- Join the world’s largest humanitarian movement and shape a high-performing, human-centred workplace while driving meaningful impact for our people
- Full time, ongoing role
- Flexible location + hybrid working
About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
As a Business Partner – People & Culture, you will play a pivotal role in delivering people-first solutions that enable our teams and volunteers to thrive. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll partner closely with leaders and managers to provide expert guidance across the full employee lifecycle—ensuring best practice, compliance, and a human-centred approach in everything we do.
This is a dynamic, hands-on role where you’ll influence organisational outcomes by building capability, strengthening culture, and leading through complex people matters. From coaching leaders and supporting business initiatives, to navigating sensitive employee relations issues and driving wellbeing programs, you will create organisation-wide impact.
You’ll also take the lead on complex workplace matters including grievances, investigations, and return-to-work cases—while championing positive change and continuous improvement. Working collaboratively with specialist teams and external partners, you’ll help embed People & Culture strategies that truly support our people.
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 practitioner, you’ll demonstrate contemporary knowledge and expertise in leading workplace investigations; and effectively managing grievances.
You will have proven knowledge of Modern Awards (in particular SCHADS), Fair Work Act, and National Employment Standards and demonstrated ability in providing advice and recommendations relevant to legislative frameworks across best practice methodology.
With a contemporary approach to stakeholder engagement, you will demonstrate a strong ability in developing effective and valued relationships with executive leadership, senior leaders and the broader business.
Skills and experience
- Sound technical knowledge and expertise in operational Human Resources (HR)
- 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
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. 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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026 to be considered for this role.
We encourage candidates to submit an application ASAP as we will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and may fill this role earlier than the advertised closing date.
While we appreciate all interest in our organisation, we won’t engage with or accept candidates from agencies or consulting firms on this occasion.
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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