Senior People

Senior People & Culture Business Partner - SafeWork

Clerk Grade: 9/10

Salary range: $129,464 to $142,665 + superannuation

Employment type: Temporary – till 30 November 2026 – with potential to extend or becoming ongoing

Location: Parramatta or Sydney– flexible hybrid arrangement with the expectation for 2-3 days per week in your nominated office

Division: SafeWork NSW – People & Culture, People & Corporate Services

About the opportunity

Join SafeWork NSW as a Senior People & Culture Business Partner and make a difference by partnering with business leaders to shape a high-performing, accountable and inclusive workforce. In this strategic advisory role, you'll provide expert guidance across a range of workforce, culture and people management matters using a portfolio model. You'll also play a key role in supporting senior leaders to build capability and lead cultural and organisational change in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to deliver high-impact, customer-centric solutions that directly influence how our people thrive and grow.

Your day-to-day

As a Senior People & Culture Business Partner, you will:

• Provide tailored, strategic people and culture advice to senior leaders and people managers.
• Coach leaders on complex employee matters and build their leadership capability.
• Lead and deliver complex workforce projects that support organisational and cultural priorities.
• Use your strong stakeholder engagement skills to develop trusted relationships and influence outcomes across the business.
• Collaborate with internal P&C team to design and deliver best-practice workforce solutions.
• Support and coach direct reports, guiding their development and performance.
• Promote and embed inclusive and innovative workforce practices across your client portfolio.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in delivering end-to-end HR and workforce solutions in a large or complex organisation.
• Experience supporting organisational change, including planning and implementing workforce transitions and restructures in line with policy and operational requirements
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and resolve issues.
• A track record of successfully leading people-related projects from design to evaluation.
• Knowledge of contemporary people, culture and workforce strategies.
• Confidence in coaching and supporting managers through sensitive and complex people matters.
• A customer-focused approach and the ability to adapt within a dynamic environment.
• Experience managing direct reports.

About SafeWork NSW

SafeWork NSW is the state's workplace health and safety regulator. We work to reduce work-related fatalities, serious injuries, and illnesses through education, compliance, and enforcement activities. We're committed to supporting a culture of safety, wellbeing, and innovation across all industries in NSW.

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How to apply

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter (no more than 2 pages) outlining your relevant experience and why you're a great fit for this opportunity.

For any enquiries about the role, reach out to Rashika Islam, Manager People & Culture at

Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $129464 base plus superannuation

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Closing Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 at 10:00 am

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