HR Partnering Lead

• Full Time, Permanent Role
• Location: Belmont, WA with Work from Home Options!
• Salary $150,000 + Super + NFP Salary Packaging Benefits
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we’re building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your opportunity

As Human Resources Partnering Lead at Mission Australia, you will play a pivotal role in helping leaders build high-performing teams, navigate complexity and create workplaces where people can thrive.

In this role you will work alongside senior leaders across Mission Australia to shape workforce strategy, strengthen organisational capability and lead a team of HR professionals who help bring our purpose to life every day. In this influential role, you'll balance strategic thinking with practical delivery, helping leaders navigate change, build high-performing teams and create exceptional employee experiences.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of HR Business Partners to deliver high quality, compliant and customer-focused people support services.
• Partner with senior leaders to align workforce and people strategies with organisational objectives.
• Support the management of complex employee relations matters, investigations, grievances and performance management issues.
• Support organisational restructures and change initiatives, ensuring people impacts are effectively managed.
• Drive employee engagement and retention initiatives through effective partnering and coaching.
• Build leadership capability through education, coaching and guidance on HR best practice.
• Analyse workforce data and insights to support evidence-based decision making and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with specialist teams including Employee Relations, Remuneration, Safety, Learning and Development, Payroll and Legal.

Requirements for success

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or a related discipline.
• Experience in a senior HR leadership role within a business partnering environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing HR teams.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, industrial instruments and contemporary HR practices.
• Proven ability to influence, coach and support senior leaders through complex workforce matters.
• Experience managing organisational change, restructures and workforce planning initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build credibility and trust.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of reports, business cases and employment documentation.
• Ability to manage sensitive matters with professionalism, resilience, confidentiality and sound judgement.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your benefits

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities 
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave 
• Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off

Our culture  

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.  

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]  

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia. 

How to apply

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Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you