Head, Business Partnering

5 days ago

Ballarat, Australia Federation University Australia Full time

Position closing date: 11/05/2025

Ranked number one university in Australia for First Generation Student Enrolments (Good Universities Guide 2022) and with top rankings in Victoria around student support, social equity, skills and employment, we are driven to make difference to every student and the community providing lifelong learning, skills, and research locally, regionally, and globally.

With University and TAFE campuses in Ballarat, Berwick, Gippsland, and the Wimmera we are positioned to provide pathways from vocational education and skills training through to higher education.

Are you ready to make a significant impact and drive the evolution of strategic business partnership at Federation? If you have a growth mindset, a passion for driving cultural change, simplification, and continuous improvement, we’d love you to apply

Join us in fostering a culture of inclusion, innovation, excellence, collaboration, and empowerment, and be part of a dynamic People and Culture team with access to contemporary tools and a shared appetite to do things differently.

You’ll be:
- Leading a partnering team, experienced but keen to grow- Building strategic capability, engagement, and expertise across the function- Advocating for and driving our organisational culture, vision, values, strategies, and plans- Work in partnership with Senior Leadership Teams to co-create future ready people plans

Reporting directly into the Director, People and Culture, you’ll have a growth mindset, the ability to drive sustainable business performance through effective people partnering across performance, talent, remuneration, organisational design and change, strategic workforce planning, and leadership development.

You’ll be ready to drive team performance and make a positive impact across the organisation, capably, and courageously influence and challenge, and have a passion to work with others to get the job done, championing progressive, transformational, and contemporary practice.

If you bring this we’ll offer you a fun, change-ready, talented and capable team, a leader invested in your growth and development and an opportunity-rich environment with leaders ready to bring our organisation's vision to life.

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a suitability statement not to exceed two pages and a resume.

Federation University is committed to The Circle Back Initiative program, whereby we will respond to every applicant.

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