About Orygen
Orygen is Australia's Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.
For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged *****.
About the job
This is a role for an HR professional who wants more than a transactional brief. As a People Business Partner at Orygen, you'll work as a genuine strategic partner to leaders across designated client groups, translating Orygen's organisational strategy into people outcomes, and bringing the ER/IR expertise, commercial instincts and interpersonal confidence to coach, challenge and influence at every level.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Align people plans with Orygen's strategic direction - working with leaders to identify workforce needs, risks and opportunities that support organisational goals.
Partner with senior leaders to develop and execute practical, commercially grounded people plans.
Provide expert ER/IR advice - Enterprise Agreements, Contemporary Awards, Fair Work Act, union engagement.
Manage complex employee relations matters end-to-end, including investigations.
Coach managers to have better conversations on performance, development and wellbeing.
Lead key annual people processes including performance cycles and engagement action planning.
Contribute to a positive, high-performing culture within your client groups.
Skills and experience
We're looking for someone who combines deep HR expertise with the qualities that make a genuinely effective business partner.
Substantial HR Business Partner experience in a complex organisation
Genuine ER/IR depth and direct experience working with unions
A track record managing complex employee relations matters from advice through to resolution




The ability to move between the strategic and operational with ease
Tertiary qualification in human resources or equivalent
Experience in health or not-for-profit environments highly regarded
High level influencing and negotiating skills to steer decisions and actions to achieve a desired outcome and sound judgement and capability to balance risk and commercial outcomes.
A pro-active client service approach and demonstrated ability to maintain excellent client relations in a supportive, empathetic and non-judgmental manner.
Benefits
Up to $132,000 base + 12% super.
$15,900 NFP and meals/entertainment salary packaging.
Hybrid working, 3 days onsite at our Parkville office or headspace sites.
Purchased leave, generous Parental Leave Scheme and EAP access.
A high-performing, collaborative team doing work that genuinely matters.
Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
This is a full-time, 12-month contract.
Applications will close on 5th October (9am), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well‐being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.
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📌 People Business Partner (Melbourne)
🏢 Orygen
📍 Melbourne