Human Resources Manager

**Introduction**:
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) exists to save lives, create great Australians, and build better communities. As one of Australia's most respected community organisations and a world leader in lifesaving, coastal public safety, rescue, and education services, SLSA provides many ways to get involved as a volunteer or employee.

With over 180,000 members and 315 affiliated Surf Life Saving Clubs, we represent the largest volunteer movement of its kind in Australia, and the world.

SLSA encompasses coastal safety, elite sports teams, public relations, partnerships & national fundraising. We rely heavily on the support of the community to continue to provide this vital service that help keep our beaches safe and protect our Australian way of life.

**Description**:
As a member of the Management Team, the HR manager has strong understanding of industrial relations, work health and safety, enhancing culture, learning and development and holds a keen eye for recruitment. As a trusted advisor to the Management Team, this role enables you to deliver support to managers and the wider organisation, through actively coaching them through performance management, workplace investigations and providing guidance on all people-related matters.

Reporting to the Government Relations Manager and with two direct reports, you will be required to:
Planning and reporting

Provide people focused input into the development of SLSA annual operational and strategic plans and budgets.

Oversee the SLSA people strategy with particular focus on the SLSA values and behaviours.

Manage HR Reporting requirements to meet SLSA Management and Board requirements including trend analyses of staff statistics and survey results.

Human Resource Management compliance

Ensure the SLSA’s human resource management and workplace relations practices, policies, processes and procedures are developed and maintained in compliance with current relevant Federal and State (NSW & QLD) legislation

Oversee the maintenance of staff files and records including remuneration, leave, training and development, certifications.

Leadership and People Management

Provide advice and support to managers with all HR lifecycle requirements including recruitment and selection, induction, employee engagement, performance management, training and development, career development, succession planning, management of underperformance and exit interviews and transition.

Conduct performance management processes for direct reports and oversee all performance management requirements for SLSA.

Oversee Employee Assistance Program requirements internally and for the membership as and when required.

Stakeholder Management

As requested, provide Human Resource guidance and support to SLS State Centre personnel.

Oversee internal communications strategies to inform, engage and bring together employees in a multisite environment.

When required, represent SLSA to external parties including government, legal and human resources advisors and consultant.

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Conduct the regular staff engagement survey and implement strategies to improve employee engagement and culture, including social engagement strategies.

Build an inclusive work environment that attracts and retains diverse talent where all feel safe, trusted, valued, and respected.

Build and nurture an inclusive culture that aligns with the organisations mission and values, acting as a positive role model.

**Skills and Experiences**:
**To be successful in this role you will have**:
Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent relevant experience in the areas of human resource management

Demonstrated knowledge in workplace/employee relations and experience in managing performance management processes

Member of Australian Human Resources Institute (Desired)

Proven experience of developing and implementing people strategies that have brought about positive results

Management experience including the management of a business unit (ideally in a not-for-profit volunteer or similar environment across multiple sites).

Experience of managing the oversight of the end-to-end HR Lifecycle, including completing day to day administrative requirements

Demonstrated understanding of human resource and compliance with current legal, political, and industrial relations framework and requirements for managing people (ideally in a not-for-profit volunteer or similar environment across multiple sites)

Experience in developing and managing budgets, project expenditure and delivering organisational outcomes

Comprehensive knowledge of governance best practices and requirements and proven experience in developing and managing organisational policy frameworks

Comprehensive understanding of change management principles and proven experience in leading change

Experience in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams) and ELMO HR and Payroll (Desired)

We offer a flexible/hybrid work environ