People & Capability Partner

**Title**:People & Capability Partner**:

- Location: Chadstone, Victoria, AU

**About us**:
At Officeworks we make bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. And if our brilliant people have taught us anything, it is that we can do all kinds of incredible things, each and every day.

Fast paced. Innovative. Inspiring. With close to 10000 team members and a national footprint of more than 168 retail stores Australia wide - we’re focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We’re about inspiring new ideas and thinking outside the box. We’re about kicking goals, having a laugh and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported. We’re about teaching a customer something new and supporting the community. We’re about making a difference.

**About the role**:
Are you a passionate and results-driven People & Capability professional looking to make an impact? We're on the hunt for an exceptional People & Capability Partner to join our dynamic National People team. This exciting role is at the heart of our business, where you'll turn strategic business goals into impactful people outcomes that drive success.

You'll work hand-in-hand with key stakeholders across our Supply Chain, Business and Box of Books teams supporting People Leaders in designing and delivering people initiatives that directly support our business priorities. Your expertise will ensure we continue to build a high-performance culture across our diverse workforce. With a national portfolio, you'll have the opportunity to shape our people strategy in an evolving environment. Embracing a hybrid work model, you'll spend one day a week at our Chadstone office and 1-2 days a week engaging our teams on the ground in our Customer Fulfillment Centre based in Derrimut. This role is being offered as a fixed term contract until June 2026.

**As our People & Capability Partner, you will be involved in**:

- **People Strategy Implementation**: Support the execution of strategies that attract, develop, and retain talent, aligning with the strategic direction of our People Plan.
- **Business Partnering**: Work closely with business leads to deliver people strategies that align performance, capability, engagement, and talent initiatives with business goals.
- **Employee Relations**: Provide day-to-day coaching and advice on employee relations, staying updated on internal policies and external legislation to offer high-quality support.
- ** Dispute Resolution**: Support managers in preventing and resolving industrial disputes and grievances, devising effective resolution strategies.
- ** Leadership Development**: Facilitate leadership development programs and support activities that build leadership capability.
- **Change Management**:Coach business leads on change management principles, ensuring these principles are observed during change execution.
- **Workplace Safety**: Work closely with injury management and W&HS specialists to support injury management and return to work.

**About you**:

- You come from a business partnering background experience and are well versed across end-to-end HR processes with a strong understanding of the importance of culture. In addition, you will have:

- A minimum of 3 years of hands-on HR experience in both strategic and operational business partnering, ideally within a warehouse environment.
- ER/IR experience and exposure
- Expertise in building strong relationships, influencing key stakeholders, and negotiating effectively.
- Outstanding communication and coaching skills that inspire and drive action.
- Proven problem-solving abilities with a knack for resolving complex issues.
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills to keep things running smoothly.
- A forward-thinking mindset with the ability to plan and implement future business improvements.
- Strong commercial acumen and a deep understanding of business operations.

If you're ready to make a real difference and help our business and people thrive, we want to hear from you

**Our culture**:
It’s all in a day’s work when you’re part of the Officeworks community - where you’re not defined by who you are, but what you can do. We celebrate our teams’ uniqueness by offering the below to the Officeworks family:

- An inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment.
- Flexible working arrangements to best support your individual needs.
- A key focus on wellbeing and safety.
- Generous discounts at Officeworks, Geeks 2 U, Bunnings, Kmart and Target.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to progress your career.
- Industry leading Growing Families policy.

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