People and Culture Business Partner

Company description:

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Job description:

• Ongoing, full-time position
• 80 hours per fortnight with monthly ADOs
• Parkville location, with hybrid working
• $125,000 - $135,000 p.a. + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is a Victorian public health service and a world-leading comprehensive cancer centre seeking to excel across all spheres of clinical care, research and education. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, compassion and excellence, and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

About the team

The People and Culture team at Peter Mac includes Human Resources, Employee Relations, Occupational Health and Safety, Wellbeing, HR Systems, Medical Workforce and Employee Experience. We offer an inclusive, collaborative working environment where diverse voices are celebrated and all perspectives are valued.

About the role

As a People & Culture Business Partner you will be accountable for ensuring your client partnerships deliver outstanding HR services, which support our organisational goal for the world's best cancer care workforce. You'll work collaboratively with leaders across our organisation to understand their needs, and through effective workforce strategies, deliver tangible outcomes in line with our priorities and accountabilities.

Key responsibilities will see you:

• Provide a quality, responsive and client-focused business partnering service, with a focus on workplace culture and performance, recruitment, employee relations/industrial relations and change management
• Work with the organisational development and divisional leadership teams to assist with staff training and development, professional development, career development opportunities and succession planning
• Mentor and support People & Culture Advisors and Administrators and other P&C colleagues
• Contribute to policy development, enterprise bargaining processes and implementation of P&C projects

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Business Partner to join a purpose-driven organisation

About you

You will be someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who is able to build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You'll be innovative and self-directed, and able to plan, organise and delegate effectively.

You'll bring with you:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in managing a client portfolio, providing effective HR advice and practice, ideally within the health sector
• An understanding of business principles, continuous improvement and key organisational performance indicators
• Both strategic and operational HR capabilities and the ability to manage change projects
• The ability to manage, negotiate and influence employment/industrial matters in a complex environment
• Significant experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• Proficient use of systems, data and reporting

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Discounted health insurance and eye care
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
• Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, purchased leave options & monthly ADOs
• Flexible, hybrid working practices

Inclusion and belonging

Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Join us

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC). Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Daniel Tawadros, Manager Employee Relations and Business Partners on

Application closing date: 7 October 2025

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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

• Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
• Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.