Job Description

The Role

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The People Partner is a trusted advisor to leaders, partnering with the business to deliver people strategies that support TasWater's operational and strategic objectives. The role provides expert guidance across workforce planning, employee relations, organisational change, leadership development, performance management and employee wellbeing, helping leaders build capable, engaged and high-performing teams.

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- Build trusted and effective relationships with leaders and stakeholders across multiple portfolio groups, developing a deep understanding of business priorities, workforce risks and operational context.
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- Support workforce planning, talent development and organisational change
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- Use people insights and data to improve workforce outcomes and employee experience.
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- Provide practical, procedurally fair, values-aligned and risk informed advice on complex people matters, balancing employee experience, legislative and policy obligations, industrial risk and business outcomes.
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- Support leaders to identify and respond to psychosocial risks, wellbeing concerns and respectful workplace issues in partnership with Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Workplace Relations and Culture and Capability.
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What we're looking for

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We are looking for an experienced HR professional who can build trusted relationships, partner effectively with leaders and provide practical people solutions that support business performance. The successful candidate will bring strong coaching and influencing skills, sound employee relations experience and the ability to translate business priorities into people-focused outcomes. They will be comfortable working in a complex environment, using workforce insights and data to identify risks, build capability and drive positive employee experiences.

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- Relevant tertiary qualifications in human resources, employee relations, organisational psychology, business or a related discipline,



or demonstrated equivalent competency.
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- Significant business partnering experience in a medium to large, complex or operationally diverse organisation.
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- Ability to use people data, workforce metrics and portfolio insights to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
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- Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, defensible written advice and documentation.
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Why TasWater

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Across our multi-disciplinary organisation, we are serious about enhancing the skills and careers of our team members. When you join TasWater, you join a company that offers career development pathways, training courses, and access to subject matter experts.

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We are continuing to build an inclusive workplace and workforce that truly represents the Tasmanian community that we serve. We value diversity in all its many forms and welcome a range of perspectives and identities to enrich the way we work and what we do.

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We take pride in being acknowledged as an employer of choice for women by WORK180. Visit the Work180 website to view our benefits and policies, such as 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents regardless of tenure and with full superannuation contributions. We're continuing to work on future benefits through a dedicated Employee Experience team.

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The Details

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This role can be based in either our Hobart or Launceston office and is fixed term until March 2027.

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If you would like to learn more about the role, please reach out to Krystina Ryan – People Partner Manager via email at [email protected] or call 0437 911 538.

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Our applications will be closing on Friday 9th October at 10:00AM.

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Please note: To be considered for this chance, applicants must have the right to work in Australia. As part of our recruitment process, you may be asked toparticipatein pre-employment checks relevantto the role. These may include a National Police Check orAusCheck, with any offer of employment subject to satisfactory outcomes.

📌 People Partner (Launceston)
🏢 TasWater
📍 Launceston