People and Culture Advisor

About ChildFund Australia

ChildFund Australia is an independent international development organisation working to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. Our mission is to partner to create communities and systems change, which enables vulnerable children and young people, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights.

We’re also a member of the ChildFund Alliance – one of the world’s oldest and most experienced child-focused development agency networks. With a global network of 12 organisations, the ChildFund Alliance assists almost 23 million children and families in 70 countries around the world.

ChildFund Australia directly implements and manages development programs in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, while also supporting projects delivered by partner organisations throughout Asia, Africa and the Americas; our work is funded through, among other sources, generous public donations and government grants.

Join us in realising our vision of a world without poverty where all children and young people can say: “I am safe. I am educated. I contribute. I have a future.”

About the role

The People and Culture (P&C) team supports ChildFund Australia to achieve success through our people, increase organisational effectiveness and capability, uphold staff rights, and improve their work life and professional well-being. The P&C Advisor is responsible for providing a range of high quality, accurate and timely human resources advice, administrative and support services to ensure the delivery of people management initiatives, projects, and reporting activities across ChildFund Australia.

This is a permanent, part-time position (4 days per week) based in Sydney.

Key duties of the role

• Provide high quality, accurate and timely human resources advice and support to managers and employees in Sydney and Country Offices where appropriate
• Deliver a range of administrative and support services including employment contract preparation, HR correspondence, meeting and event management, and project documentation to support the effective operation of the P&C team
• Liaise with Payroll to ensure accuracy of all relevant data
• Update and maintain HR records and databases complying with administrative systems and processes, compliance requirements (eg police checks) to ensure that all information is current, accurate, accessible, and stored correctly
• Identify, analyse and recommend continuous improvement in HR and coordinate the delivery of projects to improve the delivery of HR initiatives and services
• Own and oversee the delivery of the induction program and process for all CFA Sydney staff
• Assist Head of P&C with reporting requirements
• Provide end-to-end support for recruitment activities
• Facilitate WHS related programs e.g., flu vaccinations and first aid training and assist with WHS issues
• Design and deliver P&C related in-house training and workshops as appropriate
• Ensure confidentiality with respect to all HR processes and information at all times
• Promote and integrate gender equality, disability, and social inclusion into day-to-day work

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in HR or related
• discipline and experience working in a similar role
• Proven ability to maintain strict confidence
• Experience in the range of HR functions (recruitment, learning & development, diversity & inclusion etc.)
• Experience managing employment relations issues
• Understanding of HR policies and compliance and related protocols within the Australian context
• Experience using HR management systems (HRMS), e.g., BambooHR
• Strong administrative process exposure and work practice
• Proficient in MS Office

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in the international development/NGO sector
• Demonstrated understanding of gender equality, disability, and social inclusion.

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Multi-tasker, able to adjust to different needs and stakeholders in Sydney & Country Offices, with great attention to detail
• Team Player with a learning mindset
• Change champion, promoting flexibility in working and thinking
• Independent thinker with decision-making aptitude

Working at ChildFund Australia

Some of the benefits of working with ChildFund Australia include:

• A remuneration package continuously benchmarked against local employment conditions to ensure we offer competitive employment conditions appropriate to our sector
• Support for flexibility in the ways you work, which allows our people to to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• A hybrid working model (we currently allow employees to work from home 50% of the time).
• Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits. This allows our employees to reduce their tax liability on a portion of their income.
• Access to mental health support through our EAP, Uprise, a service that gives our employees access to professional psychological support for personal, family, mental health, and employment-related matters for you and your family.
• Support for employee learning & development, including through on-the-job & external training, coaching, workshops, and our online learning platform, the ChildFund Academy.

Department: Operations

Location: ChildFund Australia, Level 8, 162 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Employment: Part-time – 4 days per week

Reports to: Head of People and Culture

Other Information: Must have full working rights in Australia.

Email us at [email protected] using the subject line: People and Culture Advisor enquiry via EthicalJobs if you have any other questions about the role.

ChildFund Australia believes in a global community where children are safe and can reach their full potential. We take extensive steps to safeguard children in any work done by our people, i.e., our staff, volunteers and interns, supporters, partners, board members, ambassadors and suppliers. We strive to keep children safe through child safe practices, and rigorously ensure we prevent, oppose, and combat all exploitation and abuse of children and vulnerable people. As part of this commitment, all people working with us will undergo relevant background checks before joining ChildFund Australia.

At ChildFund Australia, all staff must remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding or sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (SEAH) risks. Staff will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to understand our Child Safeguarding and PSEAH policies & procedures, promote strong safeguarding practices, and conduct themselves consistent with these policies.

In line with our values, diversity of people and ideas is critical to our work and our success at ChildFund Australia. We strive for a team culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and supportive. Childfund is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourages people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply for any vacancies.

A position description is attached.