Strategic Business Partner

About Us

Retirement Living is one of Australia's largest owners, operators, and developers of retirement living communities, with a current portfolio of 75+ villages. Retirement Living has a national footprint with over 13,000 homes and 17,000 residents calling our villages home.

It’s an exciting time to join our Retirement Living business. In the next 12 months we will be going through a period of transformation and change, reaffirming the Retirement Living business as a key market stakeholder and allowing us to focus on works best for our business and the people we service.

This is where you as our People and Culture Business Partner, will be able to have a tangible impact on our business and culture moving forward.

Here’s an overview of our role:
We are looking for a People and Culture Business Partner, who will work at a senior partnering level, to autonomously establish and proactively manage internal stakeholder relationships through active participation in business and P&C meetings to understand and support strategic objectives.

Supporting our Victorian and South Australian teams, the strategic business partner, will:
- Provide coaching and leadership support to leaders and employees- Lead employee lifecycle initiatives and processes such as talent and succession, compensation review and performance related activities- Manage Grievance Resolution and lead/manage investigations- Manage complex Performance Management Cases and grievances- Support and facilitate the people engagement action planning- Deliver specific P&C related education- Support the business in job evaluation and remuneration matters- Escalation point for P&C Advisors and Shared Services- Business Partnering support to a range of disciplines including village management/resident operations, sales, development and property refurbishments.- Builds trusted relationships through proactively engaging with stakeholders and delivering what is promised;- Actively contributes to the achievement of People business plan and more.

A little about you

As an experienced People & Culture partner, you will be curious in your thinking and look outside of traditional ways of working to achieve results. Key to your role will be the ability to build trusted relationships and strategically partner with your leaders to add value.- A tertiary qualification in human resources or related field or solid experience in a HR Business Partner capacity will see you succeed- Strong communication skills, allowing you to partner closely with various stakeholders to ensure positive business outcomes- Customer focussed with strong problem solving and organisational skills, complemented by excellent attention to detail.- A drivers license is preferred to enable you to travel to our fantastic villages as needed.

How you will be rewarded- Bonus scheme and options for salary sacrificing- Training and working with a supportive and fun team- Career development and growth opportunities- Health & Wellbeing Program including 3 wellbeing days per annum- 18 weeks paid parental leave- Hybrid working environment

Join our team of enthusiastic people & culture professionals who are ready to further develop and support your career aspirations and ambitions. We value diversity, promote innovation and care about what we do. Health and wellbeing is a key pillar throughout our business and in our team, we are flexible and supportive of each other.

Please note: The successful applicant must complete a Police Check, will be required to receive an annual flu vaccination between the months of April-October as well as provide proof of the COVID-19 Vaccination with supporting documentation prior to joining. For selected roles more physical in nature, pre-employment medical assessments may also be required prior to any employment offers being made.

We embrace the value of a vibrant and diverse workforce and recognise that our people have different experiences and needs at different times. Lendlease is a diverse, flexible and inclusive employer of choice. We engage, enable and empower our people and support their individual needs. Inclusion sets us all up for success.