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Northern Territory Government

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title Business Partner

Classification Band 4 Administrative and Corporate Services Position No. 41978

Job Type Full time Duration Ongoing

Business Unit Safety, People and Governance Location Darwin

Reports to Senior Manager People Engagement and Planning Reports to P/No. 15256

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Inclusion and and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment

diversity and Special for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for

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recruitment plans Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures

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Selected Applicant’s information from referees, etc.) will be provided to other applicants, to ensure transparency and better understanding

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

Provide proactive and strategic people and culture partnership services to an internal customer group to support the Business in delivering its

People Plan and achieving strategic objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The “WHAT” to be delivered

Key accountabilities:

• Develop effective relationships with the Business Unit's leadership group to understand their strategic challenges, opportunities, and

requirements while enhancing their capability to achieve results through value-added contributions.

• Provide guidance and insights to enable leaders to develop people strategies across organisational culture, employee engagement, change

management, workforce planning, performance, career planning, succession, talent acquisition and development, and the implementation and

evaluation of policies through contemporary people and culture practices.

• Guide, coach, and support leaders to be more effective in their roles by providing regular feedback, building leadership capability, and supporting

the goal of fostering a high-achievement culture.

• Foster the success of change initiatives through advising on business readiness and workforce risk mitigation.
• Implement people and culture programs to ensure they continue to support the needs of the organisation and Business Unit.
• Undertake research and analysis to develop options to meet business needs and emerging issues.
• Undertake analysis to provide regular insights on key people metrics from which Business Unit leaders can make timely and effective decisions.
• Provide guidance and support to leaders on complex employee relations and workforce interpretation and application of relevant legislation

including Fair Work Act, Public Sector Employment and Management Act, PWC employment arrangements and workforce risks.

• Proactively keep informed of contemporary changes to labour market forces including relevant legislation, regulation and practices.
• Understand the Power and Water organisation design principles and frameworks; and provide guidance and coaching to Business Unit leaders.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets (particularly around employment costs) and performance targets, and other People and Culture related

planning activities.

• Manage projects as required, including activities in support of People and Culture Policy and Practice, Work Health and Safety and other key

strategic initiatives.

COMPETENCY PROFILE

“HOW” to do it (Manager of Team profile - refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)

Builds effective teams Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve

common goals.

Courage Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said

Cultivates innovation Creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.

Customer focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions

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Job Description Northern Territory Government

Directs work Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.

Interpersonal acumen Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people

Plans and aligns Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals.

Resourcefulness Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

No. of Direct Reports 0 No. of Indirect Reports 0

Key Interactions: External Stakeholders (as per Single Point of Accountability Standard), Board, Executive Leadership Team, Senior

Leader Group, All Employees, External Customers

COMPLIANCE

We expect you to:

• Actively align, support and promote Power and Water’s Values and support building a constructive workplace culture that celebrates

achievement through its people

• Carry out duties in accordance with Power and Water’s Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, working towards our goal of Zero

Harm

• Ensure all activities undertaken as a Power and Water employee comply with Power and Water’s Code of Conduct , Management Standards and

Procedures, relevant Acts, legal demands and that you manage all of your activities and responsibilities within the Power and Water risk

management framework

• Pass a job-specific pre-employment medical (if applicable)

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualification and Skills Experience

Essential • Exceptional written and oral communication skills with • Demonstrated strategic and consultative people

the ability to engage with, and articulate complex business partnering experience at a senior level.

information clearly and persuasively, to diverse • Proven capability in change management and

stakeholders. successfully delivering key people activities.

• Ability to provide contemporary organisational design • Experience in employee relations and strong

insights and practices driving innovative solutions and understanding of employment legislation to support

continuous improvement. the management of workforce risk.

• Strong commercial acumen and advanced analytical • Demonstrable capability leading the design and

skills leveraging data insights to inform business implementation of contemporary People programs

decisions. and frameworks in a complex operating environment.

• Expertise in objectively coaching leaders through • Demonstrated experience driving employee culture

complex people matters, enhancing leadership and engagement initiatives.

capabilities.

Desirable • Tertiary qualification in Human Resources • Leading and delivering projects.

Management, Business or similar. • Experience in the utilities sector and/or in a

commercial environment.

FURTHER INFORMATION

1. Contact Chris Chow on 0401 110 294 for further information about the position

2. Information about Power and Water Corporation may be viewed at powerwater.com.au

3. The total remuneration package amounts published for this position include base salary, superannuation and annual leave loading and the

value of an extra week’s annual leave.

Apply Online: https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Job Details?rtf Id=304930 Approved September 2024

Vacancy Closes: 03/10/2024 Chris Chow, Senior Manager People Engagement and Planning

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