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People & Culture Business Partner

  • 525355
  • Melbourne CBD, VIC, 3000
  • Generalist & Business Partner HR
  • Permanent Full Time
  • Fast-paced, hands-on P&C BP role in a large, diverse organisation.
  • Be the trusted partner, expert and performance coach to senior leaders.
  • Based in Uniting offices in Victoria, plus hybrid work from home.
Your new role

Every day brings new challenges and opportunities – our P&C Business Partners value the strong relationships they build with people leaders, providing both strategic and operational partnering with leaders on people matters to achieve solutions that meet business needs.

As part of the Business Partnering team, you will be responsible for supporting a diverse business portfolio and driving strong engagement with a broad range of stakeholders. You will collaborate to develop workforce plans, promote data-driven decision-making, and implement change initiatives.

Additionally, you will coach and uplift people leaders' capabilities in managing employee relations and addressing complex workforce issues, enabling them to implement effective people management practices and foster productive, consumer-focused teams.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t always easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

At Uniting, you can access the following:

  • Up to $15,900 salary packaging to reduce your fortnightly tax & increase take-home pay.
  • Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
  • Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually
  • Receive a 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee at Uniting Early Learning.
  • Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
  • Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
  • Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.
About you

You’re a seasoned HR professional with expertise across strategic HR, employee relations, and business partnering. Recognised as a trusted advisor by leaders, you bring a wealth of expertise, providing advice on workplace issues, performance management, change initiatives, employee development, and ER/IR matters.

Your deep understanding of modern awards, enterprise agreements, and industrial relations frameworks enables you to simplify complexity and provide clear, actionable guidance to leaders. You’re comfortable navigating workplace issues and confident in advising on both operational and strategic people challenges.

You have a strong track record of working collaboratively with senior leaders to drive positive people experiences and deliver business outcomes. Your stakeholder engagement, coaching, and capability-building skills are key to your success, backed by relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent industry experience.

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How to apply

If this role is a good fit for you, click APPLY soon. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and might close the ad early.

For any questions, contact Naomi Hrymakowski on 0466 854 722 during business hours for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTIQA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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