Senior Consultant, HR Governance and Projects

• Human Resources

• Plan for your future with a generous 17% superannuation allowance

• Be involved in managing governance activities for a large HR function

• Permanent, full time position based at St Lucia

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• On campus childcare options

• Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)

• Salary packaging options

About This Opportunity 

Locally known as Senior Principal Consultant, HR Governance and Projects, you will be responsible for ensuring effective HR governance and compliance and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the function. Reporting to the Senior Manager, HR Projects, the role manages all governance activities for the HR function including maintain and improving HR’s information management framework, supporting annual reporting and compliance requirements and coordinating education and training for HR. The role is also responsible for supporting the delivery of HR transformation initiatives that focus on improving service delivery and enhancing the performance of the function. This role is instrumental in identifying and implementing best practices within the HR domain and plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall employee experience.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Support the development of governance frameworks, KPIs and measures for HR service delivery and evaluate, review and refine as required

• Keep abreast of emerging strategic trends and transformation initiatives within Human Resources, particularly in the Higher Education industry and make recommendations for change at UQ

• Support the analysis of business issues and generate insights and solutions including recommendations for adoption of suitable technologies

• Manage and maintain HR’s knowledge and information management framework ensuring all information sources remain up to date

• Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing by engaging with employees, teams, and stakeholders in HR, encouraging their participation in transformation activities

• Lead and manage HR projects from initiation to completion, ensuring alignment with organisational goals

• Support the preparation of consultation, change and training material for projects across the HR function

This is a full-time, permanent position.

At HEW level 8, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $108,975 - $122,176, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $127,500 - $142,946 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

About You  

We are seeking an experienced HR professional with post graduate qualifications in Business, Human Resources, Project Management or a related field or an equivalent combination of qualifications and workplace experience. In this key role, you will have the opportunity to shape and influence the effectiveness and efficiency of the HR function and play a vital role in enhancing the team culture.

• Demonstrated experience in supporting large scale organisational transformation initiatives and knowledge of project management methodologies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey complex information clearly and succinctly

• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including the ability to influence key stakeholders to drive HR initiatives forward

• Expert skills in creating and curating content, including writing clear and concise documents, articles, and guides

• Proficiency in analysing data, metrics, and trends to derive meaningful insights. Ability to interpret and present complex HR data in a clear and concise manner. Demonstrated high level organisational ability, attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities

• Ability to work autonomously, combined with a high level of initiative, drive and enthusiasm

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits. 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Jennifer Cheshire (Senior Manager, HR Projects) at [email protected] . For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected] .

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Tuesday, 9 April at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-37281). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for Monday, 15th April.