People & Culture Partner (Employee Relations), fixed term contract
People & Culture Partner (Employee Relations), fixed term contract
Employee relations focused business partnering role supporting leaders in a complex, high calibre organisation.
About the Organisation:
Our client is a well established national organisation operating in a regulated, professional environment. The culture is collaborative, values driven, and outcomes focused, with a clear commitment to building manager capability and effective people practices across the business.
About the Role:
This is a hands on People and Culture Business Partner opportunity within a supportive and highly collaborative HR team. You will take ownership of escalated employee relations matters across the organisation, including complex performance management and improvement cases, grievances, and sensitive people issues.
You will partner closely with senior leaders and frontline managers, providing clear, practical, and commercially grounded advice across the full employee lifecycle and annual people calendar. The role has a strong employee relations focus, supporting leaders through performance review cycles, capability uplift, and organisational change activity.
You will coach and educate managers to build confidence, accountability, and ownership in people management, with a strong emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and sustainable outcomes. The role also involves interpreting and applying employment legislation, awards, and internal policies, and contributing to broader culture initiatives that strengthen collaboration, engagement, and consistency across people practices.
The environment is fast paced and high calibre, with regular interaction with executive level stakeholders and a strong expectation of quality delivery, judgement, and professionalism.
About You:
This is a strong opportunity to step into a senior, employee relations focused partnering role within a respected national organisation. You will be trusted with meaningful work, supported by an experienced HR team, and able to make an immediate impact through practical, high quality people advice and delivery.
How to Apply:
If you are confident that your experience reflects the above criteria, please apply online.
Should you have queries or would like to sense check your alignment, please contact Matthew Saitta on email matthew@tandempartners.com.au or call 02 8045 2923
Tandem Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Ref: 3998725
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Our client is a well established national organisation operating in a regulated, professional environment. The culture is collaborative, values driven, and outcomes focused, with a clear commitment to building manager capability and effective people practices across the business.
About the Role:
This is a hands on People and Culture Business Partner opportunity within a supportive and highly collaborative HR team. You will take ownership of escalated employee relations matters across the organisation, including complex performance management and improvement cases, grievances, and sensitive people issues.
You will partner closely with senior leaders and frontline managers, providing clear, practical, and commercially grounded advice across the full employee lifecycle and annual people calendar. The role has a strong employee relations focus, supporting leaders through performance review cycles, capability uplift, and organisational change activity.
You will coach and educate managers to build confidence, accountability, and ownership in people management, with a strong emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and sustainable outcomes. The role also involves interpreting and applying employment legislation, awards, and internal policies, and contributing to broader culture initiatives that strengthen collaboration, engagement, and consistency across people practices.
The environment is fast paced and high calibre, with regular interaction with executive level stakeholders and a strong expectation of quality delivery, judgement, and professionalism.
About You:
- You are an experienced HR Business Partner or ER specialist with strong depth in employee relations and case management.
- Experience operating in complex, corporate environments, ideally across both medium and large organisations.
- Deep working knowledge of Australian employment legislation, with the ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, and awards in nuanced and sensitive situations. You are confident coaching, influencing, and constructively challenging leaders, and are known for your calm, pragmatic, and solutions focused approach.
- Comfortable working hands on, enjoy partnering closely with the business, and can operate effectively in environments undergoing change or operating at pace.
- Tertiary qualifications in HR, Business, or a related discipline are required.
- Initial 3 to 6 month fixed term contract
- Full time role with the option of 4 days per week for the right candidate
- Hybrid working model with 2-3 days in office
- Opportunity to work within a high performing, established, collaborative and supportive People and Culture team
- Exposure to senior leaders and complex employee relations matters
This is a strong opportunity to step into a senior, employee relations focused partnering role within a respected national organisation. You will be trusted with meaningful work, supported by an experienced HR team, and able to make an immediate impact through practical, high quality people advice and delivery.
How to Apply:
If you are confident that your experience reflects the above criteria, please apply online.
Should you have queries or would like to sense check your alignment, please contact Matthew Saitta on email matthew@tandempartners.com.au or call 02 8045 2923
Tandem Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Ref: 3998725
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Salary Range:
$150000 - $170000
Work Type:
Fixed Term Contract
Location:
New South Wales
Date Published:
14-Jan-2026