HR Manager
This tech Saas company in the real estate sector emerged over 15 years ago to fill a crucial gap in the market.
- HR Manager
- Permanent full-time
- Circa $140,000 + STI (circa $10,000)
- South Melbourne / on-site
With most of their growth occurring over the last 5 years, the company is on an exciting trajectory, nearly doubling its team size from 50 to over 95 employees due to a recent acquisition. With a focus on culture and continuous improvement, it’s an exciting time to join!
Is this your perfect match?
As the sole HR Manager for the workforce, no two days (or minutes!) are the same. You’ll be providing general advice on people matters across the business, organising events and Town Halls, stocking the fridge, then sitting in a strategy meeting.
If you’ve had plenty of experience in diving into day-to-day HR operations, but you’re ready for a step into the strategic space, this could be the perfect role for you.
What you’ll be doing
- First point of contact for all HR-related queries, offering expert guidance and support to managers and employees
- Collaborating with the leadership team to develop and implement HR strategies
- Managing employment relations cases, investigations, and performance management
- Leading the engagement strategy, administering bi-annual engagement surveys & delivering on key engagement initiatives (CultureAmp)
- Creating and managing the annual calendar, including speaking at Town Halls and events
- Actively participating in the onboarding, probationary review, and performance review processes
- Coordinating celebrations of birthday anniversaries and awards
- Managing office space and coordinating facility needs (e.g., food, stationary)
- Providing recruitment support as needed
About you
- 5+ years of experience as an HR Generalist or similar role
- Naturally skilled at building and maintaining rapport with diverse stakeholders
- Thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Committed to continuous improvement initiatives
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Confident in public speaking, including presenting at monthly Town Halls
- Comfortable with hands-on operational HR tasks
- Strong problem-solving and excellent time-management skills
JOB ID: 1259075
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Head of People & Safety
This originally family-owned business has recently been acquired by one of the largest and most influential pension funds in the world's Australian agriculture arm.
- Immediate start
- 3 month temp opportunity (possibility of perm or extension)
- Circa $275,000 inclusive of super FTE
- South-East Melbourne / hybrid
Due to the recent acquisiton, this blue collar agriculture company has elevated their P&C function and is now looking for their new Head of People & Safety. This role will involve establishing and implementing people & safety frameworks that are aligned with the overarching corporate parent company. The Head of People & Safety will need to work closely with stakeholders at all levels to ensure people & safety standards are met and aligned with across the business. This role will involve a significant amount of stakeholder management and change management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Align company objectives and imbed new policies and procedures across the business, ensuring these are being met
- Coach managers to enhance people leadership capabilities
- Deliver and embed employee lifecycle programs and initiatives
- Ensure compliance with safety, wellness, and environmental programs
- Develop and implement engagement strategies and programs
- Negotiate with external partners for cost-effective training solutions
- Ensure HR policies, processes, and procedures follow best practices
- Manage the annual remuneration review process
- Ensure compliance with all relevant HR legislation and regulations
- Drive business goals through effective team performance management
- Facilitate mediations and manage employee terminations
- Lead talent and succession planning initiatives
- Oversee recruitment processes, including seasonal workers
About You:
You will enter a rapidly evolving environment with significant challenges in leadership, safety and people management. You will need to bring strong experience in acquisitions and change management, particularly in embedding new HR and safety standards. This role will partner closely with the CEO.
JOB ID: 1256876
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HR Business Partner
This Organisation stands as the leading global distributor of chemicals and ingredients, serving as a crucial bridge between customers and suppliers in the chemical industry.
- $120,000 – $130,000 inc super
- Permanent Full-Time
- Melbourne South East/Hybrid
With a global workforce of over 17,700 employees, they maintain an extensive network of more than 600 sites across 72 countries.
Dedicated to sustainability, The Organisation sets specific goals and advocates for sustainable practices within their own sector and the industries they support. The Organisation operates through out Europe, Middle East & Africa, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.
Is this your perfect match?
This role is for a go-getter. You like to take a brief and then execute, execute, execute! This role bridges the gap between HR administration and strategic initiatives, so proactivity is key. If you get excited by continuous improvement, have a commercial lens and love seeing initiatives come to fruition, then this one is for you.
What you’ll be doing
- Collaborate with business units to understand HR needs and formulate solutions, aligning initiatives with business objectives.
- Participate in global and local HR projects, including M&A and change projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
- Maintain close communication with employees, implementing strategies to enhance engagement and retention while providing support on HR issues.
