People & Culture Partner

Take ownership of a suite of people management matters across our apparel reta
- Work with a supportive, dynamic and FUN P&C Team, including 1 direct report
- A great culture and pet friendly environment

**About Brand Collective**:
Leading apparel and footwear companies, Brand Collective and The PAS Group have recently combined forces, proudly housing a portfolio of 27 brands, 15 character licences and 300 retail stores across Australia and New Zealand. Trading under the Brand Collective banner, our portfolio of brands include Clarks, Hush Puppies, Shoes & Sox, Superdry, Replay, Review, Elka Collective, Black Pepper, Yarra Trail, Everlast, Lonsdale, Julius Marlow, Grosby, Mossimo, Marco Polo, Volley and many more

Our people ask questions. They think outside the box. They ask how we can continue to do things better. They make no apologies for cutting through red-tape and they believe in the greatness of the rewards that can be reaped from working together. These are the kinds of people that we look for when we bring new talent into our business.

**The opportunity**:
**The kind of people we look for**:
We are a friendly, dynamic and fun organisation and we are after a particular type of person:

- You are results-focused and motivated by achieving and exceeding your set goals.
- You revel and thrive in a people-focused role and enjoy building strong relationships.
- You are meticulously organised and place a strong focus on attention to detail.
- You are fun, enthusiastic, have high energy and love to work in a fast-paced environment.
- You are tech savvy and comfortable with learning new systems and software quickly.
- You have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- You are comfortable with admin tasks and understands that these are a critical part of the role.
- You are down for a LAUGH As cliché as it sounds, we are definitely a “work hard, play hard” team.

**Reporting into the General Manager of P&C, your key responsibilities will include**:

- Build strong relationships with management and key stakeholders across the business (particularly our wonderful Retail Operations team)
- Focused on providing support and development for 1 direct report (People & Culture Coordinator - Apparel)
- Coach and develop people leaders across our retail network and support office in best practise people management practises
- Strengthen company culture and employee experience
- Identify and drive people initiatives and programs to elevate the leadership and retail capability of our people leaders
- Shape HR policies in a human centric way that helps enable the business
- Provide technical guidance and advice on the management of misconduct and grievance related matters in accordance with policies, procedures, industrial instruments, legislation, and best practice.
- Coach and support our Managers across our apparel network (retail and our support office) to manage workplace conflict and actively build awareness on workplace bullying, sexual harassment and/or discrimination.
- Drive continuous improvement of our people & culture practices and programs
- You’ll manage organisational change effectively, ensuring all business changes are well considered, carefully planned and effectively implemented with people brought along the journey.
- HR Administration in the manner of contract development, employee changes, monthly reporting, exit processes, etc

**The skills and experience you offer us**:

- Extensive experience in HR Business Partnering and the provision of expert and technical human resources advice and support across the employee lifecycle, including performance management, employee relations, industrial relations, workforce planning and recruitment
- Tertiary qualification in Human Resources Management, Business or equivalent is desirable
- Knowledge of and/or experience with General Retail Award 2010
- Knowledge of Fair Work Act and other relevant Employment Relations legislation
- HR Administration including Contract Administration, Employment transfers, Onboarding of New Starters etc.
- Experience working with our HRIS system Ceridian Dayforce (desirable but not required)
- Demonstrated experience in analytical problem solving.
- Demonstrated stakeholder management experience.
- Experience in the retail, hospitality or FMCG industries is desirable

**The perks we offer you**:

- A great culture fueled by our passionate and diverse team
- Pet friendly workspace - yes, you can bring your dog to work
- Generous discounts for you and your family across Brand Collective's entire stable of brands
- Invitations to epic sample sales
- Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers (based on eligibility), volunteer leave and blood donation leave
- Purchased Leave program (ability to purchase an additional two weeks of leave per year, based on eligibility)
- Novated Leasing
- Floating Holidays - provides team members with the option to work on certain state based public holidays and