HRBP Lead (Part-time, 6-month Parental Leave Cover)

Senior HR and WHS leadership, two days a week

This is the opportunity to lead the people and safety function in a specialist domestic and family violence organisation, in a part-time arrangement that works around your life.

As HR Business Partner Lead you are the senior HR voice at Human & Co. You partner with the Senior Leadership Team on workforce planning, employment relations, performance and capability, and you lead our work health and safety programme, including oversight of the WHS Committee and our psychosocial risk work.

This is a 6-month fixed-term parental leave cover at 0.5 FTE, 5 days per fortnight, commencing 1 December 2026. The day pattern is negotiable. We are looking for someone who can step in quickly, hold the senior work, and hand it back in good shape.

What you will do

Partner with leadership:

• advise the Senior Leadership Team on workforce planning, organisational development and people strategy.
• ensure HR policies remain compliant with the Fair Work Act 2009, the National Employment Standards and the SCHADS Award.
• use HR and WHS data to report trends and inform leadership decisions.
• administer set and communication for our annual Great Place to Work survey and advise on outcomes.

Lead work health and safety:

• lead the WHS systems and provide oversight and support to the WHS Committee.
• manage psychosocial hazards, wellbeing, and bullying and harassment risk in a trauma-exposed workforce.
• lead people-related incidents and injury claims, case manage return to work plans and liaise with insurer.

Advise on employment relations:

• act as a trusted advisor to managers on performance, conduct, conflict and disciplinary matters.
• lead investigations into complaints and concerns fairly, consistently and lawfully.
• coach managers through performance conversations and leadership challenges.

Build capability:

• lead recruitment for key roles, including inclusive job design and structured selection.
• oversee onboarding, induction and learning compliance through our Employment Hero and Go1 platform.

This role is scoped to the senior HR and WHS functions. HR and payroll administration, employment documentation and employee record keeping are managed separately, so your hours go to advice, risk and leadership.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a confident HR generalist who can work autonomously and prioritise well in a part-time arrangement. Specifically:

• Demonstrated 3+ years’ HR experience at business partner, manager or lead level, including employment relations, performance and organisational development.
• Working knowledge of the Fair Work Act 2009, the National Employment Standards and modern award interpretation. SCHADS Award knowledge is highly regarded.
• Demonstrated WHS experience, including psychosocial risk, incident management, workers compensation and return to work coordination.
• Sound judgement, integrity and discretion with sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong interpersonal and coaching skills across all levels, from frontline staff to Directors.
• Confidence with HRIS and HR systems. Employment Hero and KeyPay experience is highly regarded.
• Experience with Great Place to Work survey highly regarded.
• Experience in community services, not-for-profit or another values-led environment is desirable.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience (essential).
• Formal WHS training, for example a WHS certificate or qualification (desirable).

Genuine occupational requirement

As Human & Co provides services exclusively to women and children, being female is a genuine occupational requirement for this position pursuant to Section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Mandatory requirements

The following are required before you can start with us. We will verify these prior to commencement, and we can support you through any applications you have not yet completed.

National Police Check: A satisfactory National Police Check is required. Human & Co will arrange this prior to commencement.

NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC): You must hold or be able to obtain a valid NSW Working with Children Check clearance prior to commencement.

Right to work in Australia: You must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a visa with work rights for the full term of the contract.

Life at Human & Co

Domestic Violence NSW Service Management (trading as Human & Co) is a registered charity that works to prevent and support recovery from domestic and family violence and homelessness.

Our vision is a world where women, families, and communities live free from violence, have equal rights, opportunities, and the freedom to reach their potential. Our purpose is to empower clients to make positive, permanent changes that improve their safety and wellbeing.

Our values

Person-Centred: We listen and embrace diversity to support our clients to define and achieve their own goals.

Excellence: We bring professionalism and evidence-based practice to every programme and service we deliver.

Respect: We stay open-minded and non-judgemental in every interaction.

Integrity: We are ethical, transparent, and accountable, to our communities and to each other.

What Human & Co offers you

Genuine part-time flexibility: Two days a week, a negotiable day pattern.

Not-for-profit salary packaging: Reduce your tax and increase your take-home pay through NFP salary packaging (FBT exemption up to $15,900 per FBT year).

A certified Great Place to Work®: We hold Great Place to Work certification across multiple years, backed by strong leadership and a culture built together over time.

For more information about who we are and what we do, please visit www.humanandco.org.au

How to apply

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Please submit your latest CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be drafted by you, reflect your genuine interest in the role, and answer the screening questions.

Any questions about this role or the recruitment process, please email: hr@humanandco.org.au

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ people, and people with disability. Reasonable adjustments are available at every stage of the recruitment process, so please let us know what you need.