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• Permanent full-time position, part time considered
• $113,414.69 to $118,428.20 (pro rata for part time) depending on skills and experience, plus 14% superannuation

Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC) is a not-for-profit community legal centre who provides legal advice and financial counselling services to vulnerable and disadvantaged people.

The Senior HR Partner plays a critical role in enabling organisational growth by working closely with the HR Manager and leaders to strengthen capability, support adaptive change, and foster an engaged, values driven workforce. Operating with significant autonomy, the role provides trusted, proactive and solution focused HR expertise across all stages of the employee lifecycle. The Senior HR Partner shapes and embeds culture, enhances workforce performance, safety and wellbeing, and delivers people initiatives that improve the employee experience for a diverse workforce of approximately 65–80 staff during a period of organisational growth and transformation.

SPECIFICALLY, THE SENIOR HR PARTNER WILL:

• Provide high level, proactive HR advice and sound judgement to leaders on people matters, including culture, performance, employee relations, and organisational change.
• Partner with leaders to foster an inclusive, values driven, and psychologically safe workplace, supporting initiatives that strengthen wellbeing, diversity, equity, and belonging.
• Support organisational growth by contributing to workforce planning, role design, and capability development initiatives that enable teams to deliver high quality outcomes for consumers.
• Lead and support recruitment and onboarding for nonexecutive roles, ensuring a positive and high quality employee experience.
• Contribute to organisational development projects, including culture initiatives, engagement activities, and continuous improvement of HR practices, systems, and processes.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, facilitating early intervention, fair process, and constructive resolution of issues.
• Support the development and review of HR policies, procedures, and frameworks to ensure compliance with legislation, the MEA, and best practice.
• Promote and embed wellbeing and trauma informed practices across the organisation in collaboration with the HR Manager.
• Support WHS governance by partnering on incidents, risk identification, and the promotion of safe work practices.
• Oversee accurate and timely HR related payroll changes and work closely with Payroll to resolve issues and contribute to process improvement.

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL HAVE:

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, or other relevant discipline; or equivalent experience (mandatory).
• Demonstrated experience in a Human Resources Advisor or HR Partner role (mandatory).
• Experience working in a Human Resources function in an organisation employing First Nations staff or supporting diverse communities (highly regarded).

REWARDS AND BENEFITS

• Join a highly engaged, supportive and motivated team
• Additional end of year leave
• Salary packaging available
• Superannuation paid on unpaid parental leave
• 16 weeks parental leave
• Purchased leave scheme available
• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities

About CALC

Consumer Action is an independent, not-for-profit consumer organisation with deep expertise in consumer and consumer credit laws, policy and direct knowledge of people’s experience of modern markets in Victoria. We work for a just marketplace, where people have power and business plays fair. We make life easier for people experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage in Victoria, through financial counselling, legal advice, legal representation, policy work and campaigns.

Consumer Action Law Centre is committed to building a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all ages, and LGBTIQA+ people. If we can make any adjustments or modifications to standard recruitment processes that will support and enable your application, please contact us at recruitment@consumeraction.org.au using the subject line: Senior Human Resources Partner.

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