People Partner
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Job no: 553032
Work type: Ongoing full-time
Location: Sydney Olympic Park
Categories: Diversity Management, Equity, HR Generalist, HR Management, HR Systems Administration, Roster Management, Training and Development, Workforce Planning, Workplace Relations
Influence people strategy. Build leadership capability.
- Partner with leaders to build the workforce, capability and culture needed to deliver sport and active recreation outcomes across NSW.
- Salary ranges from $133,348 to $146,945 + super & leave loading.
- Ongoing Fulltime opportunity based at Sydney Olympic Park location – flexible work arrangements available
As a People Partner, you will partner with leaders to build the workforce, capability and culture needed to deliver exceptional outcomes for communities across NSW.
You will strengthen leadership capability by helping leaders make informed workforce decisions, manage performance, develop talent and confidently navigate complex people matters. Through coaching, advice and workforce insights, you will support leaders to address challenges early, build engaged and capable teams, and create workplaces where people feel they belong, are valued and can perform at their best.
Working collaboratively across People & Culture, you will help ensure the office has the capacity, capability and leadership needed to respond to current priorities, future workforce needs and organisational change.
The impact you'll have
- Building people leader capability to confidently lead, develop and support their teams.
- Strengthening workforce planning to ensure the right capacity and capability is in place to deliver current and future priorities.
- Enabling people leaders to effectively manage performance, develop talent and address workforce challenges early.
- Creating high-performing, inclusive team cultures where people feel they belong, are valued and can contribute their best.
You are an experienced HR Business Partner who builds trusted relationships and helps people leaders achieve business outcomes through their teams.
You bring strong experience in workforce planning, performance management and employee relations, and are confident coaching people leaders through complex workforce challenges. You combine sound judgement with a practical, solutions-focused approach, enabling people leaders to make informed decisions, build capable teams and foster positive workplace cultures.
You will bring:
- Experience in a business partnering, HR or People & Culture role.
- Capability across workforce planning, performance management, employee relations and organisational change.
- Experience coaching people leaders through performance, capability and workplace issues.
- Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Sound judgement and the ability to navigate complex and sensitive matters.
One day, you could be partnering with a people leader to identify workforce risks and future capability requirements. The next, you might be coaching another leader through a challenging performance matter, analysing workforce trends, supporting a change initiative or collaborating with your colleagues in the P&C team to deliver a workforce solution.
Every day is different, but your focus remains the same: building leadership capability, strengthening workforce performance and helping leaders create team cultures where people feel they belong, are valued for their contribution and can perform at their best.
To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and pre-employment checks.
The Office of Sport is a unique workplace, where no two days are the same! We work tirelessly and with passion to deliver on our purpose of ‘Everyone Plays Here’ – improving the lives of people across NSW through sport and active recreation.
By providing leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure, our work makes a difference – improving health outcomes, connecting communities and making a stronger NSW. Our team members are collaborative, creative, hardworking and innovative, brought together by a common goal of ensuring sport and active recreation is a place for all people in NSW.
Your online application must include:
- A cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role (1-2 pages)
- An up-to-date CV outlining experience, skills & achievements relevant to this role (maximum 5 pages)
The Office of Sport offers you the opportunity to make a direct, shared contribution and difference to sport and recreation in NSW and have a positive impact on quality of life of our clients. We offer a family-friendly and flexible working environment, competitive salaries, and generous leave entitlements. Our benefits include salary packaging, access to the Fitness Passport, the Employee Assistance Program, and free onsite parking.
Inclusion is a huge focus for the Office, internally and externally. In addition to actively promoting employment for women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ individuals, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, we are also committed to increasing opportunities for everyone to participate in sport and active recreation. We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging.
We want you to bring your best self to this recruitment process. If you feel you may require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Team via workforcemanagement@sport.nsw.gov.au
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