People & Culture Business Partner

The People & Culture Business Partner will act as the focal point for all people related matters for their assigned portfolio area and will support these areas across all HR strategic, advisory, and operational services.

**The Role**
The People & Culture Advisor will act as the focal point for all people related matters for their assigned portfolio area and will support these areas across all HR strategic, advisory, and operational services.

You will establish trusted and influential relationships with managers and employees at all levels, providing expert HR consultation and advice, translating program / divisional strategies into HR objectives.

This position also plays an influential key role in championing the organisation's values and expected behaviours, as well as playing an active role in the roll out of the company's HRIS and management of Work Cover Claims.

This is a full-time position located in Forrestfield.

**The Duties**
- Develop and maintain highly effective stakeholder relationships with portfolio people leaders, establishing a reputation for being a trusted advisor and business partner.
- Adopt a business partnering approach, provide HR strategic, advisory and operational support to managers and employees across the employment life cycle.
- Coach and support managers in developing their leadership and management capabilities, including the development and delivery of people-management training.
- Provide relevant HR data and analytics to executive and management to support and inform decision making.
- Role model and champion the organisation's values and expected behaviours as well as promoting continuous improvement, diversity and inclusion.
- Manage the contracting process, including employment agreements, individual flexibility agreements, employment variations, employee leave, remuneration and other related employment terms and conditions.
- Support and guide managers to undertake consistent and appropriate performance & development review processes to promote a high-performance culture.
- Manage the offboarding process, including exit survey and exit interview data analysis, identifying continuous improvement opportunities and developing retention strategies to reduce workforce turnover.
- Manage Workcover claims and ensure they are implemented in accordance with the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and associated Regulations as well as company policies and procedures.
- Liaise with WorkSafe agents, health practitioners, rehabilitation providers, claimants and relevant departments to achieve timely return to work of ill or injured workers.
- Coach managers and supervisor to develop their knowledge and understanding of Workcover compensation and injury management obligations.

**Required Skills and Experience**
Essential Experience:

- Significant proven success in a Business Partner role at a similar level
- Demonstrated success in coaching and developing business leaders
- An ability to deal successfully with complex Employee Relations and Industrial Relations matters
- Previous experience in the logistics industry would be highly valued
- Experience in having supported Enterprise Bargaining will be highly regarded
- Ability to keep abreast of any relevant legislation applicable to the performance of the duties of this position
- Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and workplace law

Skills & Personal Qualities:

- Project and People Management Skills
- Strong communication skills among diverse audiences
- Effective in addressing change and transformation
- Can make sense of data and use it to support decision making
- Team player that can introduce National policy in a local environment
- Has a positive and can-do attitude
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and sensitive/personal information and issues confidentially
- Able to work independently without direct supervision

Qualifications:

- Degree level qualification in Business Management & Human Resources - Essential
- AHRI certified - Desirable

**Who are we**

At PERSOLKELLY, our passion is - and always has been - putting you first.

We propel our people forward by supporting their careers in fresh ways, backed by our expertise and capability.

We're committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment which values and respects diverse styles, backgrounds, experience and perspectives.

We welcome and encourage women, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

**So it's over to you. If you would like to join our team, please APPLY now.**

**To learn more about working with PERSOLKELLY, we encourage you to visit our website.