HR Business Partner

Role: HR Business Parter

Location: Brisbane, Murarrie, 2 days in the office other days are flexible

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Goodstart are currently seeking a HR Business Partner (internal title is People Specialist) to work across National and State Portfolio's supporting leaders as part of the state based Senior Leadership Team, as well as working within the National HR team on initiatives that support our people plan.

Your Impact:

As part of the National People & Culture team you will lead and drive the achievement of desired business objectives through expert knowledge of, and commitment to, developing and implementing effective, fit for purpose national and state people solutions, aligned with Goodstart's strategies, policies and procedures.

Working with senior leaders in 3 QLD regions and reporting to the Head of People, this role will act as a strategic and trusted advisor by developing a deep understanding of the business so as to support the achievement of our strategic people plan.

You'll help achieve this by:

To be successful in this role, you will bring solid HR business partnering experience and the ability to develop and implement our people strategy across diverse teams, particularly with regards to talent, capability and leadership. You will also have experience in employment relations, change management and/or project management experience and have a proven capacity to operate both strategically and operationally.

You will be highly influential in driving change, not just within the HR function but across the organization. You will also have a track record of delivering high quality outcomes to enable business and team excellence and be a respected professional with the ability to influence stakeholders on all levels.

Your strengths and attributes

Working from strengths

Strong team player

You have a love of learning

You're an authentic people person who understands the value of building great relationships and having a bit of fun along the way.

In addition you will:

Have a bachelor degree in a relevant discipline

Be adept at translating HR and organisational theory into pragmatic, fit for purpose, practice.

Have analytical and commercial skills to identify insights and actions from people and business metrics and engagement results.

Thrive on complexity, ambiguity, and be able to multi-task.

Have a systems lens, able to see how the separate elements fit together within HR and across the wider organisation and work effectively as a member of virtual functional and cross-functional teams.

Be able to focus on priorities, using sound judgement to determine where to apply your efforts for greatest impact.

Be adaptable and able to work in an environment that has periods of high activity (fast paced) and competing demands.

Current QLD Working with Children Check

What Goodstart can offer you:

Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs

Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay

Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)

Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price

Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA

Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.

Free annual flu shot (optional)

Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance

First Nations Support and Cultural Leave

Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes

Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

How to apply

Click 'Apply Now' and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

If you would like a copy of the position description, please contact Adonica on

If you would like to discuss the opportunity or require further information about the role please contact Mel Bevan on for a confidential discussion.

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time