- Assist with workforce planning, recruitment, new employee orientation, and process improvement, supporting regional talent acquisition.
- Support performance management and employee development, including PPM/IDP processes and training program development.
- Ensure HR practices comply with national regulations and industry standards, aiding in policy review and development.
- Oversee HR administration, maintaining accurate records, optimising HR systems, and staying updated on HR trends for continuous improvement.
About you
- You are a self-starter and outstanding communicator, someone who is action-oriented and operationally driven to help implement changes.
- You are a skilled multitasker who can handle multiple operational activities simultaneously and keep on top of project work.
- As a strategic and operational thinker – you will be focused on driving efficiencies and building credibility by proactively advising, guiding, and influencing senior stakeholder.
JOB ID: 1242840
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Human Resources Manager
This construction consultancy firm employs 4,500 people globally across more than 30 countries.
- $150k inc super FTE
- Permanent Part-Time 0.6 – 0.8
- Inner Melbourne/hybrid
With a strong presence in Australia, our client excels in surveying, advisory, project planning, and sustainability models for some of the country’s most notable building projects. As a global market leader, their name is synonymous with excellence in the industry. They are renowned for their major focus on people, with the UK branch being 100% employee owned.
Is this your perfect match?
Ideally you will bring experience from a consultancy or professional services background. This is a stand-alone role, focusing on overseeing HR for the Victorian teams. Working closely with the Managing Director, you will ensure that the organisation is compliant with all employee legislation and providing the best care to its people.
You are confident in supporting with a wide breadth of people matters, whilst keeping an air of professionalism and warmth.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead and manage HR projects to ensure the smooth people operations of the organisation
- Take ownership of the entire employee lifecycle
- Providing expert HR advice to senior leaders
- Identify training requirements and make recommendations to the wider organisation
- Maintain and develop policies, procedures, documents and processes
- Ongoing review and enhancement of HR policies in line with legislative requirements
- Provide guidance and support to leaders on performance management and other people matters
- Develop, create and facilitate training for employees
- Support leaders in managing performance appraisals
- Manage staff development plans
About you
- Strong time management and organisation skills
- High attention to detail, and ability to apply practical solutions to complex problems
- Proactive approach and ability to use initiative and be accountable
- Excellent and professional communication manner
- Demonstrate sound judgment and have a calm and methodical approach
- Demonstrates high level of discretion and confidentiality
- Good knowledge of employment law and entitlements
- Basic to Intermediate competency in Adobe Indesign preferable
JOB ID: 1243679
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Erica Draft
You will help the team design beautiful interfaces that solve business challenges for our clients.
We work with a number of Tier 1 banks on building web-based applications for AML, KYC and Sanctions List management workflows. This role is ideal if you are looking to segue your career into the FinTech or Big Data arenas.
Experience: 5 years
Work level: Senior
Employment: Full-time
Salary: $120k+
Responsibilities
- Be involved in every step of the product design cycle from discovery to developer handoff and user acceptance testing.
- Work with BAs, product managers and tech teams to lead the Product Design
- Maintain quality of the design process and ensure that when designs are translated into code they accurately reflect the design specifications.
- Accurately estimate design tickets during planning sessions.
- Contribute to sketching sessions involving non-designersCreate, iterate and maintain UI deliverables including sketch files, style guides, high fidelity prototypes, micro interaction specifications and pattern libraries.
- Ensure design choices are data led by identifying assumptions to test each sprint, and work with the analysts in your team to plan moderated usability test sessions.
- Design pixel perfect responsive UI’s and understand that adopting common interface patterns is better for UX than reinventing the wheel
- Present your work to the wider business at Show & Tell sessions.
Requirements
- 4+ years of system administration experience with the Microsoft Server platform (2012/2016, Microsoft IIS, Active Directory)
- 3+ years of hands-on system administration experience with AWS (EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, Multi AZ, etc.)
- 4+ years of SQL Server, MySQL
- Working knowledge of Encryption techniques and protocols, Multi-factor authentication, Data protection, Penetration testing, Security threats
- Bachelor’s Degree, or 4+ years of hands-on IT experience
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Senior Human Resources Manager
This is an exceptional career opportunity for a driven individual to join a renowned global FMCG business.
