Australian Human Rights Commission – Sydney NSW

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is Australia’s national human rights institution, dedicated to fostering a society where human rights are upheld, protected, and celebrated. We envision an Australia where every individual is valued equally in dignity and rights.

Our mission involves promoting and safeguarding the human rights of all Australians by:

- Advising all levels of government and various public and private organisations.
- Strengthening laws, policies, and practices while providing accessible investigation and conciliation services.
- Engaging inclusively with civil society, communities, and the private sector.
- Raising awareness about human rights and offering educational resources.
- Collaborating with partners to cultivate a culture of respect for human rights across the nation.

People & Culture team is a small team that leads strategic programs and operational activities across the entire employee lifecycle. The team manages programs and provides expert advice across a range of people and culture activities including employee relations, talent attraction and selection, onboarding, talent management, learning and development, organisational development, remuneration and reporting and workforce planning.

We are looking for an experienced People and Culture professional to join our team. In this rewarding role, you will partner with leaders to provide expert HR adviceand deliver specialist talent management support, and lead the design, development and implementation of talent attraction and selection initiatives. You will also play a key role in driving employee wellbeing programs that foster a positive workplace culture.

This is a full time,



non-ongoing position initially offered for a 12-month period. It offers a competitive salary range of $121,755 - $133,986 per annum plus 15.4% superannuation.

We offer flexible, hybrid work options.

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is Australia’s national human rights institution, dedicated to fostering a society where human rights are upheld, protected, and celebrated. We envision an Australia where every individual is valued equally in dignity and rights.

Our mission involves promoting and safeguarding the human rights of all Australians by:

- Advising all levels of government and various public and private organisations.
- Strengthening laws, policies, and practices while providing accessible investigation and conciliation services.
- Engaging inclusively with civil society, communities, and the private sector.
- Raising awareness about human rights and offering educational resources.
- Collaborating with partners to cultivate a culture of respect for human rights across the nation.

People & Culture team is a small team that leads strategic programs and operational activities across the entire employee lifecycle. The team manages programs and provides expert advice across a range of people and culture activities including employee relations, talent attraction and selection, onboarding, talent management, learning and development,



organisational development, remuneration and reporting and workforce planning.

We are looking for an experienced People and Culture professional to join our team. In this rewarding role, you will partner with leaders to provide expert HR adviceand deliver specialist talent management support, and lead the design, development and implementation of talent attraction and selection initiatives. You will also play a key role in driving employee wellbeing programs that foster a positive workplace culture.

This is a full-time, non-ongoing position initially offered for a 12-month period. It offers a competitive salary range of $121,755 - $133,986 per annum plus 15.4% superannuation.

We offer flexible, hybrid work options.

The key duties of the position include:

What You’ll Do:

- Partner with leaders and all staff to provide specialist human resources advice and support, building manager capability to ensure effective human resources practices are embedded.
- Ensure compliance with provisions in the Commission’s Enterprise Agreement, Public Service Act 1999, Fair Work Act 2009, APS Commissioners Directions 2022 and other relevant APS guidelines.
- Provide specialist advice on talent recruitment and selection to inform effective talent attraction and selection activities and design fit-for-purpose attraction and selection activities to build organisational capability.
- Introduce new talent attraction channels to ensure future workforce talent needs are met.
- Ensure talent acquisition and selection are in accordance with the APS merit principles, work level standards and Commission policies and procedures.
- Design and implement new selectio

📌 Senior People and Culture Partner (Sydney)
🏢 Australian Human Rights Commission
📍 Sydney