Job description
Senior People Partner – State Government Client – 4 month contract
Our state government client is seeking a Senior People Partner to start ASAP until the end of June 2025 in their Perth CBD office.
Rate: $65-75 per hour plus Super (depending on experience)
Location: Perth WA
Duration: Approx. 4 months
Hours: Full-time (38 hours per week)
Type: Temporary casual contract (no leave entitlements – casual loading included in rate)
This is a generalist role excluding recruitment and organisational development. We are seeking someone with work, health and safety experience in generalist HR capacities, however we welcome candidates without WHS experience.
ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides a proactive consultancy and advisory service, partnering with management and overseas offices on complex HR issues to achieve solutions to meet business needs.
• Acts as a conduit between business areas and HR operational activities, facilitating the effectiveness of HR services.
• Provides advice to business areas on management of workforce requirements.
• Develop and implement auditable HR systems, processes and procedures to ensure a consistent approach to ensure Corporate Governance and adherence to Departmental guidelines.
• Customize, implement and communicate country specific; and departmental policies and procedures that are consistent with corporate policy, compliant with relevant local and Australian legislation, and reflective of contemporary human resource practices.
• Senior People Partners will be required to take on a lead role within the People and Culture team on one or more of the following functions: employee relations, workplace health and safety; payroll; international offices; HR reporting; workforce planning; equity and diversity.
• Conducts regular reviews of human resource practices and systems and make suggestions on changes.
• Leads and coordinates projects on People and Culture initiatives.
• Actively promotes implementation and management of People and Culture change and corporate initiatives.
• Prepares HR management reports, incorporating feedback and provides recommendation together with recommendation for consideration by stakeholders.
• Formulates and applies strategies which promote People and Culture best practice and contribute to a proactive HR business partnering model.
• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with key stakeholders.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Essential
• Considerable experience in providing customer-focused and broad HR generalist consultancy and advisory services at a senior level.
• Considerable knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements related to human resources and contemporary human resource management theory and practice.
Desirable
• HR or related qualification and/or membership of Australian Human Resource Institute.
HOW TO APPLY
If you meet the above requirements and would like to be submitted, APPLY NOW with your updated resume or email Jesse at DFP Recruitment Perth via jchiplinsky@dfp.com.au
I will call you to discuss your application details once shortlisted.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
By clicking 'apply', you give consent that DFP may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you for future employment opportunities. For further information on how DFP process your personal information please review the DFP Information Collection and Privacy Policy via https://www.dfp.com.au/about-us/policies. Do not submit any sensitive personal information in your resume.
Our state government client is seeking a Senior People Partner to start ASAP until the end of June 2025 in their Perth CBD office.
Rate: $65-75 per hour plus Super (depending on experience)
Location: Perth WA
Duration: Approx. 4 months
Hours: Full-time (38 hours per week)
Type: Temporary casual contract (no leave entitlements – casual loading included in rate)
This is a generalist role excluding recruitment and organisational development. We are seeking someone with work, health and safety experience in generalist HR capacities, however we welcome candidates without WHS experience.
ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides a proactive consultancy and advisory service, partnering with management and overseas offices on complex HR issues to achieve solutions to meet business needs.
• Acts as a conduit between business areas and HR operational activities, facilitating the effectiveness of HR services.
• Provides advice to business areas on management of workforce requirements.
• Develop and implement auditable HR systems, processes and procedures to ensure a consistent approach to ensure Corporate Governance and adherence to Departmental guidelines.
• Customize, implement and communicate country specific; and departmental policies and procedures that are consistent with corporate policy, compliant with relevant local and Australian legislation, and reflective of contemporary human resource practices.
• Senior People Partners will be required to take on a lead role within the People and Culture team on one or more of the following functions: employee relations, workplace health and safety; payroll; international offices; HR reporting; workforce planning; equity and diversity.
• Conducts regular reviews of human resource practices and systems and make suggestions on changes.
• Leads and coordinates projects on People and Culture initiatives.
• Actively promotes implementation and management of People and Culture change and corporate initiatives.
• Prepares HR management reports, incorporating feedback and provides recommendation together with recommendation for consideration by stakeholders.
• Formulates and applies strategies which promote People and Culture best practice and contribute to a proactive HR business partnering model.
• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with key stakeholders.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Essential
• Considerable experience in providing customer-focused and broad HR generalist consultancy and advisory services at a senior level.
• Considerable knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements related to human resources and contemporary human resource management theory and practice.
Desirable
• HR or related qualification and/or membership of Australian Human Resource Institute.
HOW TO APPLY
If you meet the above requirements and would like to be submitted, APPLY NOW with your updated resume or email Jesse at DFP Recruitment Perth via jchiplinsky@dfp.com.au
I will call you to discuss your application details once shortlisted.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
By clicking 'apply', you give consent that DFP may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you for future employment opportunities. For further information on how DFP process your personal information please review the DFP Information Collection and Privacy Policy via https://www.dfp.com.au/about-us/policies. Do not submit any sensitive personal information in your resume.
