Define and lead the country people strategy, aligning workforce planning, organizational capabilities, and culture to deliver on 3–5 year business growth ambitions
Lead the delivery of end-to-end HR business partnering priorities across business operations, ensuring alignment with business goals, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness
Leadership Development - support and coordinate leadership development programmes, working with relevant stakeholders to manage milestone programmes, the Public Service Leadership Programme (PSLP), and other leadership training initiatives. The incumbent will be responsible for managing succession planning and leadership development matters for Directors and above, ensuring that programme nominations, scheduling, and follow-through are handled effectively.
Executive Liaison: Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic consultant to senior business leaders and executives, translating complex business plans into actionable, fit-for-purpose HR strategies.
Build trusted relationships with senior leaders through strategic business partnering, developing a strong understanding of business priorities and providing timely, evidence-based advice on organisation and people matters.
Review Public Service and Whole-of-Government directives, legislative changes and market practice, and recommend policies to simplify, retire, consolidate or create.
The Manager II, HR Business Partner - Professional job acts as the strategic business partner for the respective group or functional leader and leadership team and partners with senior management within a group or function. This job develops and drives the people and culture strategy and provides advice and guidance in relation to people issues for the group or function supported. This job collaborates with senior leaders and the centers of expertise to deliver against core people levers and strategies, including culture, organizational design, leadership development, strategic workforce planning, talent management, team and organization effectiveness and change management.
The Manager II, HR Business Partner - Professional job acts as the strategic business partner for the respective group or functional leader and leadership team and partners with senior management within a group or function. This job develops and drives the people and culture strategy and provides advice and guidance in relation to people issues for the group or function supported. This job collaborates with senior leaders and the centers of expertise to deliver against core people levers and strategies, including culture, organizational design, leadership development, strategic workforce planning, talent management, team and organization effectiveness and change management.
Lead and govern all people-related functions across the Group's operating markets as the executive steward of People Governance, reporting to the CFO and directly leading the HR team.
We are partnering with a leading organisation in the manufacturing and distribution sector on a search for a Human Resources Director. Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for shaping the people strategy across the markets covered. The organisation is entering a significant period of transformation and evolution, creating an opportunity for an experienced HR leader to play a pivotal role in influencing business performance, organisational effectiveness and long-term capability building.
Our client is a leading public sector organisation with a large and diverse workforce. With an increasing focus on strengthening its talent pipeline and developing future capabilities, the organisation is seeking a seasoned HR leader to oversee key Centres of Excellence spanning Talent Acquisition, Learning & Talent Management, and Employee Relations. Responsibilities Reporting to the Chief Human Resource Officer, you will oversee three critical HR portfolios and provide leadership to the respective functional teams. You will shape a forward-looking talent acquisition agenda, strengthening talent pipelines, employer branding and recruitment capabilities to support evolving workforce requirements. Across Learning & Talent Management, you will steer the organisation's approach to leadership and capability development, succession planning, high-potential talent and organisational development. You will work with senior leaders to anticipate future skills requirements and build sustainable talent and leadership pipelines. You will also provide oversight on employee relations and investigations, guiding the team and senior stakeholders through complex and sensitive matters. More broadly, you will bring the three portfolios together to strengthen the organisation's overall talent proposition and ensure programmes, policies and practices remain relevant to changing workforce needs. Requirements The ideal candidate will possess at least 15-18 years of progressive HR experience, with strong functional depth across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Talent Management and/or Employee Relations. You should have experience leading sizeable HR teams and developing enterprise-wide talent programmes within a large and complex organisation. We are looking for a forward-thinking and people-centric HR leader who can set direction while remaining close to execution. You should be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and developing strong teams, with the judgement and maturity to navigate complex talent and employee matters. To Apply Please submit your resume to Adeline at al@kerryconsulting.com, quoting the job title and reference number AL36556. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.