People & Culture Business Partner

• Hybrid with varied flexible work arrangements considered
• St Leonards | Part-time, (0.6 FTE)
• Newly created opportunity to play a key role in strengthening people practices

People & Culture Business Partner

• Make a meaningful impact by building leadership capability, and lead initiatives that promote a supportive, collaborative, safe and high-performing workplace
• Hybrid with varied flexible work arrangements considered
• St Leonards | Part-time, (0.6 FTE)

The Impact of The Organisation

The NORTH Foundation is the official fundraising partner of the Northern Sydney Local Health District including Royal North Shore Hospital, Ryde Hospital, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Northern Beaches Hospital and the Kolling Institute. 

The NORTH Foundation works to create a future where their community benefits from quality healthcare and there are no barriers to what can be achieved through innovative health research and patient care. They exist to deliver better patient outcomes and show that through giving, we can bridge the gap between what is needed today and what is possible tomorrow.

Being a part of the NORTH Foundation will give you the opportunity to work with hospitals and research units, supporting innovative health research and the delivery of exceptional care for patients (and their families) in ways that are meaningful and valuable to each individual patient.

The Impact You Will Have in This Role

This is an exciting and newly created opportunity to play a key role in strengthening people practices across the NORTH Foundation, providing trusted advice to leaders and supporting a positive, high-performing workplace.

Through the development of a People & Culture and Psychosocial Safety Plan, you will help strengthen employee wellbeing, build leadership capability and create a safe, respectful and supportive environment.

By improving HR processes, strengthening policies and supporting managers through complex people matters, you will help build a strong organisational foundation that enables the NORTH Foundation to continue delivering meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a People & Culture and Psychosocial Safety Plan that strengthens workplace wellbeing and safety.
• Act as a trusted adviser to the CEO, Leadership Team and managers on people matters, workforce risks and best practices.
• Strengthen leadership capability through practical coaching, guidance and support on effective people management.
• Identify and manage psychosocial risks, introducing proactive initiatives that support a safe, respectful and positive workplace.
• Provide specialist advice on employee relations, performance management, workplace conflict and sensitive people matters.
• Lead and coordinate fair, confidential workplace investigations, ensuring procedural fairness and compliance.
• Review and improve HR policies, procedures and systems to support consistent and effective people practices.
• Design and deliver targeted learning initiatives that strengthen leadership, employee wellbeing and workplace capability.
• Use workforce insights, employee feedback and emerging trends to identify risks and drive meaningful improvements.
• Support employment compliance, performance review processes and people governance to strengthen organisational effectiveness.

About You

We are searching for an experienced People & Culture professional with a practical, solutions-focused approach and strong expertise in employee relations, psychosocial safety and workplace culture. You confidently navigate complex workplace matters, providing trusted advice and support to leaders and employees.

You are a natural relationship builder who brings sound judgement, empathy and professionalism to everything you do. Passionate about creating safe, supportive and high-performing workplaces, you enjoy strengthening people practices and making a meaningful difference across an organisation.

Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in a senior HR advisory, business partnering or People & Culture role.
• An engaging approach coupled with strong coaching and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels.
• Proven success leading initiatives that improve workplace collaboration and culture based on data driven insights from employee surveys and feedback.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, Fair Work requirements and NSW WHS obligations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations, performance management and workplace investigations.
• Sound understanding of psychosocial risk management, workplace wellbeing and psychological safety.
• Experience developing HR policies, employment documentation and learning and development initiatives.
• Highly organised and solutions-focused, with sound judgement, discretion and the ability to manage competing priorities independently.
• Strong alignment with the NORTH Foundation’s mission to advance medical research and improve patient outcomes, with a genuine commitment to supporting better health outcomes for the community.

Applications

Please apply by uploading your resume. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, with conversations progressing with suitable candidates throughout the recruitment process. Interviews may commence prior to the closing date, so we encourage early applications.
  
Please direct all enquiries to Shonagh Dimmick at Impact Advising on *****************************
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