Melbourne or Brisbane preferred | Full-time | Permanent

Are you a strategic People/HR professional who believes people are the driving force behind meaningful change? Join Save the Children Australia as a People Partner and help build the organisational capability that creates lasting impact for children.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander candidates, or candidates from CALD backgrounds to apply for this role.

Your Mission
Support our incredible domestic work as part of 54 Reasons, Australia's leading child rights organisation and proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement.

Partner directly with our Executive and senior leaders to translate ambitious strategies into people-powered solutions. You'll drive talent management, culture transformation, and organizational effectiveness initiatives that directly enable our teams to reach more children in need.

What you'll drive:

• Strategic Impact: Turn business strategy into actionable people plans that amplify our reach and effectiveness
• Talent Excellence: Design succession planning, leadership development, and retention strategies for our most critical roles
• Culture Transformation: Lead change initiatives that strengthen our mission-driven culture and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Data-Driven Insights: Use people analytics to identify opportunities and measure the human impact of our organizational decisions

What You Bring

• Proven HR Business Partner experience in complex, multi-location organizations
• Strong business acumen with expertise in organizational psychology and change management
• Advanced coaching skills and passion for developing leadership capabilities
• Experience with people analytics and evidence-based decision making
• Current knowledge of employment law and compliance requirements

Why This Role Matters
Every strategy you shape, every leader you develop, and every culture initiative you drive creates ripple effects that reach vulnerable children and communities. You'll be part of an organization that's fearless in pursuit of lasting change, working alongside bright and big-hearted people who share your commitment to making a difference.

In addition, we also offer:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).
• $135k - $140k circa, plus full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Ready to use your strategic people expertise where it matters most?

Apply now and join a team that's changing the world for children.

Applications close COB Thursday 24th June 2025.

Position Description - People Partner

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported - no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.