We welcome fearless thinkers.

For over 100 years, Maurice Blackburn has stood up for those who need us most. With courage and compassion, we extend access to justice to countless Australians. We look beyond the immediate challenge to support people in moments that matter across their lives, and continually push for better solutions for our clients. We invest in and empower our people to stand up for what we believe in and go fearlessly forward together.

We work on real cases, achieving important and positive results in real people’s lives, which is why we are one of Australia’s most respected law firms. Maurice Blackburn, experience you can count on.

How will you contribute to ensuring access to justice for all?

Are you ready for an exciting HR opportunity that offers variety, growth, and the chance to work alongside a highly passionate team? Maurice Blackburn is seeking a skilled HR professional to fill a 12-month fixed-term contract People & Culture Business Partner role on a full-time or part-time basis. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to support and build strong partnerships with our leadership team and employees, while actively contributing to our vibrant workplace culture.

What sets this role apart is the dynamic nature of our organisation. No two days will be the same as you tackle a diverse range of employment-related and day-to-day workplace matters. You'll have the opportunity to work collaboratively with our P&C team, leveraging your HR generalist skills and making a tangible impact on our organisation.

If you have the following experience, we would love to chat...

• Business partnering across the employee life cycle, supporting our leaders on people matters, ensuring compliance with our policies and EBA
• Workforce planning, ensuring short-term and long-term needs are met and planned for
• Partnering with the talent team, developing, and running programs that enable an exceptional candidate, hiring manager, and employee experience
• Coaching leaders on running effective performance and development sessions, actively driving best practice and retention
• Implementing P&C policies and programs as required
• Educating our leaders and employees on MB policies
• Celebrating and recognising great work
• Working collaboratively with the L&D team and leaders to deliver training programs in support of individual growth aspirations and business requirements
• Identifying opportunities to improve ways of delivering P&C services to Corporate Services teams, and following through from ideation through to implementation
• Beyond People & Culture, involvement in firm-wide initiatives and exciting projects
• Using data and insights to develop meaningful strategies
• Mentoring and coaching more junior team members

As a highly collaborative team we are looking for someone with a growth mindset who thrives in a knowledge sharing environment. A person who loves what they do and who is passionate about people & culture.

Our People Commitment comes with the following benefits:

• Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities
• 22 Weeks Parental leave with your superannuation guaranteed and back-to-work transition policy
• End of Year leave, 1 day first year, 3 days after 2 years
• Comprehensive mental health framework, including wellbeing leave (up to 4 extra days per year) and a $299 reimbursement
• A hybrid flex model with ergonomic reimbursements for your home set up
• Salary Continuance & Life Insurance
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading

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Our shared values represent what we stand for and guide how we act, with Courage; Compassion; Collaboration; Fairness and Tenacity.

We offer you a safe, supportive and collaborative environment, backed by inclusive leaders and progressive people policies, where you can be your authentic self and thrive. Here we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age and family arrangements. We love that you have a life outside of work and we’re happy to support yours. Applications from First Nations People are encouraged.

Are you ready to join us on a journey to extend access to justice to more Australians, in an organisation and role in which every action you take makes a difference? Apply now.

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