Ready to lead strategic HR partnering and shape the future of employee and industrial relations?

Join Teachers Health as our Head of Business Partnering, where you'll lead a high-performing HR Business Partnering team, partner with senior leaders on complex people matters, and play a key role in shaping workforce strategy, culture and organisational performance across a growing national organisation.

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership, employee relations expertise and industrial relations capability in a purpose-led organisation that genuinely helps people thrive.

About The Role

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you'll lead the HR Business Partnering function and act as the principal adviser to senior leaders on employee and industrial relations matters. You'll oversee a team of HR Business Partners, ensuring the delivery of a nationally consistent, commercially focused and risk-aware people partnering service providing end to end support across our national business

You will play a critical role in leading enterprise bargaining and industrial relations strategy, managing complex employee relations matters, guiding workplace investigations, supporting organisational change and working with the OD team to strengthen leadership capability across the business.

This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic people decisions as a member of the People, Culture and Capability Leadership team while helping develop strategic initiatives that provide positive outcomes for our people, members and organisation.

Who are we?

Teachers Health was created over 70 years ago exclusively for the education community. We care for more than 500,000 teachers, education staff and their families. We're proud of our heritage and excited about the future as we continue to grow our impact.

Why join Teachers Health?

We have lots to offer, including (just to name a few):

- A competitive remuneration package
- Versatile hybrid working arrangements
- Generous leave and wellbeing advantages




- Subsidised private health insurance
- Discounts across Teachers Health products and services
- A comprehensive wellbeing program supporting your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
- Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
- A collaborative, values-driven and genuinely supportive culture
- The opportunity to influence strategic business outcomes and lead a high-performing team
- Convenient and accessible Surry Hills/Central station location

At Teachers Health, you'll join a purpose-led organisation where people genuinely care, collaborate and support each other to do their best work. What will you do?

In This Role, You Will

- Lead, coach and develop the HR Business Partnering team, driving service excellence and strong business outcomes across the entire business
- Provide strategic advice to People Leaders on their complex people, workforce and industrial relations matters
- Lead enterprise bargaining activities, including strategy development, negotiations, while building stakeholder engagement
- Oversee complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations and organisational risk management
- Potential representation in Fair Work Commission matters and other employment-related proceedings as and when required
- Partner with leaders and other members of the team on organisational design, workforce planning, restructures and change initiatives
- Drive initiatives surrounding continuous improvement across people practices, governance, reporting and service delivery
- Support the development of leadership capability, performance culture, inclusion, wellbeing and employee engagement initiatives





What do I need? To Succeed In This Role, You Will Need

- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Industrial Relations, Law, Business, Psychology or a related discipline
- At least 7 years' experience in senior HR Business Partnering roles, including people leadership experience

- Demonstrated recent experience leading enterprise bargaining and industrial relations strategy and negotiations
- Sound knowledge of Australian employment and industrial relations legislation, enterprise agreements and modern awards
- Experience managing complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations and organisational change
- Experience supporting or managing Fair Work Commission matters
- Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation and communication skills
- Commercial judgement, robust risk awareness and the ability to balance people outcomes with business objectives
- Experience within health insurance, financial services, healthcare, education, mutual or not-for-profit environments will be highly regarded

How do I apply? Click APPLY NOW and send in your updated CV.

Please note, as part of our recruitment process candidates may be required to complete video screening and online assessments, and applications will be reviewed and progressed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible! Due to the high number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Teachers Health values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds, including First Nations people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. Applicants can request adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process by contacting [email protected].

Please note that recruitment is undertaken in-house at Teachers Health and we do not accept agency applications or engage in canvassing.

📌 Head of HR Business Partnering (Sydney)
🏢 Teachers Health
📍 Sydney