Strategic People Partner

**Full time permanent opportunity for a national organisation**:

- **Make a difference to Rail Safety**:

- **Flexible working - we follow the hybrid working model**:

- **Adelaide CBD location**

Come and join our passionate People & Capability team as our new Strategic People Partner in a team where we embrace diversity and innovation but also like to have fun and support each other

**About the Opportunity**:
It’s an exciting time to be part of ONRSR with the arrival of our new Chief Executive and a new opportunity for an enthusiastic **Strategic People Partner** to join our team in our Adelaide office. The role will be instrumental in leading our people strategies and executing key strategic initiatives within the organisation.

We are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture where our employees can thrive and contribute to our success. We believe in the power of people and are dedicated to investing in their development and well-being.

Reporting into the Senior Manager People & Capability, you will utilise your expertise in the full spectrum of all employee life cycle, uplifting the People & Culture capabilities by contributing to some exciting transformational projects. The role will be responsible for partnering with our business leaders to drive the development and implementation of people strategies that support our organisational goals. You will play a key role in fostering a culture of high performance, learning, and inclusivity, ensuring ONRSR remains an exceptional place to work.

The Strategic People Partner will provide HR advice that also contemplates risk mitigation, support and coaching across related legislation, policies and processing, including the interpretation for the Enterprise Agreement. A strong understanding of case management to support managers on complex performance and grievance matters and be able to ensure ONRSR has a nationally compliant Return to Work program to manage complex return to work matters.

**About you - your impact and contribution**:
Are you committed to fostering an environment where everyone can grow thrive?

In this role, you will oversee the partner lifecycle involving employee-related issues, performance management, support recruitment and retention efforts, and conflict resolution. You will be self-sufficient, comfortable with coming up with commercial solutions and have a strong generalist knowledge of all elements of a people function and comfortable operating at and managing senior level stakeholders.

You will be someone who easily connects with people and has a detail-oriented and analytical mindset to handle the changing nature of the workforce. Above all else, your focus is on ensuring a positive and productive workplace where everyone works to realise our established vision. Promoting our values and shaping a positive culture will be an ultimate measure of success.

To be successful in the position you should have:

- Tertiary qualifications and/or at a minimum, 5 years equivalent work experience in a human resources environment.
- Demonstrated and proven experience in coaching, supporting and providing strategic and expert advice and specialist consultancy services in human resource management, which includes HR governance and compliance, employee relations, case management and best practice HR.
- An ability to interpret legislation, regulations and Industrial Agreements, together with policy and procedure and demonstrated experience facilitating and influencing outcomes aligned with organisational strategy.
- Experience in the provision of timely employment relations advice in a complex environment in a non-judgmental, pragmatic and confidential manner.
- Possess high level verbal and written communication skills that enable effective communication with a broad range of people, including proven ability to establish and maintain sound working relationships with senior management and employees as well as personnel external to the organisation.
- Proven ability to both lead and effectively operates as a member of a multi-skilled team in decision making, problem solving and change management with emphasis on flexibility, adaptability and versatility.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking, analytical, data interrogation and reporting skills.

**Our Organisation and Culture**:
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) has the responsibility for regulatory oversight of rail safety throughout Australia. As an independent regulatory authority, ONRSR pursues safe railways for Australia by encouraging safe rail operations, enforcing national compliance with the _Rail Safety National Law_ and promoting and improving rail safety across the country.

**We are passionate about supporting Our People**:
At ONRSR we work together to deliver exceptional outcomes for Rail Safety for all Australians. Our colleagues have an impact far beyond work, and you’ll be part of a team that is contributing to enhancing safety outco