Human Resources Assistant

Fixed term contract until April 2025

**Some of our great benefits**:

- Sydney Royal Easter Show Tickets and Meals
- Onsite RAS Bootcamp
- Onsite Parking
- Membership to exclusive Sydney Olympic Park discounts & lifestyle program
- 15% Discount at onsite Cafe
- Tickets to events, and more

About the Role: Human Resources Assistance
We are seeking a dynamic Human Resources Assistant to join our vibrant events industry team. This role presents a fantastic opportunity to elevate your HR career by immersing yourself in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. You'll be part of a dedicated team of HR & Payroll professionals, working collaboratively to meet the diverse HR needs of our organisation.

Key Responsibilities
From November through April, your primary focus will be high-volume recruitment and onboarding for a diverse range of contract and casual staff for the Sydney Royal Easter Show (SRES). Additionally, you'll play a crucial role in engaging with over 500 volunteers from various backgrounds as you assist our current HR Coordinator with our event volunteers for the SRES. This role is highly involved at Showtime and completes our Volunteer Management Team for the Easter Show.

Outside of the peak Show period, you'll contribute to a wide variety of HR operations, process improvements, recruitment, employee engagement initiatives, and various operational, transactional and HR projects. This hands-on role demands a high level of flexibility, particularly during the SRES period, which includes working weekends and public holidays.

What Will Make You Successful
To thrive in this role, you should have:

- ** Experience and Education**: A tertiary education in Human Resources and at least 1 year of experience in a similar role.
- ** HR Knowledge**: A developing understanding of HR practices, relevant legislation, and various employment laws.
- ** Detail-Oriented**: A high level of attention to detail and a passion for transactional and operational HR tasks.
- ** Service Minded**: A strong commitment to providing exceptional customer service, along with a community-spirited approach.
- ** Interpersonal Skills**: Excellent communication skills, enabling effective interaction with all levels of the organisation.
- ** Organisational Skills**: Exceptional time management and planning abilities, with the capacity to handle multiple moving parts.
- ** Influence and Motivation**: The ability to influence, negotiate, and motivate others.
- ** Flexibility**: A readiness to adapt to the demands of the events industry, including working non-traditional hours during event periods.
- ** Proactive Policy and Legislative Awareness**: Proactively search for and familiarize yourself with internal policies and procedures, and keep abreast of new legislative changes.
- ** Work Rights**: Full working rights in Australia.

If you are passionate about events, this true generalist HR role offers the perfect platform to enhance your skills and grow your career in an exciting and dynamic industry. Join us and become an integral part of our journey

It's always a good time to join the RAS

This role requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) to be obtained at your own expense.

The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) organises events, and competitions, acts as a guardian for the state’s agricultural heritage, celebrates Australia’s achievements in agriculture and works to promote the viability of rural communities by ensuring that Australia remains a thriving and innovative agricultural producer.

We manage the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Royal competitions, the RAS Foundation, Australasian Animal Registry and the Sydney Showground. The RAS has a team of over 150 full-time staff and an indispensable pool of casual staff who work on the Easter Show, and other Sydney Showground events.

RAS is an equal opportunity employer that respects and values the contribution and diversity of all our people. Our success depends on strong individual commitment and our ability to work as a team.

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**No recruitment agencies, please.