Manager People and Culture (Recruitment and Employee Experience)
Role purpose The Manager, People and Culture (Recruitment and Employee Experience) will be an enthusiastic people leader who shares our commitment to a strong and best practice HR culture. As the Executive Level 1 leader within People and Culture (P&C) you’ll gain operational exposure within our small agency, focusing on HR strategic operations and planning. Responsibilities Collaborating closely with other P&C Managers, your responsibilities will be multifaceted and include:
Supervising Recruitment and Employee Experience: You'll support the management of recruitment and employee experience operations, ensuring quality service and guidance.
Guiding Recruitment and Onboarding: You'll provide leadership in recruitment and onboarding, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and upholding fair, ethical practices.
Assessing Work Value: You'll ensure job roles meet work level standards and promote equity in organisational design.
Supporting Development and Coaching: You'll oversee support and coaching programs for entry-level employees, offering guidance and fostering growth.
Supporting Performance Management: You'll assist in performance management, helping managers adopt best practices and addressing performance-related issues.
Enhancing HR Support: You'll lead efforts to improve HR communication and information sharing, making it more accessible and managing Tier 1 HR queries.
Facilitating Employee Experiences: You'll support the employee lifecycle, from welcoming new hires to ensuring a smooth and positive transition from the Museum, fostering a seamless and engaging operational experience.
Establishing HR Processes and Policies: You'll contribute to the development and implementation of HR processes and policies.
Fostering Employee Engagement: You'll lead efforts to enhance employee engagement through consultation and support HR committees, including the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group (D&IWG).
Additionally, you will manage a small team, working in partnership with executives, managers, and employees to provide quality best practice HR advice. Your support will be instrumental in building innovative and streamlined HR processes to boost capability and the Museum’s overall performance. In our small team, you’ll also have the chance to contribute to other areas of HR, including performance management and diversity and inclusion efforts. Skills, Experience and Qualifications Essential/Desired: We are seeking a candidate with over 5 years of experience in Human Resources (HR), ideally including at least 2 years focused on Recruitment and Onboarding and Case Management (Performance). Relevant team management experience is required. Specifically, we value expertise in management and providing HR advice, and handling HR support across the employee lifecycle of varying complexity. The candidate will also have demonstrated expertise in managing a range of functions including recruitment and entry level programs and building initiatives to improve transparency of HR information for an improved client experience. They’ll be skilled at delivering innovative solutions to enhance the employee experience throughout the employee life cycle. Their experience should extend to working across multi-functional stakeholder groups, ensuring effective collaboration. Additionally, familiarity with Recruitment systems such as the Aurion system (desired) will be advantageous. Time management, collaborative communication, and direct management of less experienced team members are also essential skills. Attributes: The ideal HR professional will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, actively seek improvement opportunities, and effectively coach and manage team performance. They’ll think broadly, uphold professional standards, pay attention to detail, and handle sensitive information with confidentiality. As a proud HR professional, they’ll contribute to building a positive workplace culture.
Eligibility To be eligible to apply for this vacancy, applicants must:
be an Australian citizen
undergo a number of pre-employment checks, including a police record check
hold or be eligible to hold a security clearance at the level specified in the position description
The National Museum of Australia (the Museum) is committed to building an inclusive and culturally diverse workforce. We welcome applications from across our community including, Australian First Nations peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, mature aged employees and carers. In general, positions at the Museum are described as ‘Identified positions’ to signify that our roles require an understanding of the issues affecting Australian First Nations peoples. Our staff also require the ability to communicate and engage respectfully, authentically, and ethically with Australian First Nations peoples, businesses, and communities to build trust and long-term relationships. The Museum is also committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice. To apply Applicants must include a one (1) page pitch addressing their suit ability for the role against the essential and desirable Skills, Experience and Qualifications defined in the position description with their application. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. If you require, or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the Contact Officer for this position.