- Full Time - Ongoing
- Band 6 – $94,663.33 + 12% Superannuation
- Based in Leongatha
- Join a supportive and collaborative People & Culture team
Are you an experienced Human Resources (HR) professional who thrives on partnering with leaders, influencing outcomes, and delivering practical people solutions that make a real impact?
South Gippsland Shire Council is seeking a proactive and collaborative Human Resources Business Partner to help drive performance, accountability, and a positive workplace culture across the organisation.
In this role, you will work closely with leaders and employees to provide trusted advice, guidance, and hands-on support across the full employee lifecycle. From employee relations and performance management to recruitment, organisational development, workforce planning, and HR systems, you’ll play a key role in strengthening leadership capability and supporting a high-performing, engaged workforce.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong HR experience who enjoys building relationships, solving problems, and delivering responsive, customer-focused HR support across a diverse organisation.
As the Human Resources Business Partner, you will:
- Partner with leaders to provide practical, solutions-focused HR advice and support
- Provide guidance on employee relations matters, including interpretation of Awards, legislation, Enterprise Agreements, policies, and procedures
- Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and induction processes
- Support performance management, workplace investigations, grievances, and employee matters
- Prepare employment-related documentation including contracts, correspondence, and performance documentation
- Coach and support leaders in core HR practices and people management capability
- Contribute to organisational development, culture, wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion initiatives
- Support the continuous improvement of HR systems, policies, procedures, and processes
You are an experienced HR professional with a strong customer focus and a proven ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of an organisation. You bring sound HR knowledge, a practical and solutions-focused approach, and the confidence to provide clear, timely advice in a complex working environment.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Qualifications in Human Resources, Business Management, Psychology, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
- Strong generalist HR experience across employee relations, recruitment, performance management, and HR operations
- Demonstrated knowledge of employment legislation, industrial relations, Enterprise Agreements and HR best practice
- Experience providing trusted, solution-focused HR advice to managers and employees
- Experience working with HR systems, providing system support and administration, including supporting process improvement initiatives
- Strong communication, problem-solving , and stakeholder management skills
- Experience providing high-quality, customer-focused HR advice and support to leaders and employees
Requirements
- Victorian Driver Licence
- Satisfactory Police Check
- Current Working with Children Check
If you’re motivated to make a tangible difference and help shape a positive, high-performing workplace, we’d love to hear from you.
South Gippsland Shire Council offers a friendly and professional workplace with values based leadership.
We put our customer at the centre of all we do and strive to deliver exceptional projects and services to our community.
Our region provides a perfect blend of coast and country. Enjoy green rolling hills, wind-swept beaches and the world-famous Wilsons Prom, right on your doorstep.
Our values – Accountability, Customer Focus and Excellence – are present in everything we do and how we do it. We seek like-minded colleagues to join our team who are committed to these values and culture.
- Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements
- Rostered Days Off offered for full time roles
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- South Gippsland is an organisation that is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We offer flexibility and a welcoming work environment
- Enjoy a variety of changing health and well-being programs and initiatives including flu vaccinations and health checks, discounted gym memberships and Social Club
- Diverse range of exciting career paths in full time, part time or casual positions
- Mentoring, coaching and secondments
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual Enterprise Agreement salary increments
- Family Violence Support and Leave Provisions
Applications close 11.59pm Monday, 8 June 2026.
Enquiries to: Vicki Poxon, Coordinator Human Resources on 0448 580 032
If you would like to become a part of our team at South Gippsland Shire Council, please submit your application.
You will be required to address the application questions and upload two documents, your resume and cover letter. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your potential and set your application apart from the rest!
For further information on our recruitment process please click here.
All correspondence regarding your application status and interview will be sent to you via email.
Shortlisting decisions are made by people who understand the role, not software alone. Every application is reviewed by a real person, not an automated system. We believe in human-led recruitment and value conversation, not just resumes.
All preferred candidates will be required to complete relevant background checks (including but not limited to police checks, reference checks, medical checks (drug and alcohol tests) and psychometric testing) prior to the candidate's employment being confirmed. The outcomes of the background checks do not automatically bar candidates; however, will be assessed against the inherent requirements of the job.
Please be advised any representation via an agency will not be considered. Agencies - no need to contact us, we've got this one.
South Gippsland Shire Council is an Equal Opportunity employer and aims to provide all necessary support to ensure that all abilities and backgrounds are not disadvantaged in the recruitment process. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, please feel free to identify yourself as a person with different needs in your application and indicate what type of reasonable adjustment you require. Alternatively you can contact a member of the People & Culture team on 03 5662 9233 and identify the position you are applying for and specify your requirements.
All councillors, employees, students, agency staff, contractors and volunteers are required to act in accordance with equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, harassment, vilification and child safety legislation. South Gippsland Shire Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. We all have a responsibility to ensure our workplaces are respectful, safe and inclusive and free of all forms of unlawful and unacceptable behaviours. By applying for this role you agree to the above.
If you are having any issues applying for this position, please call our People & Culture Team on 03 5662 9233 or email [email protected]
