People & Culture Business Partner (AU) bei Royal Women's Hospital

• Full Time Ongoing role 
• Parkville location with flexible, hybrid working  
• $110,479 (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Women's People & Culture team is responsible for providing strategic and operational services which support the employment and workforce needs of the Royal Women’s Hospital. Our aim is to provide systems and frameworks which support the management of our workforce and builds the capability and capacity of our people.

About the role

The P&C Business Partner is an integral role responsible for partnering with specific directorates in the organisation, with a focus on sustaining collaborative partnerships, the provision of consistent and timely advice, building manager capability and protecting the Women's positive workplace culture.

A regular day will see you:

• Partnering with managers and directors to build their capability providing timely P&C advice and training across the employee lifecycle such as workforce management and planning, performance management, employee relations, change management and strategic recruitment
• Interpreting Enterprise Agreement provisions, drawing upon relevant industrial instruments, legislation, policies and procedures to respond to and help resolve manager and employee enquiries
• Assisting to maintain the Women's positive workplace culture and staff experience through your day to day coaching, mental health first aid and family violence workplace support, the application of alternative dispute resolution methodologies and your support of wellbeing initiatives

About you

You will be an experienced Human Resources generalist, with demonstrated experience as an internal consultant and partner in the provision of strategic and tactical day-to-day HRM advice, along with provision of support, coaching and leadership on complex business and people matters. You will have a strong focus on maintaining an exceptional employee experience and a committment to the Women's values of Courage, Passion, Discovery and Respect.

You’ll bring with you strong demonstrated experience in:

• Delivering contemporary solutions-focused strategic HRM initiatives
• Influencing culture through the provision of advice and coaching, including the formulation and delivery of culture-shift strategies to strengthen required positive behaviors of individuals and teams
• Employee Relations, particularly in building performance, coaching leaders, case managing underperformance and disciplinary matters, resolving disputes, alternative dispute resolution, and conducting investigations
• Industrial relations and experience working with complex enterprise agreements 
• An environment of high-volume queries, navigating and resolving complex people matters and supporting multiple stakeholders

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists 
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services 
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADO’s and purchased leave options  
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements  

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check.  Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.  

For a confidential discussion, please contact Alison Hamilton on (03) 8345 2097 or [email protected].

Application closing date: 7 September 2025