Vacancy Details

  • Join a collaborative and passionate team to deliver innovative solutions to people practices
  • Permanent full time role - part time considered
  • Genuine flexibility including hybrid work arrangements, flexible work hours and monthly RDOs
  • Based in Bannockburn, great location and an easy drive from Geelong, Ballarat and Melbourne with free onsite parking

Golden Plains Shire Council provides a workplace where people matter, communities are connected, and the future is bright. We offer a diverse range of career pathways in meaningful roles with a sense of purpose where you can grow and thrive. 

We're offering a great opportunity to an enthusiastic and experienced People & Culture professional, ready to take the reigns and lead the continuous improvement of our systems and people practices to deliver an outstanding employee experience. This role is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of people systems and partnering with the organisation to deliver general people, culture and payroll support. 

The role will provide you with the opportunity to:

  • Be part of a supportive and passionate team who drive improvements to employee experience through effective business partnership.
  • Lead the technical design, implementation, maintenance and enhancement of Council’s people systems including payroll, recruitment, reporting and learning systems.
  • Collaborate and engage with key stakeholders to identify areas of improvement, trouble-shoot issues, recommend solutions and implement functional solutions to ensure people systems are fully utilised and fit for purpose.
  • Provide coaching, training and resources to build capability across the workforce in the application of people systems and processes.
  • Partner with leaders and staff to deliver advice, guidance, and solutions as well as coaching on people management and payroll processes, policies, empowering leadership to develop a respectful, supportive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture.
  • Ensure integrity and security of our data, generate and manage reports and dashboards and fulfill reporting and auditing obligations. 

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Broad understanding, knowledge and experience of a range of HR and payroll processes and functions.
  • Advanced IT skills with experience in the development and maintenance of HRIS/Payroll Systems (Aurion, ELMO experience desirable) including coordination of system upgrades, maintenance of backend operations and configuration. 
  • Commitment to continuous improvement with demonstrated ability to lead the implementation of change and projects to support quality and proactive service delivery and excellent end-user experience.
  • Well-developed data analysis skills, an inquisitive and inquiring mind, with a proven ability to aggregate and interpret data and information from a variety of sources and challenge the status quo.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to consistency and accuracy.
  • Highly collaborative with proven ability to engage, motivate and influence stakeholders at all levels of a diverse organisation. 
  • Proven ability to effectively manage concurrent priorities and projects, meet deadlines, and achieve objectives.

* Don’t meet every single requirement?  If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, give us a call to talk further. We take into consideration transferable skills, future capability and cultural fit when reviewing applications and offer tailored development plans to support individuals to grow into their roles. You may just be the right candidate for this or another position at Golden Plains Shire Council.

We care. We thrive. We grow.

Our people are passionate, collaborative and deeply committed to both the community and the work they do. This commitment is felt from the moment you step through the doors, in every interaction and in the way we celebrate our collective achievements.

We care about our community and our people, provide flexibility and support so you can thrive and offer a diverse range of opportunities to support your personal and professional growth. We are dedicated to fostering this culture, because we know that our people are the key to the future growth and success of Golden Plains Shire.

We offer:

  • Learning and development opportunities aligned to your role and aspirations, along with opportunities to work on a variety of projects and undertake secondments 
  • Flexible work arrangements to empower you to achieve better life/work balance
  • A modern, high-quality, architectural designed working environment with free onsite parking
  • An environment where health, safety and wellbeing are prioritised in all that we do
  • An active Social Club
  • Ability to transfer years of service from Government organisations and transfer of LSL balance within Local Government and with some government organisations
  • Generous leave entitlements including: 
    • Up to 16 weeks primary & up to 3 weeks secondary parental leave
    • Purchased leave
    • Ceremonial leave
    • Gender affirmation leave
    • Family violence leave

If you’d like to learn more, please view the Position Description or contact Alyda Domantay, Coordinator People & Culture, on 03 5220 7259 for a confidential discussion.

If you feel this role aligns with your interests, skills and experience, we’d love to hear from you ASAP. Applications for this role will be assessed as they are received, so don’t wait too long!

Apply now

Click on Apply to submit your application and following the prompts.  

Please address the key selection criteria (KSC) in your cover letter or use the KSC to guide your responses to the online questionnaire when submitting your application.

For further tips and tricks to help you shine during the recruitment process, please visit our website at www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/council/careers.

We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you. Please contact our People & Culture team at peopleandculture@gplains.vic.gov.au to discuss how we can best support you.

Applications close SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2024 at 11.59PM

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace that allows staff to bring their whole selves to all that they do.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe workplace that embraces and values child safety, diversity and inclusion. We recognise the value and diversity and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures to the heritage of all Australians and our workplace.

We wholeheartedly believe that the decisions we make and the services we deliver benefit from having a workforce representative of the community we support - that the diversity of thought, experience, insights and background will ensure the needs of the broader community are considered in all we do. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.