People and Culture

Join the Heartbeat of SuniTAFE – The People & Culture Team is hiring

Are you dynamic, innovative, and enthusiastic about making a real impact? Do you thrive in a high-performing, collaborative, professional andsupportiveenvironment where no two days are the same?

People & Culture is looking for passionate individuals to help drive our bold vision forward. We're delivering on theP&C Strategy, the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan, and the Wellbeing Management Plan –all aligned to the SuniTAFE Strategic Plan. Together, we're shaping a workplace where employees feel engaged, valued and have career pathways.

What You'll Be Part Of:

A team that values people and celebrates diverse perspectives and potential opportunities to step up, lead, and grow

Expressions of Interest are invited from candidates with backgrounds and interest in:

• HR Management – lead the HR operations and team
• People & Culture Advisory – support leaders and employees with expert advice that drives performance and engagement.
• HR Reporting & Analytics – help us turn data into insights that shape our people strategy.
• Process Improvement & Automation– streamlining processes, automating workflows, and enhancing the employee experience to help us work smarter and deliver better outcomes
• Payroll– bring your precision and people-focus to ensure our team is paid accurately and on time
• Administration – if you've got a sharp eye for detail and love keeping things running smoothly
• Customer Service - isn't just about fixing problems—it's about making employees feel heard, valued, and supported

The Opportunity

Are you looking for flexible working arrangements? We will consider full-time, part-time and/or casual, at various levels, from trainee/entry level through to senior manager and there is the option to work at either our Mildura or Swan Hill Campus.

About you:

To be successful, the following skills, knowledge and background will be highly valued:

• Experience in People and Culture, HR, IR/ER, payroll, reporting, administration and/or customer service
• Relevant qualifications and/or a commitment to complete a relevant qualification
• Great communication skills and a high level of emotional intelligence, including experience with sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to provide advice and support, meet new people, and communicate with empathy to a broad range of people
• Apply critical and systems thinking to address procedural and/or complex problems
• Being proactive and able to contribute/lead activities with (limited) supervision, and apply a logical approach to identifying potential risks that may need escalation.
• An ability to adapt to continuous change, be flexible, and be an agent of change for organisation objectives
• Sound IT skills using a broad range of programs such as excel, word, visio, and web publishing
• Ability to work across multiple technical platforms with patience and adaptability
• Willingness to learn new systems, challenge the norm and seek improvement
• Ability to seek and take on feedback as part of a continuous improvement culture

SuniTAFE employee benefits that Make a Difference

At SuniTAFE, we believe in supporting our team both professionally and personally. You'll enjoy:

• Competitive remuneration
• Flexible Working Arrangements to help you support your daily commitments, including option to work from home and up to 4 weeks additional purchased leave.
• Option to have a novated lease vehicle.
• TAFE Kids Childcare Centre on Mildura campus Priority access and discount for SuniTAFE employees' children.
• Attractive leave entitlements including paid parental leave
• Free on-site car parking
• Library and bookshop services
• Discounted beauty services at our Mildura Campus
• Onsite Nexus Cafe to keep you fuelled with tasty and healthy meals throughout the day.
• Professional Development and Career pathway opportunities, including access to LinkedIn Learning
• Influenza vaccinations
• Inclusion focused workplace to foster a culturally varied working environment.
• Comprehensive and confidential employee mental health and wellbeing program

How to apply

We invite you to submit an Expression of Interest, which will include:

• your CV / Résumé and
• a one-page covering letter, telling us what attracts / excites about this opportunity and how your background, skills, knowledge and/or perspective will complement our team.

We strongly encourage applications from First Nations peoples and individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Expressions of Interest (EoI) will remain open until 3 October 2025, applications will be considered as they are received.

For further information please contact Angela Gransden, Head of People and Culture

Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (SuniTAFE) is a child safe organisation that is committed to the safety of children and young people. Please read SuniTAFE's Commitment to Child Safety.

The successful candidate will be required to provide:

• A successful criminal record check which is less than 6 months old; and

• A working with children check.