People Consultant

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank… and you.

Within our People & Culture function sits our People Advisory Centre (PAC). This team is responsible for delivering accurate and timely advice on people-related policies, procedures, and people programs to leaders and our staff enterprise-wide. PAC is the centre of excellence for generalist advice, accountable for delivering trusted and outstanding service to the bank's people. 

We currently have opportunity for someone to join the PAC team as a People Consultant. You'll have primarily responsible for providing timely, accurate, and high-quality advice to leaders and staff across a broad range of people related matters. No two days will be the same as you switch between coaching leaders on effectively managing their teams, helping staff with employment related enquiries such as leave and pay, learning and development, WHS, or escalating to appropriate specialist teams. As a trusted advisor, you'll provide professional information always going above and beyond to educate and promote self-service – true knowledge sharing to empower our leaders and staff.

With an experienced background in HR from a large complex environment you will bring your generalist HR knowledge and passion for helping others. You'll continue to learn on the job by asking the right questions to investigate complex enquires and contribute to the continuous improvement of processes by identifying opportunities and sharing your learnings with the team. Above all you'll be customer-centric, obsessed with ensuring every interaction that anyone has with the PAC is positive and further builds an internal brand of excellence

Join a People & Culture function whose vision is to grow a community where we want to work, where we are valued and where we belong. An experienced leadership team will coach and mentor you to grow your professional HR skills to the next level. Plus you'll be part of an engaged and collaborative team that enjoy a bit of banter, jump in and support each other, value each other's input and ideas, and where the work you do will make a real impact across our organisation every day.

This is a permanent, full time opportunity and Bendigo, Melbourne, Adelaide or Sydney are the preferred locations. We prioritise our people with a hybrid model based out of our Head Office locations.

About you:
To be successful in the role, you'll have

• A relevant tertiary qualification or diploma in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Workplace Health & Safety, or a related discipline desirable, or currently completing a relevant tertiary qualification/diploma
• Demonstrated experience in a similar HR role providing People & Culture advice/consultancy in a large complex organisation, ideally from banking or financial service sectors
• Ability to understand and interpret relevant employment related policies, the Enterprise Agreement, contractual terms
• Proven capabilities advising managers and staff on conduct, performance management, policies, and procedures 
• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex enquiries and take ownership for the accuracy of the outcome
• Intermediate skills in MS Office suite and experience with HR systems
• Excellent attention to detail, ability to set priorities and meet deadlines, and outstanding customer service skills
• Experience writing documentation, scripting templates, or policy interpretation will be highly regarded

Still in two minds? 

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don't tick every box we still want to see your application

We're making better, bigger. And we'll get there with you.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success, and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

We are committed to responding to all candidates. Please note shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date, so don't delay: apply now

Internal Applications

Please note, all internal candidates are required to notify their immediate leader when applying for a new career opportunity and will be asked to acknowledge they have done so upon submission of your application.

For more information, check out the Application Process for Internal Candidates page.

A position description is enclosed for this role  People Consultant -

Applications close COB Wednesday 19 November 2025