Take hold of a monster opportunity and join Australian Retirement Trust as our Senior People Officer. You'll play a critical role in delivering high-quality people operations and advisory services, partnering with leaders and employees to create great workplace experiences. This is your opportunity to influence people outcomes, lead continuous improvement initiatives, mentor colleagues, and contribute to strategic people projects that support organisational success.

Description

We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Senior People Officer, you'll be a trusted partner to leaders and employees, providing expert advice across people policies, processes, employment matters, and employee lifecycle activities.

You'll work closely with stakeholders across the business to deliver high-quality people services, support strategic initiatives, and drive continuous improvement across our People and Culture function.

You'll bring a strong customer focus, sound judgement, and the ability to navigate complex people matters with confidence. Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll help improve systems, processes, and service delivery while ensuring compliance, data quality, and positive employee experiences. You'll also support and mentor team members,

helping foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence.

This role is a 12 month fixed term position based in Brisbane.

Responsibilities

Day to day, you'll:

- Provide expert advice and coaching to leaders and employees on people policies, processes, and employment matters.
- Deliver accurate people administration, employment documentation, reporting, and payroll-related support.
- Partner with stakeholders to provide people insights and support strategic people outcomes.




- Lead the resolution of complex employee lifecycle matters and worklist items.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across systems, processes, and service delivery.
- Support compliance activities, risk management, and background screening processes.
- Contribute to people projects, cyclical activities, and organisational initiatives.
- Coach and support team members while promoting a collaborative and high-performing culture.

Qualifications

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

- You hold tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline, or bring equivalent experience.
- Your experience includes substantial HR operations, advisory, or employee relations support in a complex environment.
- You'll have strong knowledge of HRIS, payroll, and recruitment systems, including reporting and analytics.
- You're confident interpreting employment legislation, enterprise agreements, and workplace policies.
- You demonstrate strong coaching and stakeholder management capabilities across all levels of an organisation.
- Your analytical mindset enables you to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- You'll manage competing priorities effectively while maintaining attention to detail and discretion.




- You're skilled at building trusted relationships and delivering positive customer experiences.

Why join us?

Bring your potential to Australian Retirement Trust and unleash our monster possibilities:

- You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
- Build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
- Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
- In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people. By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.

About us?

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of around $375 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close 14th September 2026.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is significant to us - and recruitment is no different.

📌 Senior People Officer (Brisbane)
🏢 Australian Retirement Trust
📍 Brisbane