People & Culture Business Partner

• Fixed term Full time (12 months) – 35 hours per week
• Potential 9 day fortnight
• Salary: $112,018 - $128,821 plus 11.5% Superannuation

About Us
Waverley is a diverse and innovative Council located in the heart of Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. With a broad range of services, programs and initiatives, Waverley is one of the leading local government areas in NSW. Taking in some of Sydney's most beautiful beaches including the world famous Bondi Beach, and encompassing part of Sydney's global economic corridor at Bondi Junction, Waverley Council is an amazing place to broaden your career.

Benefits of Working at Waverley

• Hybrid working model.
• Professional development opportunities
• Staff social club, weekly yoga and other fun staff activities
• Yearly flu shots, skin checks and annual health and wellbeing fair
• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Flexible working conditions, family friendly policies and other great employee benefits

The Team

Reporting within the general manager's unit, the People and Culture function has been recently restructured, marking an exciting chapter in our organization's journey. We are dedicated to fostering a vibrant workplace culture that empowers our diverse workforce to thrive. With a renewed focus on inclusivity, growth, and employee well-being, we are committed to positioning ourselves as catalysts for positive change within our community. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of an innovative transformation program that seeks to elevate both our organization and the individuals within it. This is more than just a job opportunity; it's a chance to contribute to something truly special and meaningful.

The Role
The purpose of this role will be to provide a hands-on business partnering role to allocated business units and senior leaders across Council. The role provides strategic advice and support services through identifying key people opportunities and challenges to support the development and delivery of both bespoke people strategies as well as enterprise wide people initiatives with the appropriate HR considerations.

About You

• Hold relevant qualifications in human resources, related field or relevant industry experience.
• Experience in partnering and advising businesses in relation to people matters across the employee life-cycle.
• Demonstrated experience in organisational design, development and change management.
• Proven experience building and maintaining productive relationships with a diverse group of key stakeholders and acting as a trusted adviser.
• The ability to make rational and sound decisions based on consideration of the facts and the alternatives.
• Strong experience as a HR generalist or a specialisation in either, ER/IR, recruitment, learning or performance and reward.
• Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills and an approachable style with a passion for developing relationships and working with others.
• The ability to manage and work in a multi-disciplinary/cross functional team.
• Strong levels of initiative, ownership and strong attention to detail and the ability to manage changing priorities and juggling multiple projects.
• Experience and detailed knowledge of contemporary employee relations and human resource challenges affecting a diverse organisation.
• Experience providing high quality strategic employee relations advice to mitigate organisational risk.
• Knowledge of relevant workplace legislation and Government policies
  Ability and passion to support delivery and facilitation of training.

Please refer to the position description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience. For more information contact the recruitment team at recruitment@waverley.nsw.gov.au

Waverley Council is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all candidates. We encourage applications from people from diverse groups, including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people; people from culturally diverse backgrounds; young people; older workers; people with disabilities; LGBTQIA+; and other minority groups. If you require accommodations or assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our People and Culture team at recruitment@waverley.nsw.gov.au