Senior People & Culture Business Partner
- Join SafeWork NSW and partner with leaders to drive people strategies that enhance performance, culture and organisational outcomes
- Clerk 9/10 with a salary range of 129,464 to $142,665 plus super
- Temporary full-time opportunity for up to 12 months based in Parramatta or Sydney
About us
SafeWork NSW is the state's workplace health and safety regulator. Our mission is to reduce work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses by ensuring workplaces comply with health and safety laws. We achieve this through a mix of responsive and proactive programs targeting high-risk areas across all industries, aligned with our strategic plan and regulatory priorities.
About the role:
Join SafeWork NSW as a Senior People & Culture Business Partner and make a difference by partnering with business leaders to shape a high-performing, accountable and inclusive workforce. In this strategic advisory role, you’ll provide expert guidance across a range of workforce, culture and people management matters using a portfolio model. You’ll also play a key role in supporting senior leaders to build capability and lead cultural and organisational change in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to deliver high-impact, customer-centric solutions that directly influence how our people thrive and grow.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Senior People & Culture Business Partner, you will:
- Provide tailored, strategic people and culture advice to senior leaders and people leaders.
- Coach and uplift leadership capability, equipping leaders to confidently manage complex employee relations matters and navigate difficult conversations.
- Lead complex and sensitive people matter, including workplace investigations, formal grievances, and performance management, applying sound judgement and discretion.
- Provide expert advice on award interpretation and employment legislation to identify employee relations risks and ensure compliant, fair, and balanced outcomes.
- Support in implementing People & Culture initiatives that support the strategic priorities of the organisation.
- Build trusted stakeholder relationships and influence outcomes through strong engagement, credibility, and business understanding.
- Collaborate across the People & Culture team to co‑design and deliver best practice workforce solutions, maintaining consistency and quality in service delivery across the organisation.
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports, fostering high performance and continuous growth.
- Promote and embed inclusive and innovative workforce practices across your client portfolio.
To learn more about the role, please
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
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Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and resolve issues.
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Confidence in coaching and supporting senior leaders through sensitive and complex people matters.
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Demonstrated ability to lead highly complex and sensitive people matters, including workplace investigations, formal grievance processes, and performance management, exercising sound judgement and discretion.
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Expertise in award interpretation and employment act, applying legislative knowledge to advise on employee relations risks and deliver compliant, fair, and balanced outcomes.
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Experience supporting organisational change, including planning and implementing workforce transitions and restructures in line with policy and operational requirements
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A track record of successfully leading people-related projects from design to evaluation.
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A customer-focused approach and the ability to adapt within a dynamic environment.
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Experience managing a small team
Essential requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or demonstrated equivalent professional experience in human resources, organisational development and/or relevant industry experience.
- Appointment and ongoing assignment may be subject to restrictions and the satisfactory participation in mandatory pre-employment and ongoing probity screening, in accordance with relevant Legislation and/or related policies
How to apply:
Click ‘Apply Online’ to access our application portal and submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter and resume outlining your capabilities and experience relevant to the role.
Application closing date: Monday 6 July 2026 (9:5
For enquiries relating to the role and recruitment, please contact Sharlene Fouzder at
[email protected]
Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace
The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.
You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.
We want you to bring your best self to this application process. If you have any support or access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this selection process (including an alternate format of the application form) please contact
Sharlene Fouzder at [email protected]
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A talent pool may be created to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities for a period of up to 18 months.
