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Housing Procurement People and Culture Partnering; People & Culture; Corporate Services; Brisbane City

Are you an experienced human resources (HR) leader ready to shape the future of HR innovation and drive strategic outcomes? As Director, Human Resources, you will lead a high-performing HR Business Partnering team, delivering impactful workforce solutions that align with organisational priorities. This role focuses on fostering a people-first culture, mentoring emerging HR leaders, and providing expert advice in areas such as organisational change and development, including restructures and realignments, strategic workforce planning and complex case management. If you are passionate about collaboration, excellence, and delivering results, this is your opportunity to influence workforce strategy and make a meaningful impact for Queenslanders.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group HR & Industrial Relations
Classification SO
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City
Job ad reference QLD/665271/25
Closing date 27-Oct-2025
Job duration 12 months with possibility of extension
Contact person Tamara Worldon
Contact details Phone: 0460 007 291
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As the Director, Human Resources, you will:
• Lead and Manage: Oversee the HR Business Partner team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services, managing contracts, deadlines, and risks.
• Mentor and Develop: Foster a culture of performance excellence by mentoring and coaching team members to build HR capability and ensure alignment with
organisational goals.
• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement HR strategies, policies, and projects that align with organisational priorities and legislative frameworks.
• Provide Expert Advice: Offer high-level strategic and policy advice to senior leadership on matters such as industrial relations, enterprise bargaining, performance management, and organisational development.
• HR Reporting and Analysis: Deliver effective HR metrics and analysis to inform decision-making and organisational strategy.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, representing the department in strategic forums and committees.
• Policy and Compliance: Ensure HR policies and procedures are regularly updated in line with legislation and contemporary practices.
• Workforce Planning: Lead the development and implementation of workforce management, succession planning, and other HR initiatives to meet the department's current and future needs.

As a leader in Queensland Government, you will display outstanding judgement, integrity, ethics and probity, strong agility to adapt to a constantly changing environment, a strong achievement orientation, and excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Refer the attached role description for further information on the role and responsibilities.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

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Last updated
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