People Business Partner

**People Business Partner**

SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, King St & Flinders St
Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Australia

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We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our team as **People Business Partner** (permanent, full-time) at Merlin Entertainments, supporting some of our iconic attractions such as SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, WILD LIFE Zoo, and Fly Treetop Adventures

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Head of People - ANZ this is a fantastic opportunity for a strong HR professional to bring their People & Culture skills to a unique environment. With both a strategic, IR and operational focus; this role offers experience in a global organisation where HR is truly valued. You will work with business leaders and attraction teams to ensure we are delivering on our business objectives and delivering memorable experiences to all who walk through our doors.

Key focuses of this role include;
- Effectively partnering with the business on all employment-related issues, in line with legislation and operational requirements
- Championing employee engagement
- Coordinate Right of Entry visits and managing dispute resolutions
- Developing strong rapport with all levels within the organisation to influence commercially savvy business decisions
- Collaborating with the ANZ and Global HR teams on national projects and tasks, participating actively in the creation and delivery of the HR strategy
- Being a key driver of Merlin’s EVP

**What You Bring**

To succeed in this role you will have;
- Strong HR generalist experience, particularly in managing ER/IR cases
- Strong ability to influence, negotiate and build meaningful relationships with key stakeholders
- A passion for delivering a brilliant employee experience
- A natural curiosity around motivating people and shaping better ways of doing things
- Previous experience building successful relationships with unions
- Tertiary HR-related qualification (or relevant experience)

**About the Benefits**

Our perks include:

- Corporate benefits including free access to all our attractions worldwide
- Autonomy to introduce disruptive thinking in your profession
- Global opportunities to develop and progress your skills and career
- Paid Parental leave benefits
- Birthday Leave
- 3 paid volunteer days to give back to a social cause you care about
- Potential bonus of up to 15% base salary
- Corporate discounts with private health funds
- Corporate discounts to class pass fitness
- Purchase annual leave policy
- Finish early Fridays
- Flexible working (hybrid 2 days from home 3 days form office)**About Us**

Merlin Entertainments is the company behind iconic brands like SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, and Peppa Pig World of Play. We operate in over 130 attractions across 25 countries, delivering memorable experiences to 54 million+ visitors a year.

We’re the leading operator of visitor attractions in Australia and New Zealand, with 10 attractions, including SEA LIFE, Wild Life, Madame Tussauds, and the Fly Treetop Adventures, amongst others.

Merlin Entertainments is driven by a strong social responsibility with the vision to create a world where the global community respects, conserves, and sustainably manages our precious aquatic habitats, wildlife, and natural resources. We strive to achieve this goal through our 3 charities: Merlins Magic Wand, the SEA LIFE Trust, and the WILD LIFE Conservation Fund.

So, if you are vibrant and passionate about delivering an amazing service within a great company and in a team who loves what we do - then we want to hear from you

**Everyone Matters at Merlin.**
At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters
Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

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