About Us

Kurbingui Youth & Family Development is a proud Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation delivering a diverse range of programs and services across Southeast Queensland. For more than 20 years, we have walked alongside families, young people and individuals, providing support through programs including Family Support, Social and Emotional Wellbeing, Employment and Training, NDIS Support, Youth Justice and Bail Diversionary Programs, Family and Child Connect, Youth School and Community, Domestic and Family Violence Response, Early Years Education, and a range of cultural and community workshops and events.

At Kurbingui, we believe meaningful change happens when people feel seen, supported and empowered. We are committed to creating pathways, opportunities and stronger futures for the communities we serve, while remaining grounded in culture and guided by our values of connection, empowerment and respect.

Recognised as a leading community organisation in Brisbane, Kurbingui is trusted for its commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, children and young people, while also supporting non-Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse community members. Our work is built on cultural knowledge, partnership and community-led approaches that strengthen outcomes and create lasting impact.

Joining Kurbingui means becoming part of an organisation that values culture, community and positive change, where every day presents an prospect to make a genuine difference in people's lives.

About the Role

This is a pivotal leadership opportunity, not a traditional operational HR role.

As Manager, People & Capability, you will establish and lead Kurbingui's People & Capability function, providing trusted, contemporary and culturally responsive advice to the CEO, leadership team and managers.

You will take ownership of the full employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, workplace investigations, remuneration and Award compliance, learning and development, succession planning and employee wellbeing.

Balancing strategy with practical delivery, you will strengthen our people systems,



policies and leadership capability while ensuring Kurbingui meets its employment, workplace health and safety, funding and regulatory obligations.

You will confidently manage complex and sensitive workplace matters, build the capability of managers and develop practical solutions suited to a growing, multi-program community organisation.

Most importantly, you will help create a culturally secure workplace where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols, perspectives and practices are respected, understood and embedded throughout the organisation.

This is an prospect for an experienced people leader to build a function, influence organisational direction and leave a meaningful legacy.

About You

Essential

- At least five years' broad HR experience, including experience operating at a senior advisory or management level.
- Demonstrated capability across employee relations, performance management, workplace investigations, workforce planning and organisational development.
- Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation, the SCHADS Award and contemporary HR practice.
- Experience developing and implementing people strategies, policies, systems and workforce initiatives.
- Confidence advising executives and managers, constructively challenging where required and influencing decisions across all organisational levels.
- Proven ability to manage complex and sensitive matters with sound judgement, confidentiality and procedural fairness.
- Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build management capability.
- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated commitment to cultural safety, inclusion and respectful workplace practices.
- Knowledge of workplace health and safety obligations.
- Strong systems capability,



including experience with HRIS platforms, Microsoft Office and contemporary reporting tools.
- A current Queensland Driver Licence and capacity to travel across Kurbingui's service regions.
- Ability to obtain and maintain all required employment screening, including a Positive Blue Card ("No Card, No Start").

Desirable

- HR leadership experience within a not-for-profit, community services, First Nations or similarly regulated environment.
- Experience working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culturally diverse communities.
- Experience supporting senior leaders and frontline, multidisciplinary workforces.
- Knowledge of NDIS, child safety, funding contract or community service compliance requirements.
- Experience leading organisational change, leadership development or workforce capability initiatives.

What We Provide You

- Competitive salary plus superannuation and not-for-profit salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
- A newly created leadership role with genuine scope to shape the function.
- A purpose-driven and culturally grounded organisation making a direct community impact.
- Ongoing professional development and career development opportunities.
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees.
- Ceremonial, cultural and community service leave.
- Free and confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Paid external professional supervision.
- Smartphone, laptop and access to a pool vehicle for business travel.
- Structured supervision, annual performance reviews, development planning and succession opportunities.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced people leader ready to build a contemporary, culturally responsive People & Capability function, we would welcome your application.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the essential requirements.

Employment is conditional upon obtaining and maintaining a Positive Blue Card, NDIS Worker Screening clearance, current Driver Licence and Police Check.

Applications will be reviewed as received, and Kurbingui may progress suitable candidates before the advertised closing date.

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