Human Resources Manager

Founded in 2010, we’re an independently owned and operated lifestyle brand with 12 hotels & 14 restaurants across Hong Kong, Australia, and Indonesia. Over the years we’ve grown exponentially, both in size and confidence. But our attitude towards our guests and our passion for what Ovolo stands for remains as strong as ever. We’ve never been afraid to be ourselves, to zig when the others zag, to be creative and spontaneous, and to stand out from the crowd. It’s what we’re famous for. It’s what we love. Our mission is to share happiness. With bright eyes and even brighter minds, we create the kind of good vibrations that carry far and wide. Across continents and overseas. Throughout hotel lobbies, and beyond. It’s everywhere you look. Places filled with a special kind of sparkle that keeps people coming back for more. And want to know what makes Ovolo more special, more unique, and more original than all the rest? Our people. Just the way they are. At Ovolo, we want you to be yourself. It’s what keeps us from swimming in the ‘sea of sameness. That’s why here we’ve ditched the tired old ‘corporate scripts’ and empowered our people to speak from the heart. Characters and mavericks, come one, come all. We’re after you with all your you-ness. **Ok, lets talk about you...** - You will have a genuine passion for HR, be personable with an open-door policy and enjoy helping employees wherever you can with a smile. - You will be analytical, have initiative, a problem solver and a true business partner to the wider business. - Understanding the employee journey and ability to build point of difference experiences for our people. - Be a hands-on people Manager. Be fair in approach and solution focused. - Proven experience in developing and executing People strategy with a focus on building capability including within senior leadership teams. Sounds good so far? In return you will be working with high performing leaders who is prepared to invest time into your growth and development. **The Gig** Working with the Group Director of Human Resources, an exciting opportunity has become available for a proactive, hands on, self-starting HR Manager / Generalist who is looking to work across all areas of Human Resources for our Australian Properties and Shared Services. The role offers huge variety and scope, suiting an experienced HR Manager who is comfortable in working hands with the Hotel operations team, as well as executing the people strategy for Australia. This role would suit a commercially savvy, innovative, "entrepreneurial go-getter" with bags of energy, positive mind-set and with a hunger to succeed within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. **What you'll get and what we need** Well, there's the chance to shine in a brilliant team environment with THE coolest hotel brand in across the Globe and bring your personality and sense of fun to work. This position has a great balance between hands on HR requirements up to involvement in the overall people strategy. **Key responsibilities.** - You will take ownership of the end-to-end HR function. - Become the first point of contact for everything HR for both office-based employees and hotel workers so it is critical you are confident liaising with all levels of employee within the business. - You will be eager to implement HR programs and initiatives to drive overall engagement and performance. - Collaborate with leaders in operations to deliver an effervescent and effortless experience for our people who then serve our guests. - Manage WHS, Workers' Compensation and return-to-work process. Implement and update HR (WHS) policies and procedures in line with relevant legislation. - Ensure all HR policies and procedures and other relevant documents are up-to-date. - Lead and manage company social events and projects or celebrate the team and bring the - Ensure recruitment and talent acquisition is a focal point whilst maintaining the culture and engagement of existing employees. - Workforce planning including career succession and retention strategies. - Managing reviews, key deliverables and performance improvement management. - Our people development, including facilitation and coaching for the region. - Remuneration analysis and contractual agreements. - Build culture and engagement through the implementation of cultural initiatives, training and development programs and incentives. - Assist with the roll out any new systems across Australia to improve efficiencies. **Qualifications & Experience** - Degree or relevant industry experience - Strong recruiting and demonstrated ability to improve talent acquisition strategies. - Strong organizational, critical thinking and communications skills - Attention to detail and good judgement. Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills. - Hospitality industry knowledge is ideal, but more important is your experience in lifting the capability of a front-line teams in a customer-ce