and behaviour management, leadership development, succession planning, and the resolution of grievances and disputes
- Share knowledge, skills, and expertise within the team to strengthen internal employee relations (ER) and industrial relations (IR) capability
- Act as a deputy to the People & Culture Manager, with responsibility for supervising, mentoring, and coaching a small team
- Identify opportunities for process improvement to streamline and enhance HR systems, workflows, and documentation
- Lead the Policies and Procedures Improvement Project, collaborating with international counterparts to ensure consistency, alignment, and standardisation across regions
- Analyse workforce data and trends to produce monthly reports, and partner with managers to develop and implement action plans in response to key findings
- Lead and deliver workplace initiatives and projects that align with the Operational Plan and broader People Strategy

What's in it for you?

If you are the sort of person who loves working with a team of people who work to a clear purpose and have fun doing it, you'll love this role In addition, a career at Ryman offers:

- Opportunity to add to your professional skills
- Additional wellbeing leave and ability to purchase extra annual leave
- Company recognition and reward programme
- Access to over 40 discounts with well-known brands across a variety of sectors including; health and wellbeing, banking, insurance, and retail
- Enjoy free fruit and Yarra River views from our modern Southbank office
- Convenient location, just two minutes from Flinders Street Station
- Social club events, social drinks and bring your dog to work Fridays

Who are you?

- You hold a tertiary qualification in Human Resources and/or have equivalent industry experience in a Senior HR Advisor or HR Business Partner role
- You have extensive People and Culture business partnering experience, where you have influenced and executed initiatives to enhance the workplace and empower leaders to embed and maintain change
- You have extensive People and Culture experience within the aged care and/or retirement living sector
- You have proven experience in implementing strategic HR projects and initiatives that drive organisational performance and employee engagement
- You are confident providing consultation and strategic HR advice to business leaders, including coaching and developing leadership capability in people management best practices
- You have a proven track record of successfully managing and resolving complex employment relations matters with sound judgement and professionalism
- You have sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
- You bring excellent analytical, interpretive, problem-solving, and dispute resolution skills
- You have strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels
- You value people and kindness, and are passionate about delivering excellent results
- You strive for excellence and constantly look for ways to exceed expectations; delivering a high-quality service at speed will be second nature
- You believe in the value of strong, positive, trusting teams who work together as one
- As a resilient person you keep going, even when there are bumps in the road and you show composure under pressure

If you are interested in joining an organisation with a clear purpose and a commitment toinnovation,kindnessand excellence,we would love to hear from you

At Ryman, we support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.

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