- Join the world’s largest humanitarian movement and influence positive outcomes for employees, volunteers, leaders and the communities they serve
- Full time, ongoing role
- Flexible location + hybrid working
We are seeking an experienced Business Partner who is comfortable partnering with leaders at all levels of the organisation to provide guidance across the full employee lifecycle and can manage challenging conversations with confidence and professionalism.
Working as part of a dedicated People & Culture team, you will influence organisational outcomes by building capability, strengthening culture, and leading through complex people matters.
About the role
This role is a dynamic and has both a strategic and operational delivery focus. It is pivotal in delivering people-first solutions that enable our staff and volunteers to thrive. Acting as a trusted advisor the Business Partner will take the lead on complex workplace matters while championing positive change and continuous improvement ensuring best practice, compliance, and a human-centred approach in everything we do.
You’ll partner closely to:
- Provide strategic leadership and best-practice P&C advisory support to leadership teams, driving the successful delivery of business programs, projects, and organisational initiatives
- Advise and coach managers, staff, and volunteers on workplace complaints and grievances, leading complex investigations and recommending appropriate actions to key stakeholders
- Develop and conduct effective wellbeing and wellness initiatives throughout the organisation
- Design and implement organisational change initiatives in collaboration with P&C Managers ensuring best-practice change management and effective support for employees throughout the transition
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of P&C services to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and stakeholder experience
- Collaborate with specialist teams including Recruitment, Payroll, WHS and the P&C Shared Services teams
If you’re passionate about creating inclusive, high-performing workplaces and enjoy balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference.
About you
As an experienced People & Culture partner, you’ll be comfortable working in fast-paced & complex environments, be confident providing expert guidance on workforce matters and helping create a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace.
You will demonstrate a working knowledge of Modern Awards (in particular SCHADS), Fair Work Act, and National Employment Standards and ability providing advice and recommendations relevant to legislative frameworks across best practice methodology.
With a contemporary approach to stakeholder engagement, you build trusted partnerships to influence decision-making, and deliver pragmatic, evidence-based P&C solutions aligned to strategic and operational objectives.
You’ll demonstrate:
- Sound technical knowledge and expertise in operational Human Resources (HR)
- Not-for-Profit sector experience (highly regarded)
- Experience project planning and implementation including experience in leading processes of workplace change amidst restructures and business transformation activity
- Sound analytical skills and demonstrated ability to assess, evaluate and interpret data to make considered and ethical decisions with the ability to clearly describe the rationale behind decisions and recommendations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage, support, challenge and influence: working with internal stakeholders to problem solve providing pragmatic, best practise solutions to emerging people issues
- Ability to provide quality P&C advice and internal consultancy support which are directly related to the organisation’s strategic direction and business needs
- Ability to coach and upskill managers to effectively manage people issues within their teams
- Sound technical knowledge and experience in interpretation and application of industrial instruments
- Ability to work under general direction from senior employees, work independently and with people from diverse backgrounds and create a collaborative working environment
- Ability to set priorities, plan and organise their own work to manage and support the competing needs of the client group and P&C initiatives
About Australian Red Cross
We are part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
Work flexibility: Australian Red Cross offers flexible & hybrid working designed to balance flexibility with purposeful in-office collaboration; strengthen team culture, build trust, and drive engagement.
Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
Life, Health & Wellbeing: You can access a paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options. You can also tap into specialist health and wellbeing advice via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider, Converge International.
Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development.
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 5. Australian Red Cross offers a competitive salary + superannuation + salary packaging options.
To find out more about this opportunity or to obtain a copy of the Position Description, please email Chiara Livingston on
[email protected].
Applications must be submitted online prior to 11.55pm AEST on Wednesday, 12 August to be considered for this role.
Early applications are encouraged.
While we appreciate all interest in our organisation, we won’t engage with or accept candidates from agencies or consulting firms on this occasion.
Job reference 13676
Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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