People and Culture Business Partner

**Location**:Springwood, Brisbane**

**People & Culture Business Partner - Make a Difference in Veterinary Care with Animal Emergency Australia**:
**At Animal Emergency Australia (AEA), we’re not just changing the lives of pets—we’re changing the lives of the people who care for them.**

**About Us**
At Animal Emergency Australia (AEA), we are passionate about delivering exceptional veterinary emergency and critical care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Founded and operated by veterinarians, AEA is a network of hospitals across Australia united by a commitment to clinical excellence, compassionate care, and continuous innovation. Our teams include some of the country’s most experienced ECC veterinarians, nurses, and specialists, working together to provide outstanding outcomes for pets and their families.
We believe in creating a workplace where veterinary professionals are valued, supported, and inspired. Through world-class professional development programs, flexible working arrangements, and a strong focus on wellbeing, AEA is leading the way in how emergency veterinary medicine is delivered and experienced.

**About The Role**
As part of the **National AEA People & Culture team**, you will work in a small but dynamic team providing support, guidance, and HR business partnership to our leaders.

This is a front facing role where you will partner with and provide support to, hospital leadership teams. You will work closely with your hospitals to understand their business challenges and priorities.
You will be solution focused, assisting the hospital leadership team with implementing national P&C processes and initiatives.
This role supports our emergency and GP practices across Australia and some travel will be required from time to time.

AEA offers a hybrid, flexible working environment, with the support office home base located in Springwood, Brisbane.

**What’s Involved**
- Build leadership competency and capability by coaching, facilitating and supporting regional leadership teams
- Support the execution of strategic remuneration and benefits initiatives, projects and policy reviews
- Coach, guide and support leaders to manage employee relations issues
- Champion our diversity and inclusion strategy and culture
- Provide guidance and ensure compliance with relevant legislative, policy and process requirements

**Who We’re Looking For**

***You will have a background in Generalist HR Business Partnering, with a good understanding around remuneration and benefits and experience with the employee lifecycle stages and process and, employee relations. You’ll have strong stakeholder management, with the ability to challenge, influence and empower leaders across the business, effectively supporting our leaders to manage employee performance and mitigate risk.
You’ll also have a high level of emotional intelligence and resilience; being able to operate effectively in a fast-paced and litigious environment, with the overall aim of promoting a positive workplace culture.

**You’ll Need**
- Tertiary qualification in Law, HR, business, Commerce, Industrial Relations, or a related discipline
- Proven experience working in a HR business partner or equivalent role, ideally within a multi-site organisation
- Excellent understanding in remuneration and benefits projects, reviews and implementation
- Sound knowledge of employee relations legislation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A track record of taking initiative and achieving pragmatic outcomes

**You’ll be part of a workplace where you’ll feel like you belong**

**What’s in it for you when you’re part of our team**:

- Significant Veterinary Discounts - On treatment for personal pets across AEA hospitals.
- Free Professional Counselling Services
- Access to EAP (Employee Assistance Program) including confidential mental health support.
- Wellbeing Initiatives - Wellness days, resilience workshops, and peer support programs.
- Discounted Gym Memberships (Available at some locations).
- Lifestyle and Flexibility - Hybrid working environments
- Volunteer Days - Time off to participate in community service activities.
- Team Events and Celebrations - Staff appreciation events, social nights, and milestone celebrations.
- Please note if you are offered a role with us, background checks may be required. This can include police, employment and qualification checks._

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