About the Organisation

G8 Education is one of Australia's leading providers of early childhood education and care, operating almost 400 early learning centres nationwide and making a meaningful impact in the lives of thousands of children and families every day. Guided by their purpose to nurture greatness in every child to grow, thrive and learn, G8 Education is committed to creating positive outcomes for children, families, educators and communities across Australia.
 
About the Opportunity

This is a genuine Business Partner opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys influencing strategy, solving complex workforce challenges and delivering meaningful organisational outcomes. Supporting a diverse multi-site portfolio from a centralised People & Culture function, you will partner closely with leaders to shape workforce decisions, drive change and build high-performing teams.

• Partner with leaders to translate business priorities into people strategies that strengthen capability, performance and organisational effectiveness;

• Build leadership confidence and capability by coaching leaders through complex people, performance, and employee relations challenges;

• Provide commercially informed advice that balances business objectives, employee experience and organisational risk;

• Leverage workforce data, insights and emerging trends to inform decision-making, identify opportunities and help shape future workforce priorities;

• Support organisational change, transformation and continuous improvement initiatives, helping leaders successfully embed new ways of working;

• Drive talent, succession and capability planning initiatives that strengthen leadership pipelines and prepare the workforce for the future;

• Collaborate with specialist People & Culture teams to deliver integrated solutions across employee relations, talent, learning and organisational development; and

• Champion a culture of accountability, inclusion and high performance, empowering leaders to create engaged, capable and psychologically safe teams.

About You

You are an experienced People & Culture professional who thrives in a true business partnering environment, combining strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach. You build credibility quickly, influence with confidence and enjoy partnering with leaders to improve performance and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Industrial Relations or a related discipline;

• Demonstrated experience in a Business Partner role within a complex, multi-site environment, with a proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders across geographically dispersed operations;

• Strong employee relations expertise, with experience managing complex performance, conduct, grievance and workplace relations matters;

• Experience supporting organisational change, transformation, restructures and workforce initiatives within dynamic operating environments;

• A commercially minded, solutions-focused approach, underpinned by sound judgement, professional curiosity and the confidence to navigate complexity and ambiguity;

• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to leverage workforce data and insights to inform decision-making and identify opportunities for improvement; and

• The agility to operate at both a strategic and operational level, partnering with leaders to shape outcomes while remaining willing to roll up your sleeves and deliver.

Benefits & Culture

• A high-impact Business Partner role where you'll influence strategy, shape workforce decisions and drive meaningful organisational outcomes;

• High visibility and stakeholder exposure, partnering directly with senior leaders to shape workforce capability, performance and culture;

• Supportive, collaborative team environment that values curiosity, initiative, continuous improvement and fresh thinking;

• Flexibility to work from Brisbane and/or the Gold Coast, with hybrid arrangements that support work-life balance; and

• Purpose-led organisation where your work contributes to creating positive outcomes for thousands of children, families and educators every day.

How to Apply   
  
For more information or a confidential discussion please click to reveal the contact details for Ashleigh McFadyen at u&u on 07 3232 9182 quoting reference number 45414**.**    
  
At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.   
  
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