* Utilise your human resources expertise to provide support and advice to HR Assist within People Services
* A fixed-term, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
* VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
People, Safety, Culture and Communications (PSCC) provides services and advice to the department on a wide range of human resources (HR), transformation, occupational health and safety, industrial relations, workforce planning matters and business assets. This includes HR policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; employment regulations; and public service medal nominations.
PSCC promotes a culture to engage and develop the department's workforce - providing all staff members with the opportunity to unlock and achieve their potential
About the Role:
The Assistant Manager, HR Assist and Projects is responsible for leading and managing the HR Assist team - the dedicated first point of contact for HR queries across the department, and for undertaking a variety of HR projects across the broader PSCC group.
Some of your duties will include:
* Leading and managing the HR Assist team, ensuring queries received by the team are resolved accurately, efficiently and in a professional manner
* Providing authoritative advice to the HR Assist team and stakeholders across the broader department on more complex HR policy matters, in order to maximise the team's effectiveness in resolving queries at the initial point of contact
* Leading the development and delivery of key PSCC projects aimed at enhancing HR service delivery across the department, including the corporate reporting exercise.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
* Significant experience in the provision of contemporary HR services within a large, diverse and structurally complex organisation
* A strong ability to detect the underlying concerns, interests or emotions that lie behind what is being said and done while remaining genuine and sincere when dealing with others
* The ability to take the wider business context into account when considering options to resolve issues.
Qualifications/Requirements:
* A qualification in human resources, business administration or a related field is desirable.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.