Human Resources Business Partner

• Full time, HR Generalist role, working in a small HR team
• Community focused not-for-profit organisation, 200+ employees
• Work closely with the HR Director to innovate and develop a contemporary HR strategy and function

About ECKA

The Eureka Community Kindergarten Association Inc. (ECKA) is a not-for-profit Early Years Management (EYM) organisation that was founded in 2003 when six community kindergartens came together to establish the organisation. ECKA is committed to providing leadership and management to community-based early childhood education and care services; operating 29 early education and childcare services across Ballarat and surrounding local government areas, with a current workforce of 218.

ECKA’s organisation is built on the values of respect, compassion, courage, and collaboration which is lived out in their purpose of ‘Enriching children’s lives through learning’ – through delivering quality education and care services for children in their early years; and, working in partnership to identify, develop, and deliver services that meet the needs of families and communities.

About the role

The newly created role of HR Business Partner will report directly to the HR Director is a true HR generalist role that will provide HR support to a workforce of 200+ employees who are geographically dispersed. With a range of new people strategies to be developed, the HR Business Partner will work closely to operationalise the HR strategies, helping to position ECKA as an employer of choice into the future. You will work across the organisation, partnering with senior and middle management and all employees to provide advice, support, guidance, coaching and mentoring to help ECKA’s people be the best they can be.

Based at ECKA’s head office, located in Wendouree, the role will require visits to all ECKA sites to allow you to build rapport with employees across the organisation.

Your key areas of responsibility will include:

• Ensuring compliance with legislation, regulations and best practice for all ECKA’s HR systems, processes, policies and procedures, employment terms and conditions
• Implementing and overseeing performance appraisal and management frameworks which link with training and development initiatives
• Managing the employee lifecycle
• Managing and resolving complex IR & ER issues
• Providing advice, support, coaching and mentoring to senior and mid-level managers on all things HR
• Implementing and managing HR projects
• Developing effective people and HR record keeping, data capture and systems

About you

This HR Business Partner role requires a proven background in a similar type role, where you’ll be able to demonstrate your broad experience across various HR functions including recruitment, employee relations, engagement and retention, workforce planning, compliance and organisational development. You will hold qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent experience.

Essential skills for success in this role are:

• The ability to coach, mentor, influence and negotiate
• High levels of confidentiality and discretion
• Effective time management, being able to provide timely advice while juggling conflicting demands
• Well developed written and verbal communication skills
• Building rapport with both internal and external stakeholders
• High levels of initiative and problem solving, being able to think on your feet
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to hone in on the detail

To be considered for this role you must hold or be willing to obtain:

• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
• Cleared National Police Record Check
• Valid employer Working with Children Check
• Right to work in Australia
• Be physically able to safely undertake all aspects of the position.

Inspired? For further information contact Ange Connor on 0407 833 152. A copy of the position description can be downloaded below by using the ‘Download Position Description’ button below.  To apply, please send your application letter and current resume to admin@inspirehq.com.au

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