People Partner
People Partner, UNSW Canberra
Employment type: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Duration: Continuing
Remuneration: Level 8 from $132,445 + leave loading + 17% super
Location: UNSW Canberra, ADFA Campus
About UNSW Canberra
University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Canberra has multiple locations in the Nation’s Capital. UNSW Canberra distinguishes itself from other institutions by its commitment to being thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all endeavours. This combined approach is integral to the university's impact and contributes to its recognition as one of the top 20 universities globally, as well as a proud member of Australia's esteemed Group of Eight.
Why Your Role Matters
The People Partner plays a key role in enabling stakeholders to manage people matters with confidence, care, and consistency. Embedded within the business partnering team, the role provides responsive, people-centric support across the employee lifecycle, with a focus on resolving complex people issues, enabling fair and consistent processes, and strengthening people leadership across the organisation. This HR generalist role partners closely with senior leaders, specialist P&C teams, Senior People Partners and the People Experience team to orchestrate end-to-end delivery of key people programs including workforce planning, capability uplift, employee relations risk management, culture and change initiatives.
Who You Are (skills and experience)
- A relevant degree with extensive experience in human resources, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Strong working knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and enterprise agreements, with demonstrated experience in applying these to resolve complex people matters.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels including some mentoring.
- Demonstrated capability to deliver timely, practical HR advice in a dynamic and complex environment.
- Ability to interpret and apply people data and insights to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and contexts.
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