South East suburbs
Global Consumer Brand
Circa $200K inc super + STI
This dream role offers the benefit of working within a team led by an exceptional people leader who has established a progressive people function. You’ll thrive in a supportive, flexible, and collaborative environment that offers opportunities for professional growth and meaningful impact.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the HR Director, you’ll join an organisation dedicated to innovation and operational excellence with a strong focus on progressive people practices. As the Senior Human Resources Manager, responsible for a dedicated operational business unit, you will play a critical role in partnering with a highly capable leadership team to drive a growth agenda. You will lead efforts in recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent, fostering an inclusive and high performance culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Partnership: Work closely with the leadership team to set and achieve functional goals and objectives.
- Talent Management: Lead initiatives in talent acquisition, employee development, and succession planning.
- HR Program Implementation: Develop and implement HR programs that align with the organisation’s core values and future vision.
- Change Management: Drive HR process improvements and manage change initiatives from conception to implementation.
- Employee Engagement: Foster a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.
Your Skillset
- Leadership Coaching: Significant experience in coaching and guiding leaders to improve and optimise their capability.
- Relationship Building: A natural builder of relationships with the ability to influence the right people at the right time.
- Performance Improvement: Prior experience supporting front-line leaders to enhance performance, ideally within a manufacturing or similar setting.
- Industrial Relations Expertise: Practical knowledge and experience of IR and its application in a blue collar setting.
- Commercial Acumen: Strong commercial acumen with the ability to quickly understand key business drivers using curiosity and initiative.
- Enterprise Agreement Negotiations: Experience in supporting Enterprise Agreement negotiations.
Job ID: 692148
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Remuneration & Benefits Specialist
This ASX-listed company is a leading provider of vehicle leasing, fleet management, heavy commercial vehicles, salary packaging, and novated leasing.
- Remuneration & Benefits Specialist
- Permanent full time
- $120K plus super plus bonus
- St Leonards / Hybrid
With decades of expertise, they empower businesses of all sizes by providing access to funds and expertly managing the acquisition, commissioning, and oversight of company vehicles. Additionally, they help everyday Australians maximise their salaries through innovative Salary Packaging benefits and turn their dream cars into reality with Novated Leasing.
Is this your perfect match?
This role would suit someone who is keen to build on their existing remuneration skills and can apply their knowledge to a standalone remuneration role that will be closely supported by a fantastic HR leader who will invest in your professional development. Alongside the support of an HR Coordinator, you will collaborate with a close-knit team in a business known for its flexibility and down-to-earth culture.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer whilst collaborating with the broader P&C team, the role will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing reward programs that attract, retain, and motivate employees.
Key areas of focus:
Remuneration Framework:
- Design and maintain salary structures, incentive plans, and conduct market analysis.
- Manage annual salary reviews and ensure adherence to standards.
Benefits Management:
- Oversee benefits programs and recommend enhancements.
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements.
Data Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyse remuneration data and generate insights.
- Monitor performance indicators and prepare workforce reports.
Compliance and Governance:
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and regulations impacting compensation and benefits.
- Maintaining an in-depth knowledge and commercial understanding of performance and reward, identifying emerging trends impacting on the Group’s reward strategies and frameworks.
You will need to bring to this role
This role will suit a remuneration professional who has a track record in delivering remuneration projects and solutions with strong analytical skills and ability to concisely and quickly generate insights from data. A demonstrated understanding of equity and employee share schemes is essential, as are strong Excel skills. Experience working in an ASX listed organisation is preferred but not essential.
Job ID: 1239916
Evelina Samuels / Managing Director
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Human Resources Coordinator
This finance company is all about supporting Aussie businesses with top-notch commercial finance solutions.
- P&C Coordinator
- Permanent full time
- $75k + super + STI (approx. $90k TRP)
- CBD / Hybrid
Backed by private equity, this relatively new brand in the asset finance market, with nearly five years of operation, boasts a solid track record in funding construction, materials handling, and earth-moving equipment. They’ve also branched out into secondary and tertiary asset financing.
Is this your perfect match?
This role is the perfect development opportunity for a self-described problem-solver, who loves working with people and using their initiative to create great solutions and outcomes. You’ll dive into all aspects of HR, from generating contracts and coordinating events to supporting the implementation of exciting initiatives and offering first-level HR advice. Kickstart your HR career within a supportive P&C team by getting hands-on experience and growth in the HR field!
What you’ll be doing:
- First point of contact for general P&C queries.
- Assisting in the rollout of new P&C policies & initiatives.
