Senior Manager – Employee Relations & Business Partnering

Step into a pivotal leadership role where you’ll shape and execute the people strategy for a purpose-led national business. As Senior Manager – ER & Business Partnering, you'll lead a high-performing HR team, drive culture and performance initiatives, manage complex employee relations, and deliver strategic support to executives. This is a hands-on, high-impact role with the scope to build, influence, and truly make your mark on a growing, values-driven organisation.

As Senior Manager – Employee Relations & Business Partnering, you’ll take the lead on delivering a best-in-class people experience across a complex, fast-paced national business. This is a critical senior role that blends strategic partnering with operational excellence — ideal for a commercially minded HR leader who thrives in environments where transformation, people care, and performance go hand in hand.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic HR Leadership

• Partner directly with the Chief People Officer to shape and deliver people strategy aligned to business objectives

• Provide strategic guidance to executive and senior leadership teams using data, insights, and market trends

Employee Relations & Case Management

• Manage the full employee relations framework, including complex case handling, award interpretation, and coaching for leaders

• Partner with external providers to manage return-to-work and WHS frameworks, ensuring compliance and care

Operational Excellence

• Oversee HR operations including remuneration reviews, performance cycles, contract reviews, and workforce planning

• Ensure alignment across awards, executive contracts, and national employment compliance

Policy, Frameworks & Compliance

• Build and refine policies, procedures, and employment frameworks tailored to business needs and best practice standards

• Lead reporting requirements across HR metrics, WGEA, WHS and other national compliance measures

People Leadership

• Mentor and lead a growing HR team, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture

• Set clear goals and enable team capability growth through structured development and support

Change & Project Management

• Drive key transformation initiatives across HR systems, processes, and people practices

• Champion continuous improvement and innovation across the HR function

What You’ll Bring:

• Senior-level HR experience with a strong track record in ER, business partnering, and HR operations

• Demonstrated success influencing and advising executives in dynamic, evolving environments

• Strong working knowledge of employment law and award interpretation (children’s services or care sectors highly regarded)

• Experience leading WHS, return-to-work, and employee engagement programs

• Proven capability in leading teams and delivering people-related projects from strategy to execution

• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills

• A commercial, data-driven mindset with a passion for creating impact through people

Qualifications & Checks:

• Tertiary qualifications in HR or a related field

• National Police Check and Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain)

• Full working rights in Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Christine Iannarella on +61 7 3032 2235 for a confidential discussion.