Strategic People Partner

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia TENNIS AUSTRALIA Full time

At Tennis Australia, we're passionate about growing our game and its positive impact on society. To achieve this, we're seeking a Strategic People Partner to join our team.

This 12-month contract role will play a key part in supporting our leaders to facilitate a positive culture, underpinned by high-performing and highly engaged team members. You'll partner with our executive and senior leadership teams to identify and implement strategic and practical HR solutions that align with our business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate business needs into meaningful HR practices that deliver people solutions aligned to business objectives
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with leaders by building in-depth knowledge of the business, strategy, and objectives
  • Use HR data and insights to develop bespoke people plans that address areas for improvement, such as retention strategies
  • Build line management capability through regular coaching and upskilling, and identify training/development needs
  • Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues
  • Provide professional, strategic, and operational HR advice and support that's in the best interest of the organisation
  • Drive the completion of the annual performance and development review process, providing guidance up to and throughout the process to ensure quality conversations are being held
  • Support the wider HR team during the Australian Open and other tennis tournaments and events as required

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated experience in a HR Business Partner role, with 5-10 years preferable and experience working with commercial/sales teams beneficial
  • Strong understanding of current ER legislation
  • Well-developed organisation and HR management skills, with the ability to broker solutions, develop concepts into recommendations, and deliver on time and within budget
  • Ability to set priorities, manage your time and workload, and dependably meet strict deadlines
  • A confident, can-do attitude and a willingness to enable stakeholders to effectively do their job
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail
  • Computer literacy – Microsoft Office and HRIS
  • Experience with an HCM system (Workday preferable but not essential)
  • Tertiary qualifications in Business, HRM, or IR and/or suitable and transferable workplace experience
  • You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check

What's in it for you?

  • Career development with a range of formal education and on-the-job training opportunities
  • Tickets to the Australian Open
  • Superbox tickets to concerts and events at Rod Laver and Melbourne Arenas
  • Monthly health and wellbeing activities through our Thrive program
  • A range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
  • Onsite gym and tennis facilities
  • Flexible working practices
  • Free car parking
  • Salary packaging

We're committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It's essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.

We believe playing makes life better, and we're always on the lookout for talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.



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