People & Culture Manager

Are you a strategic HR professional who thrives on making an impact across the entire employee journey? Do you have a passion for creating exceptional workplace cultures, driving talent development, and shaping the future of People & Culture? If so, we want to hear from you

**About Us**:
City Venue Management (CVM) is a leader in the aquatic and recreation industry, with 37 venues and a reputation for excellence. We are committed to fostering a culture where our people thrive, embodying our Purpose, CVM Truths, and Leadership Fundamentals every day.

**Our Culture**:
CVM people are essential to our success. We need a talented, motivated and resilient workforce to be able to deliver against our strategy. We aim to create a work environment where employees feel valued, respected, empowered and inspired.

If you share our company truths of fun, energy, collaboration, simplicity, maturity, a desire for new knowledge and are motivated to make a difference then we'd love to hear from you. We can offer you a collaborative and learning environment, where you will be supported with development opportunities. We encourage all of our employees to Be You, Feel Good and Keep Growing.

**About the Role**:
As People & Culture Manager, you will design, develop, and implement strategies to attract, onboard, engage, and develop employees. This role provides a mix of strategic and hands-on HR support to our teams, driving performance excellence and ensuring our people feel supported and inspired.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead people and culture initiatives that align with our strategic goals.
- Develop and execute workforce attraction, onboarding, and development strategies to foster a high-performance culture.
- Drive initiatives to enhance, measure, and monitor the employee experience throughout the entire employee journey.
- Continuously improve our employee perks program and framework.
- Support the organisation's workforce planning.
- Champion leadership development, engagement, and succession planning.
- Ensure venue compliance with recruitment, onboarding, resignations, qualifications, and rostering.
- Design and implement performance enablement frameworks to build high-performing teams.
- Lead and roll out wellness initiatives that promote a mentally healthy workplace.
- Coordinate social and team-building events to strengthen culture and connection.
- Embed our Purpose, CVM Truths, and Leadership Fundamentals across the organisation.

**About You**:

- Fun, energetic and can-do attitude.
- Strong understanding of Fair Work, National Employment Standards, and award interpretation.
- Proven ability to build rapport and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience enabling employee performance and development.
- People-centric mindset with a passion for creating positive workplace experiences.
- Highly developed organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
- Innovative thinker who brings creative solutions to challenges.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and respect sensitive information.
- Quick learner who adapts easily to new programs and processes.
- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or Employment Relations.

**What are the perks?**

Our company culture thrives on a positive team environment and the focus on every role contributing to high performance outcomes. We value the opinion of all employees and take measures to consistently ensure every voice is heard.
- Opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping our culture and driving people-focused initiatives.
- We do meaningful work every day - we move fast and focus on what matters.
- We are empowered to make decisions - we don’t let processes and approval hierarchies get in the way; we trust our team to use their judgement.
- Our entrepreneurial spirit creates exciting and rewarding careers where you can challenge the status quo whilst making a difference.
- Our City Perks program offers a range of generous discounts.
- We have fun - we celebrate our successes & don’t take ourselves too seriously