Vacancy Details

Campus Location: Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV101331#028

  • Newly created position reporting to and advising the Chief People Officer
  • Advise and coach ACU leaders and key stakeholders
  • Benefits include 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
  • Full time, continuing role based at our Melbourne campus with hybrid flexibility

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

Contributing to the university's People and Capability function, the P&C Senior Business Partner (SBP) will model, promote and actively demonstrate ACU's values and behaviours to deliver organisational outcomes that are aligned to the ACU Mission and Vision. The SBP will be executive leadership team aligned, analytically oriented and able to think holistically about the strategy of the organisation and the various P&C processes and solutions that will support ACU's goals. Applying a comprehensive understanding of the Australian regulatory environment, coupled with the know-how to manage complex, highly sensitive staffing matters, you will exercise nuanced relationship management skills, commercial acumen, a deep understanding of the ACU People Plan and the ACU operating environment, to appropriately advise and coach ACU leaders and key stakeholders.

The position is highly varied with the triaging requirements of a business partner, the scoping, planning and delivery capabilities of a project manager and the relationship management skills to play a key network connector role, ensuring that effective engagement relationships are in place so that the office and the function of P&C is able to respond effectively to various stakeholder requirements and the range of issues that can arise.

The position will also be responsible for supervising the CPO Executive Officer and ensuring the smooth overall operation of the Office of the CPO, including that emerging and critical issues are appropriately identified and resolved.

To be successful in this role, you'll be an experienced senior HR generalist with contemporary HR and ER subject matter expertise, excellent communication skills including report writing, planning and project management skills with the ability to apply a deep understanding of the employment life-cycle and the end-to-end HR operating and service delivery model to provide the desired staff experience across.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Angelle Laurence, Chief People Officer at: angelle.laurence@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

  • The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
  • Total remuneration valued to $151,211 - $161,352 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $127,838 - $136,506 (pro rata) pa (HEW 9), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
  • 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
  • Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
  • As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

  • resume (maximum 5 pages).
  • responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
  • brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

Applications close: 28-JUL-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.