- Managing all administrative tasks related to the employee lifecycle, including generating offer letters, salary and bonus letters and supporting induction process.
- Assisting with monthly P&C reports and data management.
- Coordinating organisational events e.g. Christmas party.
- Supporting L&D initiatives and programs.
- Providing administrative support for organisation-wide internal communications & recruitment.
- Maintaining P&C records via Workday.
- Handling office management tasks, including ordering stationery and office supplies.
About you:
- You have the drive to take on new tasks, ask questions and take initiative to solve problems.
- You have a knack for communicating with stakeholders at all different levels of an organisation.
- An eye for detail – you know the importance of accuracy in data and details.
- You know how to prioritise your workload to ensure you meet deadlines.
- You can adapt to changing environments and priorities easily – nothing phases you.
Job ID: 1240323
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Employee Experience Coordinator
This ASX-listed company is a leading provider of vehicle leasing, fleet management, heavy commercial vehicles, salary packaging, and novated leasing.
- Employee Experience Coordinator
- Permanent full time
- $70,000 base + super
- CBD / Hybrid
With decades of expertise, they empower businesses of all sizes by providing access to funds and expertly managing the acquisition, commissioning, and oversight of company vehicles.
Additionally, they help everyday Australians maximise their salaries through innovative salary packaging benefits and turn their dream cars into reality with novated leasing.
Is this your perfect match?
This role is a perfect match for an analytically minded individual who loves Excel, bringing data to life and also enjoys administrative tasks.
Following a recent merger and acquisition, the organisation has undergone significant transformation and is now seeking an Employee Experience Coordinator to collaborate closely with the Remuneration & Benefits Specialist and the broader People & Culture team.
This role involves key responsibilities across all areas of HR, with a particular focus on data and other generalist HR activities.
What you’ll be doing:
- Supporting the P&C team with projects and cyclical activities e.g. DEI initiatives, L&D projects, REM review, and engagement surveys
- Supporting P&C to streamline processes
- Creating monthly reports and data requests
- Coordinating various initiatives e.g. careers week and employee recognition
- Onboarding and offboarding
- Generate, send and manage employment contracts and variation letters
- Maintaining employee information across several systems including iCHRIS/HR21 & CultureAmp
About you:
- Intermediate / Advanced Excel skills
- Meticulous with exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Committed, reliable and highly organised
- Task-oriented and focused
- Excellent communication skills
- Enthusiastic with a positive, can-do attitude
JOB ID: 1237224
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Recruitment Consultant
Founded in London, this market-leading recruitment agency specialises in connecting graduates with exciting companies across diverse industries including marketing, finance, banking, tech, retail, FMCG, and more.
- Early Careers Recruitment Consultant
- Permanent full time
- $80,000 + super + commission
- Hybrid / CBD
Specialising in the grad scene, they recognise the challenges of job hunting and have shaped their mission to assist graduates in securing their ideal roles while helping their clients’ businesses thrive by matching them with high-quality, well-suited candidates. Recently, they ventured down under to start supporting grads in the Aussie market.
Is this your perfect match?
This 360-recruitment role is a perfect match for anyone who thrives in the grad and early careers scene! With agency recruitment experience under your belt, you won’t just be a recruiter—you’ll be a mentor and educator, passionate about guiding candidates on their career journey. Agile and adaptable, you shine in startup environments, effortlessly juggling priorities as the day unfolds. With your knack for business development, you’ll know how to spark new opportunities and contribute to business growth!
What you’ll be doing:
Client & Candidate Management:
- Manage a portfolio of client accounts with effective account management.
- Craft job descriptions and collaborate with the marketing team for optimal candidate reach.
- Source and manage candidates via various platforms, oversee the offer process, track invoice payments & regularly check in with your placed candidates.
- Maintain up-to-date CRM administration (JobAdder), meet revenue/KPI targets, and stay informed on industry trends.
Business Development:
- Identify, research & contact prospective businesses using a range of BD methods.
- Negotiate terms and fees including contingent and retainer models.
- Create new strategies to source leads and engage new clients.
About you:
- Experience: Ideally from an agency recruitment background with 1-2 years of proven recruitment experience.
- Adaptability: Comfortable in a startup environment, able to pivot and prioritise tasks as needed.
- Business Development: Someone with prior experience and evidence of hitting and exceeding targets.
- Passion: Genuine interest in nurturing and advancing early career professionals.
Job ID: 1235721
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