Job Opportunity: People & Culture Business Partner

• Location: Tewantin Sunshine Coast 4565
• Pay: $58.76 p/h + super
• Contract: 3 months + potential for extension

About the Organisation

We are a progressive, value-led regional organisation employing over 500 dedicated professionals focused on delivering a sustainable, vibrant future for our community. Our corporate strategy is built around core strategic pillars centered on environmental protection, liveability, prosperity, and organisational excellence.

We operate under a strong values framework defined by being Supportive, Passionate, Authentic, Respectful, and Committed (SPARC). We are looking for an experienced professional who embodies these behaviours to join our collaborative team.

About the Role

As a People & Culture Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor, partnering directly with organisational leaders and employees across the entire employee lifecycle. You will deliver expert, evidence-based advice that drives operational performance, mitigates organisational risk, and fosters a high-performing, inclusive workforce culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Advisory: Partner with department leaders to align people strategies, capability frameworks, and operational workforce goals with broader organisational priorities.
• Industrial & Employee Relations: Lead the management of complex ER/IR matters, including workplace investigations, grievance resolutions, and disciplinary processes, ensuring fair, compliant, and defensible outcomes.
• Leadership Coaching: Coach and upskill management in practical people management practices, including performance enablement, conduct, safety, and talent acquisition.
• Workforce Planning & Change: Partner with leaders to design establishment structures, execute position evaluations, implement succession planning, and facilitate smooth organisational change initiatives.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Provide expert interpretation of legislation, industrial awards, enterprise agreements, and internal policy frameworks.
• Data-Driven Insights: Analyse business-unit level workforce data and trends to proactively identify risks and escalate systemic issues to the broader P&C team.

What We Are Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will bring a mix of the following skills, knowledge, and qualifications:

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Demonstrated experience delivering contemporary, end-to-end HR practices within a complex or highly unionised organisational environment.
• Strong, up-to-date knowledge of industrial relations frameworks, employment law, and modern awards.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to influence, negotiate, and build trust with diverse stakeholders (including senior executives and union representatives).
• Experience leading or supporting organisational change, restructuring, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Ability to operate autonomously, interpret complex policy, and develop practical, risk-based solutions to sensitive people issues.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.