People Experience and Wellbeing Parkville, VIC Permanent / Full Time

5/5/2026

- Parkville location | Onsite parking + close to public transport
- Full time ongoing position | 1.0FTE
- Contribute towards youth mental health

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 12-25.

- About the job

- 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, Modern 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.

- The following criteria are essential for consideration:

- 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 $130,000 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, team-oriented team doing work that genuinely matters

How to Apply

- This is a full-time ongoing position.

📌 People Business Partner (Parkville)
🏢 Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
📍 Parkville