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About the Department
The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.
About the Division
People and Workplace Relations (Schools) is responsible for providing quality employee services and human resources to support school-based and regional staff in best practice and delivering on workforce strategies and initiatives to support the attraction and retention of teachers and school workforce staff in Victorian government schools.
* Provides support and advice on payroll and recruitment, school workforce performance and development, HR data analysis and reporting
* Implements and manages a range of workforce supply initiatives to increase supply and distribution of teachers across Victoria, providing targeted support to schools experiencing workforce challenges
* Manages the industrial environment for the schools workforce and employee relations matters and the appointment processes for the Merit Protection Boards and the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
About the Role
The HR and Payroll officer will be supporting the service delivery of HR and payroll policy, systems and processes. The incumbent offers guidance on policy adherence and resolves complex payroll issues. Through cross-functional collaboration, they support the delivery of high-quality HR and payroll solutions and services.
If you have a strong attention to detail, positive and motivated to be a part of a fast-paced environment and some payroll experience, we would love to hear from you.
Ongoing (full-time) and fixed-term (full-time) positions available.
Attributes
To be successful in this role, you will be solution and client focused and can be relied on your problem-solving skills, influence and negotiating skills. Your capacity to establish and maintain productive relationships within the department and external organisation will also be vital, along with your critical thinking who embraces innovation and continuous improvement.
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving : Seeks resolution of problems through policy or process guidelines. Otherwise seeks guidance by providing information and ideas
* Stakeholder Management : Responds to clients' needs. Keeps the client or stakeholder up to date with issues and developments. Promptly follows through on inquiries, requests, and complaints. Takes responsibility for correcting problems promptly.
* Customer Focus: Understands customer needs and applies skills, knowledge and experience to deliver high impact services that address those needs.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
* Experience working in a dynamic, high performing payroll and HR advisory and operational function in a large complex organisation.
* Good knowledge and understanding of HR and payroll policies, procedures, and practices.
* Ability to interpret and convey specialist HR concepts and policies to diverse stakeholders.
* Effective problem-solving capability to resolve or escalate operational service queries.
* A Tertiary qualification in HR or similar