APS6 HR Advisor – People and Capability

Build workforce reporting and people analytics from scratch in a brand-new APS agency, and grow your data skills while you do it.

Our client is a newly established Australian Government agency delivering work of national significance. They are building a modern, values-driven organisation with a strong focus on transparent, timely and evidence-based decision making.

The People and Capability team looks after the full HR function, from workforce planning, recruitment and onboarding through to learning and development, employee relations, wellbeing, WHS and workforce reporting. Because the agency is new, the team is designing the people frameworks and systems it will run on for years to come, not just keeping the lights on.

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for a Senior HR Advisor at the APS6 level to help set up their workforce reporting, people analytics and organisational design functions from scratch. This is a non-ongoing, full-time role with hybrid working and the flexibility to be based in most locations across Australia. It’s a rare chance to put your stamp on how a new APS agency uses workforce data, and to build skills in analytics that will carry your HR career well into the future.

• Build reporting frameworks, governance and HR processes from the ground up, rather than inherit someone else’s
• Work closely with managers, executives and HR colleagues on agency-wide initiatives, including the APS Employee Census
• Grow your capability in workforce analytics and data-driven HR, with development support along the way
• Broaden your experience across workforce planning, position management and organisational design
• Hybrid working, with the flexibility to be based in most locations around Australia

The Role

You’ll lead day-to-day workforce reporting and help shape the agency’s people data and design capability.

• Support the development and continuous improvement of workforce reporting, people analytics and workforce governance
• Help design and prepare workforce reports, dashboards and insights for managers, executives and governance forums
• Contribute to a workforce reporting framework, including reporting processes and data quality controls
• Assist with position management, organisational design and establishment activities, keeping workforce data accurate
• Coordinate the APS Employee Census, analyse the results and help develop action plans
• Analyse workforce trends, risks and opportunities to support workforce planning advice
• Contribute to HR policies, procedures, guidance and business processes
• Support the coordination of learning and development programs
• Prepare clear, high-quality reports, briefs, presentations and recommendations

The Ideal Person

You’re an HR professional who sees the story behind the numbers and enjoys turning workforce data into practical advice that leaders can act on You’re comfortable working with a good degree of independence, you use sound judgement, and you can juggle competing priorities while things are still taking shape. Above all, you’re keen to keep building your analytics skills and help a new agency get its people foundations right.

You will bring the following skills and experience:

• Strong HR knowledge and experience, and an understanding of how workforce information supports decision making
• Experience preparing, analysing or interpreting workforce data, reports or metrics
• An understanding of workforce reporting, people analytics, workforce planning, position management or organisational design
• The ability to spot trends, risks and opportunities and explain them clearly to different audiences
• Experience setting up or improving business processes, systems or reporting arrangements
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience coordinating projects or initiatives and delivering agreed outcomes
• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance

Desirable:

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, business, analytics, organisational development, public administration or a related field
• AHRI membership or certification
• Experience with HR information systems, workforce reporting tools or data visualisation platforms

Salary

• $99k – $112k + 15.4% Super
• Hybrid working, with the role able to be based in most locations across Australia
• Australian citizenship and a Baseline security clearance (or the ability to obtain one) are required
• 9 – 12 Months non-ongoing