People and Culture Advisor

About Us

Our vision is powered by a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of services we offer to our community. Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it's the perfect time for those who live, work, and play here to embrace and celebrate everything that makes Lismore so special.

We warmly welcome individuals who bring fresh perspectives and unique skills, helping to enrich our collective vision for a vibrant and thriving community.

About this Position:

We are seeking a passionate and experienced HR Business Partner to join the People and Culture team in this permanent role. As a trusted business partner, the role delivers customer-centric service delivery support to business units, providing expert guidance on the range of employment lifecycle activities including recruitment and retention, employee relations, workforce planning and performance management. The role supports change and building a reputation for quality decision making.

This position operates as a HR generalist across the full employee lifecycle, partners with specific stakeholders to provide advice and support for the cohort and works collaboratively within the People and Culture team.

What we can offer you:

• Permanent position with flexible work options including 9 day FN and WFH.
• Employee Assistance and Health & Wellbeing Programs incl annual flu prevention
• Access to Fitness Passport and generous salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Training and development opportunities.

Key areas of accountability for the role:

• Partner with stakeholders to deliver the full life cycle of employee services to employees ensuring a positive employee experience.
• Advise and support managers and employees on employee relations issues including disciplinary and performance matters, building a positive performance culture
• Provide confidential and specialist support to managers and employees

What you will need to be successful:

• Tertiary Qualifications in a HR related discipline or demonstrated HR business partnering experience
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality customer-centric employee services and employee relations services
• Well-developed understanding of employment legislation, regulation and contemporary workforce management practices
• Demonstrated ability to be solutions-focused and flexible to adapt and respond in complex and fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with demonstrated ability to develop and maintain successful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to support service outcomes
• Demonstrated experience working with Human Resources Information Systems

Full position description:  Click here

Full Time Opportunity: 70 hours a fortnight

Salary: An attractive salary commensurate with experience + superannuation and salary sacrifice opportunity

Closing date: Monday 15 September 2025 at 9:00am

Contact: For more information or confidential discussion regarding the opportunity, please contact Jane Goodenough, Coordinator People and Culture, on

Conditions of Employment: Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures and agreements.

Pre-employment Screening: Prior to employment, there will be a series of pre-employment checks that may include, health assessments, validation of right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments and referee checks.

We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.