HR Advisor

APS 4 - $74,882 - $81,521 per annum plus superannuation
- People, Property and Security Division
- Adelaide, SA,Brisbane, QLD,Canberra, ACT,Melbourne, VIC,Perth, WA,Sydney, NSW

We offer a challenging, high-paced environment providing professional and technical HR advice. If you are highly organised and can multitask across a diverse range of HR topics, have a strong focus on customer service and a can-do attitude we would like to speak with you.

**Who we are**
The People, Property and Security Division works in partnership to deliver strategic and operational workforce services that enable and enhance organisational capability. The division provides stewardship, support and services across integrity; conduct; property; fraud and corruption; security; performance management; rehabilitation management; recruitment; learning and development; inclusion and diversity; workforce planning and analytics; workplace relations; people support; culture and health, safety and wellbeing.

The People and Policy Branch are the front line of human resources (HR) for the department. We deliver timely and accurate responses to various client groups and support our people across the country with a strong focus on customer service and building trusting relationships with employees and business areas. We offer general and specialist HR advice and case management services for issues related to workplace relations, performance, probation, recruitment, attendance, behaviour and workplace rehabilitation.

The People Support Team offers general HR advice on conditions of employment, along with specialised case management services for issues related to performance, probation, attendance and behaviour. The team’s operating environment is driven by the needs of our business and its people, and whole-of-APS and department-specific HR policies and programs.

**The Job**
As an APS4 HR advisor your main duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

- Provide timely support and advice to internal and external stakeholders on a range of HR-related functions.
- Work as part of a team, and under the direction of a supervisor, contributing to the development and implementation of HR projects, policies, processes, guidance material and strategies, along with key business improvement activities, relating to the delivery of HR services.
- Draft a range of written material, both routine and complex.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and representing the branch at meetings as required.
- Adhere to records management policy and processes including maintaining data and spreadsheets.

**Skills and Capabilities**
- Strong communication, interpersonal, time management and organisations skills.
- High level attention to detail.
- Able to work on multiple activities under pressure.
- Able to work in a team environment and contribute to team outcomes.
- Solution focused approach and demonstrated initiative, innovation and agility when faced with challenges.

**Knowledge and experience**
- Demonstrated experience providing support and advice on a range of HR-related functions, is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience working in a government environment (or similar) with knowledge of government legislation, policies, procedures and systems, particularly related to human resources.

**Eligibility**
**Citizenship - **To be eligible for employment with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry you must be an Australian citizen.

**Security Clearance -** This position requires no security clearance.

**Pre-employment Check -** Your suitability for employment will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process. This process includes a requirement to undergo and satisfy a National Police Check, referee checks, character clearance and where required a pre-employment medical assessment, specified mandatory qualification(s) validation and a probation period of 6 months.

**Please Note -** that this recruitment process will initially be used to fill ongoing vacancies. The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing vacancies in the branch where the duties are of a similar nature.