A great place to work

When you join Capricorn, you become a part of something bigger than a typical company, because as a co-operative we exist to improve the lives of our Members by supporting them in building stronger businesses – not the other way around.

We are purpose-led and are committed to empowering our community to thrive. Our community includes our employees, and we know what is important to them, because we asked! And here's our commitments to you:

• Provide a diverse and inclusive workplace – because we know how important it is for everyone to be treated fairly and with respect.

• Give you flexibility – it's important to recognise we are all unique and need to create work life balance.

• Offer paid parental leave – that supports both parent's leave and their transition back to work.

• Create a fun environment – our social calendar is full up with a range of different virtual and face-to-face events to keep us connected.

• Work perks – that our employees actually use, such as a fantastic reward and recognition program, wellness program, additional leave purchase and so much more!

The Role

Are you an experienced HR professional who is passionate about partnering with the business to deliver on its vision and purpose? Do you thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative environment where no two days are the same? Do you have a strong HR generalist skill set and a customer-focused approach? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our HR team as a HR Business Partner.

As a HR Business Partner, reporting to the Head of HR and Safety, you will provide strategic, advisory, and operational support to leaders and employees throughout the employment life cycle. You will build strong stakeholder relationships with people leaders in your portfolio, earning a reputation for being a trusted advisor and business partner. You will work with leaders to ensure all HR policies and processes are understood and followed, engaging stakeholders to drive effective people management techniques, strategies, and decisions. You will also provide relevant HR data and analytics to leaders to support and inform decision making.

Some of your key accountabilities will include:

• Supporting your portfolio in the delivery of annual people cycle activities, such as performance and development, remuneration reviews, talent and succession, and engagement.

• Collaborating with people leaders and talent acquisition to support the recruitment and selection process, including job design, position descriptions, and attraction strategies.

• Coaching leaders in the development of workforce plans, and structures to support delivery of the strategy. Providing commercially effective, data driven people solutions to meet organisational needs.

• Coaching leaders in the delivery of a consistent approach to performance management.

• Managing and leading investigations, ensuring matters are dealt with in a fair and timely manner

• Collaborating with key stakeholders across the business to identify and manage people impacts and changes effectively.

• Leading or supporting the delivery of HR deliverables in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders, such as WGEA reporting, salary survey submissions, engagement survey management, policy and procedure reviews and updates

• Leading and mentoring HR Advisors and providing learning opportunities to ensure a career path.

What will you bring?

With a practical, pragmatic and improvement focus, your passion for people inspires those around you. You will have exceptional people and relationship management skills, underpinned by your ability to build trust and influence across a diverse range of stakeholders. You can demonstrate:

• Minimum 5 years of business partnering experience.

• Understanding of human resources practices and legislative requirements, industrial instruments and frameworks across Australia and (preferably) New Zealand.

• Strong HR generalist skill set, including workforce planning, attraction and selection, retention and engagement, remuneration and benefits, coaching and mentoring, performance management, organisational design and change management.

• Ability to use information to spot trends, potential impacts and make suggestions.

• Ability to support the growth of others through coaching, mentoring and guidance in an effective way.

• Strategic thinking, planning and analysis skills, with the ability to create inventive solutions to improve work performance, handle change and foster a positive, safe and inclusive culture.

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity, along with strong problem-solving skills across the employee life cycle.

• Ability to build relationships, influence and coach a wide range of stakeholders in an effective way.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, including tact and diplomacy.

• Sound knowledge in the use of HRIS systems and MS Office suite.

• A tertiary level qualification in HR or a related discipline.

The next steps

If you think you are the right person for this role and you believe in a Member first culture, then please apply now. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, so it is better to apply sooner rather than later. If you need any assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact HR on +618 6250 9500.

For further information and detail on Capricorn, please visit our website at www.capricorn.coop/careers.