Burnside | 18-Month Fixed Term | Make a Real Impact Every Day
Looking for a meaningful leadership career that offers purpose, impact and growth? With more than 60 years of service across aged care, community care, retirement communities and affordable housing, Sundale is committed to empowering Queenslanders to live their best lives — and that includes our team members.
We're excited to be recruiting for a newly created Human Resources Business Partner Team Lead role at Sundale, a leading not-for-profit aged care and community provider on the Sunshine Coast. In this 18-month fixed-term role, you'll lead our HR Business Partnering team and make a genuine difference across our caring and community-focused organisation, delivering a consistent, people-centred partnering approach that supports Sundale's priorities, people leaders and broader workforce strategy.
You'll also play a defining role in two of our most significant people initiatives — bringing our business partnering model to life and leading our next enterprise agreement — with real opportunity to shape how it all comes together.
At Sundale, we live by our values:
- Care – Creating quality and meaningful experiences for everyone in the Sundale community
- Connection – Listening and responding to the needs of others
- Creativity – Finding better, innovative ways to do things and be part of our community
We offer a supportive, people-first workplace where your contribution truly matters.
We are looking for a dedicated Human Resources Business Partner Team Lead to join our team. Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, you'll lead a team of HR Business Partners, providing strategic and operational support across complex people matters, workforce initiatives and organisational priorities. You will work closely with leaders across Sundale to deliver practical, professional and people-centred HR solutions.
This role is also responsible for leading and overseeing enterprise bargaining, supporting organisational change, providing specialist workplace relations advice, and contributing to employee experience, retention, workforce planning and broader people strategy initiatives.
- Lead, coach and support the HR Business Partnering team to deliver high-quality, client-focused HR services
- Provide specialist advice on complex employee and industrial relations matters
- Support leaders with conduct, performance management, organisational change and workforce matters
- Lead enterprise bargaining activity from planning through to certification and implementation
- Develop strong stakeholder relationships across Sundale to drive performance outcomes and support strategic priorities
- Contribute to retention, workforce planning, employee listening and people strategy initiatives
- Use data and insights to identify workforce trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
- Prepare reports, briefings and presentations on complex people matters and strategic initiatives
- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources
- Demonstrated experience leading an HR Business Partnering function and managing complex workplace relations matters
- Strong knowledge of employment frameworks and practices, particularly the Fair Work Act and enterprise bargaining processes
Appointment is subject to a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical assessment.
Sundale values its team members and provides a comprehensive range of benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Additional 0.5% superannuation: above the Superannuation Guarantee
- Salary Packaging: Up to $15,900 tax-free + $2,650 for meals & entertainment
- Generous Leave Entitlements: 5 weeks annual leave for full-time team members (pro-rated for part-time)
- Exclusive Perks: Discounts, financial tips and wellbeing resources via our Flare platform, including savings at 500+ major Australian brands across 9,000+ locations
- Access to Car Salary Packaging: Offering significant tax and running-cost savings
- Private Health Discounts
- EAP Support: Access to confidential support services
- Career progression and development opportunities
As the Human Resources Business Partner Team Lead, your work will directly influence employee experience, people leadership capability and organisational outcomes across Sundale. This is an opportunity to shape people strategy, strengthen business partnering capability and contribute to a positive and high-performing workplace culture.
If you value purpose, leadership, teamwork and delivering practical people solutions, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or visit our careers page for more information about careers with Sundale. We review applications as they are received — apply early to avoid missing out.
Sundale welcomes applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people of all ages.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
