Are you an experienced HR leader who thrives on solving complex people challenges and influencing workplace outcomes? Queensland Public Trustee (QPT) is seeking a Principal HR Business Partner to join our People and Culture team and play a key role in partnering with leaders to deliver contemporary workplace relations and people solutions.

Job details

Working across a broad range of complex employee and industrial relations matters, you'll provide trusted advice to senior leaders, lead organisational initiatives, and contribute to workforce capability, culture and performance. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping shape a high-performing, engaged and resilient workforce.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity based in Brisbane.

Why join QPT?

• Influence organisational outcomes: Provide expert advice to executives and senior leaders on complex workplace relations, employee relations, industrial relations and organisational change matters.
• Partner with leaders: Build strong relationships across the organisation to understand business needs and deliver practical, fit-for-purpose people solutions.
• Shape contemporary HR practice: Develop and maintain policies, procedures, systems and tools that support best-practice people management across QPT.
• Lead and develop others: Contribute to a capable, collaborative and high-performing People and Culture team while supporting the development of team members.

About you

You are a strategic and solutions-focused HR professional who can build trusted partnerships, navigate complex workplace matters and influence positive organisational outcomes while leading others with confidence and professionalism.

You'll succeed in this role if you bring:

• Proven ability to provide strategic workplace relations, employee relations and industrial relations advice on complex people matters.
• Strong capability to partner with leaders and deliver practical HR solutions that support organisational objectives and workforce performance.
• Experience leading investigations, reviews and organisational change initiatives, including preparing high-quality briefs, reports and recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement contemporary HR policies, procedures, systems and manager capability programs.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to leverage workforce data and insights to inform decision-making, identify risks and improve outcomes.
• Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility across all organisational levels.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including developing, mentoring and supporting team members to achieve results.

An undergraduate or higher degree qualification in a human resources-related discipline would be highly regarded.

Interested in applying?

Please provide the following information in your application:

• A cover letter (maximum two pages) telling us what you will bring to the role and your motivation for applying.
• Your current CV or resume (maximum three pages is recommended), including any mandatory and/or other requirements.
• Details of two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conduct within the previous two years. It is preferable to include your current or immediate past supervisor.

Only those persons eligible to work in Australia may be employed by QPT. Prospective employees will be required to provide proof of identity and documentary evidence of their right to work in Australia.

QPT is a value for money independent state trustee service dedicated to advancing and safeguarding the rights, interests and wishes of Queenslanders in need of financial management, trust and estate planning and administration support. We have been looking after Queenslanders and their families since 1916.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• AO7 - Principal HR Business Partner, People and Culture, Brisbane (Permanent) (PDF, 310KB)
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