Canberra | APS6 equivalent | Contract until 30 June 2027

Join a small, collaborative People & Culture team in a Commonwealth Government environment, providing broad HR support with a strong focus on Work Health and Safety. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys variety and wants to work on meaningful, hands-on HR matters rather than being limited to one specialist area.

Your new role

Working across a broad People & Culture portfolio, you will provide practical and trusted HR advice to managers and employees.

Your responsibilities will include

Providing advice across WHS, employee relations, performance management and general HR matters

Supporting WHS risk management, consultation, incident and hazard reporting and wellbeing initiatives

Supporting rehabilitation, early intervention and return-to-work matters

Providing advice on sensitive and complex people matters

Supporting recruitment, onboarding and capability initiatives

Preparing HR policies, correspondence, reports and presentations

Analysing workforce and WHS information to identify trends and support decision-making

Building strong relationships with managers, employees, WHS representatives and external service providers

Contributing to continuous improvement across HR and WHS processes The underlying position description confirms the role spans recruitment and onboarding, HR systems and reporting, capability, performance management, ER, WHS and rehabilitation-related matters.

What you'll need to succeed





You'll be an experienced HR professional with strong WHS capability alongside broad generalist HR experience.

Ideally, you will have:

Demonstrated generalist HR advisory experience

Strong practical knowledge of Work Health and Safety

Experience advising managers on ER and performance matters

Exposure to rehabilitation, workers' compensation and return to work

Robust written communication and stakeholder management skills The ability to interpret HR data and translate it into meaningful advice

Experience within the Australian Public Service or Commonwealth environment

Australian citizenship The ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance An HR-related qualification or AHRI certification would be highly regarded but is not mandatory.

What you'll get in return

APS6-level remuneration

15.4% employer superannuation

Contract through to the 30th of June 2027

Canberra-based opportunity

Broad exposure across both HR and WHS The opportunity to work within a small team where you can make a tangible contribution

What you need to do now

If you're an experienced HR professional with strong WHS capability, and you're looking for a broad, hands-on opportunity within the Commonwealth Government environment, I'd love to hear from you.

Orlena Prosser Manager | Human Resources Level 11, 60 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra City ACT 2601 T: (02) 6112 7639 E: [email protected] Please click here to apply.

📌 Senior HR Adviser - WHS & People and Culture (Canberra)
🏢 Orlena Prosser
📍 Canberra