Advisor, People Operations

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About the Role:

We want to inspire staff to share Curtin's vision of becoming a leading global university and to proudly work with us to achieve that goal.

Join a friendly and open plan office where our customer-focused People and Culture team work collaboratively to support a diverse range of stakeholders University-wide.

In this role, you'll be part of a large, supportive and high-performing team responsible for delivering services across the employee life cycle — from onboarding and payroll to leave, contracts, and exits. You'll work closely with staff across the University, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and industrial instruments, while supporting the systems that impact the entire Curtin workforce.

Your day-to-day:

This includes:  

• Providing high-quality, timely and accurate advice to employees and stakeholders on employment matters.
• Running pay audit reports and helping ensure our data is clean and reliable.
• Investigating and resolving payroll and benefits queries.
• Preparing contracts in line with policy and legislative requirements.
• Managing sponsored visa processes and conducting VEVO checks.
• Coordinating staff relocations with faculties, schools and our relocation provider.
• Supporting offboarding processes including resignations, retirements, terminations and redundancies.

Who we are looking for:

We're looking for someone who's proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a busy, people-focused environment. You'll bring:  

• A high level of accuracy, strong numeracy skills, and a keen eye for detail.
• Great communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with a range of people.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the aptitude to learn new systems and adapting to change quickly.
• Experience working across the employee lifecycle — from onboarding to exits.
• The ability to interpret and provide clear advice on entitlements, policies and conditions.
• Confidence using HR systems and digital applications — experience with Ascender Pay or similar is a plus.
• A relevant qualification or experience in HR — desirable but not essential

Role Requirements:

1. As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role.
2. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin's satisfaction.

Your Team:

We are an energetic, hard-working team that forms part of the broader People and Culture team, enabling ongoing professional development opportunities for our staff. Curtin is a friendly place where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are a part of everyday life. Our vibrant campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, and endless food options, including a supermarket. 

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About Curtin University

We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page -

What We Offer You:

Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel, hybrid working arrangements on successful completion of the probation period and much more.

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Ready to apply?

If this sounds like your next role, click APPLY NOW and make sure to include:

• Your up-to-date resume
• A cover letter outlining your interest in the position and how your experience aligns with the role

We look forward to hearing from you

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on or option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Please note applications will not be accepted via this email address.

Applications close:  Sunday 2nd of November 2025

Disclaimer: Please note that there is no standardised time for the closing of adverts on the specified date. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application ahead of this deadline. Late applications will not be considered, and only successful candidates will be contacted.

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.