Be a strategic partner in the next evolution of our People function and help shape the future of MediAesthetics.
At MediAesthetics, our people are at the heart of delivering exceptional experiences for our customers. With a growing network of clinics and brands including SILK Laser Clinics, Australian Skin Clinics and Clear Skincare Clinics, we are passionate about creating a culture where our people can thrive.
We are looking for an experienced People & Capability Manager to lead our business partnering function and help shape the future of our people strategy. Reporting to the General Manager People & Capability, you will partner with senior leaders across Support Office, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Partners to deliver impactful people solutions that strengthen capability, leadership, performance, safety and culture.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader who combines commercial thinking with a passion for building high-performing teams and creating meaningful employee experiences.
About the role
As the People & Capability Manager, you will lead a team of People & Safety Business Partners and provide strategic leadership across the full spectrum of People & Capability, including workplace relations, organisational development, workforce planning, safety, injury management, wellbeing and employee experience.
You will be a trusted advisor to leaders across the organisation, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice while driving the continued maturity of our People partnering function.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic People Partnering
- Lead the People & Capability Business Partnering function, delivering strategic people solutions across Support Office, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Partner networks.
- Partner with senior leaders to align workforce strategy, capability, culture and business priorities.
- Coach leaders across the employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, performance, employee relations, organisational change and leadership effectiveness.
- Lead initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, engagement, organisational effectiveness, and a high-performing culture.
- Leverage workforce insights and analytics to identify trends, inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
Workplace Relations and Risk Management
- Provide strategic advice across complex workplace relations matters, including investigations, grievances, performance management, organisational restructures, and broader change management.
- Apply employment legislation, industrial instruments, modern awards and policies to deliver compliant and commercially focused outcomes.
- Identify people risks and strengthen governance, frameworks and processes across the People & Capability function.
Safety, Health and Wellbeing Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership and governance of MediAesthetics’ Safety, Health and Wellbeing framework, ensuring compliance and alignment with business objectives.
- Partner with leaders to embed proactive safety practices and strengthen a positive safety culture.
- Oversee incident management, investigations, corrective actions and risk mitigation activities to ensure effective safety outcomes.
- Lead initiatives that promote employee wellbeing, psychological safety, resilience and a supportive workplace culture.
Injury Management and Return to Work
- Lead the organisation’s injury management framework, ensuring compliance with workers compensation obligations and contemporary recovery practices.
- Oversee workplace injury management processes, ensuring early intervention, effective case management and sustainable return-to-work outcomes.
- Partner with leaders, employees, medical providers and external stakeholders to develop effective recovery-at-work plans.
- Monitor injury trends, claims data and return-to-work outcomes to identify opportunities for prevention and continuous improvement.
Leadership Excellence
- Lead, coach and develop a team of People & Safety Business Partners, building capability and strengthening the impact of the People function.
- Partner with the Talent and Operations Manager to deliver an integrated People & Capability service model spanning talent acquisition, onboarding, capability development, workforce planning and employee experience.
- Contribute as a senior member of the People & Capability leadership team, influencing strategy and embedding contemporary people practices.
- Champion a culture of accountability, inclusion, continuous improvement and values-led performance.
About you
You are an experienced People leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and enjoys partnering with leaders to deliver meaningful organisational outcomes.
You will bring:
- 5+ years demonstrated experience in a senior People & Culture leadership role, such as People & Culture Manager, Senior HR Business Partner or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience leading strategic people partnering across employee relations, organisational development, workforce planning, safety and wellbeing.
- Experience influencing and coaching senior leaders to improve people outcomes and build leadership capability.
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation, industrial relations, modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace health and safety frameworks.
- Experience managing complex employee relations matters, organisational change and workforce transformation initiatives.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance strategic priorities with operational delivery.
- Advanced stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build trust, influence decisions and operate effectively across all levels of an organisation.
- Strong analytical capability with experience using people data and insights to drive informed decisions.
- Demonstrated commitment to professionalism, integrity, confidentiality and sound judgement when managing sensitive matters.
- You will ideally hold tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Law or a related discipline.
Why join MediAesthetics?
This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation at an exciting stage of transformation, where you will have genuine influence in shaping our People & Capability strategy and the employee experience of our teams nationally.
You will work alongside passionate leaders, influence meaningful change and help build a culture where our people can do their best work.
