HRBP (12-month FTC)

Who are we?

The future of energy is digitised, decarbonised, and localised. At SmartestEnergy Australia, we need revolutionary thinkers to help our customers make the most of this new landscape, thinking differently to find smart solutions to complex problems. Formed in 2020, we’re an agile business driven by entrepreneurial thinking. As a subsidiary of the Marubeni Corporation and SmartestEnergy Limited UK, we also have strong investment and infrastructure behind us.

We have our corporate office in Sydney CBD and another office in Melbourne. Further expansion is planned for 2026 and beyond which means global career opportunities for you, with plenty of potential to explore new markets.

Flexibility is vital to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many ways, including part-time, remotely or a mix of remote/office. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying. When you join our Team, you will have the opportunity to contribute and make an impact every single day.

This role is based in our Sydney office with Hybrid working arrangement.

Role Purpose

Note: This is a 12-month fixed-term position covering an existing team member's maternity leave, working 4 days per week.

The HR Business Partner holds the primary strategic and tactical HR relationship with assigned client groups. He/she aligns and drives key HR polices, programs and processes to support the execution of business goals. The HR Business Partner promotes best practice in people management; drives a high-performance culture and great employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

Client Coverage

• Act as key focal point for client group on all HR matters - providing expert strategic and operational HR advice and guidance
• Identify key business challenges across client groups and provide pragmatic HR solutions
• Act as a sounding board to client group managers/leaders and provide professional advice and coaching
• Promote best practice in people and talent management
• Work within established Company policies and procedures and help business interpret and apply these appropriately
• Optimise the customer experience by offering full resolution of issues on first contact where possible

HR Transformation

• Help implement and shape the HR Transformation Plan and lead the delivery of special projects identified within the Plan
• Drive change within client groups and embed new HR solutions
• Liaison with the wider HR team to share ideas, best practice and contribute towards driving the HR Transformation plan
• Ensure innovation and continuous improvement of HR systems, processes, and policies
• Monitor KPIs within client group such as attrition, sickness, employee engagement and ensure remedial action taken where necessary

Talent Management

• Align and drive talent management strategies within client groups for attraction, recruitment, HiPo identification, development, recognition, and retention
• Work proactively within client groups on succession planning for critical roles
• Promote equality and diversity as part of the culture where equality thrives in both opportunities and outcomes
• Ensure the onboarding programme properly welcomes and integrates new employees
• Ensure L&D initiatives within client groups enhance employee skills in line with their business needs and achievement of their objectives
• Delivering development workshops for client groups as required
• Partner with the business to proactively resolve individual performance issues, advising and coaching them into appropriate solutions and improvements
• Take HR lead within client group for driving employee engagement strategies
• Interpret talent analytics within client groups and share insights with leaders to enhance their understanding of people issues

Employee Relations

• Advise and coach managers/leaders with client groups and work with them to deal effectively with employee relations issues considering best practice, legislative framework, and commercial outcome
• Take HR leadership for disciplinary, performance and grievance processes within client groups

Resourcing

• Proactively partner with client groups on headcount plans and ensuring appropriate approvals are in place
• Review recruitment efforts, and partner with Talent Acquisition Manager to ensure client groups attract high-quality candidates
• Participate in selection activities to help ensure the right calibre of candidates are hired

Reward and Compensation

• Work collaboratively with managers during the annual compensation processes
• Advise managers to ensure appropriate compensation decisions are made based upon performance, parity of awards, promotion etc
• Liaise with Payroll to ensure monthly payroll accuracy for client groups

Operational Excellence

• Oversee the operation of best practice administration, processes, and procedures within client groups
• Ensure the sickness and absence policies are adhered to and that absences are correctly recorded, and action taken where appropriate
• Conduct exit interviews, analyse data trends, and share insights
• Approval of recruiting invoice for client group
• Support the general improvement of all HR data through proactive cleansing and maintenance

Experience

• Experience of developing and embedding people-focused strategies to help deliver business objectives
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key business stakeholders

Knowledge

• CIPD qualified or equivalent qualification
• Extensive knowledge of Australian Employment law
• Up-to-date knowledge of best practice HR trends and people management techniques
• Talent management strategies
• Project & change management initiatives
• Understands relationship between HR initiatives and business drivers

What we offer

• A genuine commitment to smarter working – we recognise your work/life balance matters
• Competitive base salary & yearly bonuses
• Leave Benefits - Paid Parental, Service, Wellbeing & Birthday leave
• Employee Assistance Program - SONDER
• Employee Health and Wellbeing Platform - WHEREFIT
• Personal development and coaching opportunities.
• EV Salary Packaging Benefit

Diversity

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to what we do. We value everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality, or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive we need diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.

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