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Principal HR Business Partner
People and Culture; Corporate; Brisbane Queensland, Brisbane City
Bring legacy to life. For the future of Queensland and the world.
This is a unique opportunity for a HR professional to lead a team of HR Business partners to deliver high quality services and initiatives across the department.
Reporting to the Manager HR Business Partnering, You will leverage your strategic and operational HR expertise to contribute to the broader People and Culture team.
Just imagine what you could achieve with us. #passionandpurpose
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | HR & Industrial Relations |
| Classification | AO7 |
| Workplace Location | Flexible |
| Job ad reference | QLD/651547/25 |
| Closing date | 11-Aug-2025 |
| Job duration | for 9 months with possible extension |
| Contact person | Jenny Spalding |
| Contact details | Phone: (07) 3330 5271 Access the National Relay Service |
The opportunity
As our Principal HR Business Partner, you will:
• Lead strategic and capability development initiatives and provide specialist human resources (HR) knowledge and skills in the areas of career development, performance, diversity and inclusion, establishment management and analytics, employee relations, safety, wellbeing and injury management.
• Lead a team of HR Business Partners (individual contributors) to deliver high quality HR services, workforce and workplace culture initiatives.
• Provide strategic HR advice to senior executives and managers to design, develop and engage stakeholders to build a contemporary workforce.
• Provide independent HR analysis and advice and contribute to the evaluation of human resources services and initiatives to ensure these are directed to supporting business outcomes.
• Be a liaison point within People and Culture for human resource management activities to ensure that the development and implementation of related policies, programs and services meet business requirements.
• Lead strategies to enhance the department's capability and capacity to improve service quality and responsiveness to customers.
• Prepare accurate, timely and relevant workforce reports, business cases, submissions, briefings and correspondence.
• Contribute to and participate in a range of HR Business Partnering and broader People and Culture team agendas including selection panels, team meetings, HR leadership sessions, strategic and business planning.
What we are looking for
We are seeking the best suited candidate for the role. We will achieve this by:
• assessing your eligibility and suitability to fulfill the role requirements (including, where relevant, the way you carried out previous roles)
• evaluating your potential contributions to the department and how your involvement would uphold our commitment to equity, diversity, respect, and inclusion.
Eligibility requirements
You will be asked to provide evidence of how you meet the eligibility requirements during the selection process.
Why work for us
Learn why our people choose DPI and more importantly why they stay.
• Work with passion and purpose
• Have a tangible impact, for today and tomorrow
• Enjoy interesting, diverse work
• Follow your path wherever it leads
• Get the flexibility and support you need to thrive
• Be part of our one, diverse DPI
Find purpose you feel, impact you see and a legacy you bring to life.
Join us and be a part of our dedicated corporate team helping to support all business areas of our department.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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