People & Culture Manager

Lead People. Shape Culture. Make a Difference.

Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (Sunrise) is seeking an experienced and passionate People & Culture Manager to lead our People & Culture function and help shape the future of our organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys both strategic leadership and operational delivery. You'll work closely with our Executive Leadership Team to build workforce capability, drive organisational culture, support our leaders, and ensure best practice people management across our diverse organisation.

Based in Katherine, Northern Territory, this role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation delivering vital primary health care services across remote communities.

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Manager Corporate Services, you will lead a dedicated People & Culture team and oversee the full employee lifecycle while providing expert advice across a broad range of human resource and industrial relations matters.

Key responsibilities include

- Leading the People & Culture team and driving a high-performing, customer-focused service.
- Providing strategic and operational HR advice to Executive and managers.
- Managing employee and industrial relations, investigations, performance management and workplace matters.
- Leading workforce planning, recruitment and retention initiatives.
- Supporting Enterprise Agreement implementation and industrial compliance.
- Overseeing HR systems, reporting, governance and continuous improvement projects.
- Developing People & Culture strategies, policies and organisational capability initiatives.
- Partnering with leaders to foster a positive, safe and values-driven workplace culture.

About You

You are a confident HR leader who enjoys building relationships, coaching leaders and solving complex people challenges.





You will bring

- Demonstrated experience in a senior Human Resources or People & Culture leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of the Fair Work Act, employment legislation, Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
- Experience managing employee relations, investigations and performance matters.
- Proven leadership experience with the ability to mentor and develop teams.
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience using HRIS platforms and workforce reporting.
- Outstanding communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering exceptional customer service.

Why Join Sunrise?

At Sunrise, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal communities while creating a supportive and rewarding workplace for our employees.

We offer

- Competitive salary.
- Six (6) weeks annual leave plus 18% leave loading.
- Salary packaging perks.
- Professional development opportunities.
- The opportunity to influence organisational strategy and culture.
- Meaningful work that positively impacts remote Aboriginal communities across the Northern Territory.

About Sunrise

Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation delivering comprehensive primary health care services across multiple remote communities throughout the Katherine region. Our values of Commitment, Open-mindedness, Honesty, Efficiency, Respect and Education underpin everything we do and guide how we work with our communities, our employees and each other.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced People & Culture leader looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we encourage interested applicants to apply early.

For a confidential discussion, please contact the team [email protected]

📌 People & Culture Manager (Katherine)
🏢 Sunrise Health Services Aboriginal
📍 Katherine