Title: Senior People and Culture Business Partner
Employment: Full time / Ongoing
Salary: $125,000 per annum + Super + Salary Packaging
Location: Surrey Hills, VIC or Hobart, TAS

About the role

Able Australia is seeking a Senior People & Culture Business Partner to join our national Business Partnering team. In this high-impact role, supported by the National Manager Business Partnering, you'll lead complex employee and industrial relations matters, support enterprise agreement implementation, and drive key people projects across our national organisation.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead exciting and strategic projects that boost our workforce capability
• Be the coach leaders turn to for advice on legislation and people best practices
• Build manager confidence in performance, development, and team culture
• Shape organisational practices that align with legislation, and bring our values to life
• Influence enterprise bargaining strategies and partner with unions to support collaboration
• Get hands-on with enterprise bargaining planning and complex employee relations case management matters
• Support the National Manager to mentor a team of People & Culture BPs to level up their capability

You'll be at the heart of strategic transformation - helping us grow, putting our people first, and supporting a workplace where everyone can truly thrive.

Skills and experience required to be successful in this role:

• Experience as a Senior People & Culture Business Partner, or People & Culture Business Partner
• Sound knowledge of legislative frameworks applicable to employment arrangements (NES, Enterprise Agreements, FW Rulings)
• Demonstrated experience leading or advising on enterprise bargaining negotiations, industrial disputes, and complex award or EA interpretations within a unionised environment.
• Proven ability to manage high-risk or sensitive ER matters including misconduct, grievances, and change-related disputes, ensuring compliance with legal frameworks and organisational values.
• Relevant experience, skills and qualifications with the ability to apply a range of management styles and strategies.
• Knowledge and experience in strategic and operational Human Resources requirements including recruitment, employee relations, industrial relations, safety, employee engagement and development, and change management.
• High level written and spoken communication skills, including demonstrated ability to coach and be a knowledgeable resource

For further information regarding the role and its requirements, please refer to the position description attached.

Benefits of joining Able Australia:

• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits (pay less tax and take home more earnings)
• Flexible starting times and working from home options, including a 50% WFH policy
• 17% annual leave loading (get paid more on your holidays) and an additional 2 days of personal leave each year
• Able Rewards program offering instant discounts to hundreds of online retailers, including Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Airbnb, Hotels, and Flights and more!
• Cooperative and positive team environments where your ideas matter
• Continuous support and supervision to enable you to develop your career and progress
• Our values are Trust, Respect, Excellence and Kindness and we imbed these values into all of our work practices

About Able Australia

Able Australia is a leading provider of disability services across Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, and the ACT. For over 50 years we have been delivering innovative support services to people with multiple disabilities and deafblindness.

As a registered provider of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), our vision is to enable the people we support to live the life they choose.

How to apply

Please click on the APPLY NOW button and complete the online application form. You will need to upload your resume with your skills and experience. We appreciate the time you have taken to prepare and submit your application and we are committed to responding to every applicant.

We encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment period.

You must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered for this position.

Employment is conditional upon screening checks throughout employment, applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks as required. Applicants will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: NDIS Worker Screening Check, International Police Check (if applicable), and Right to Work in Australia.

If you have any particular questions regarding the position or need to find out more, get in touch with Yvette Hyde, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner at