Job description
About The Sunrise Project
Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project (TSP) is a dynamic team of experienced changemakers on a mission to scale social movements to drive the global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Founded in Australia in 2012, TSP activates and operates a unique model of grant-making and campaigning to achieve large-scale, global impact. Today, Sunrise is a global network of three independent organisations that share a common mission and values and drive aligned strategies.
With over 150 people across 20 countries and a grant making portfolio that funds over AUD $80 million per year to a network of over 250 organisations, this passionate team of change-makers is having a globally significant impact on the defining issue of our time.
To drive impact, The Sunrise Project essentially does six things:
- Analyse political, social, and economic systems driving the climate crisis;
- Develop strategies for multi-partner efforts to create systemic change;
- Partner with philanthropy to resource these strategies;
- Fund diverse networks of organisations and support them to drive collective impact;
- Support organisations and movements to sharpen their strategies and build their capacity to achieve real-world outcomes; and
- Drive strategic interventions that will hasten the transition beyond fossil fuels.
With a geographically distributed team of 74 people across Australia, The Sunrise Project Australia (TSPA) is one of the largest funders and climate impact makers within the region. Making ~$40m in grants in line with their program strategies, TSPA funds the most climate progressive Australian universities, think tanks, activist organisations, and grassroots groups and supports them to work together for large-scale impact.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Regional Head of Human Resources, the ‘Senior People Advisor’ (Systems & Data) is an integral part of a collaborative global people and culture team. This role involves providing comprehensive advisory support to staff throughout the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, while also reinforcing the organisation’s culture and values. The ideal candidate possesses a particular expertise in systems and data management while also possessing a generalist human resource skill set, and payroll prowess.
To Be Successful
As the second in command, you should possess strong logical and analytical thinking skills and are expected to be a proficient HRIS and technology subject matter expert.
Additionally, you will assist the Regional Head of Human Resources with a broad range of critical human resources initiatives, showcasing a well-rounded generalist skillset, demonstrating:
- Overseeing and owning the HRIS with responsibilities to ensure streamlined processes, drive improvement initiatives, and provide comprehensive payroll oversight
- Collaborating with management to deliver relevant data, dashboards, and reports to both the organisation and the Board.
- Serving as the primary point of contact for Tier 1 and Tier 2 human resource inquiries, offering timely and effective support.
- Providing essential employee relations support by offering guidance on various issues and escalating when necessary.
- Facilitating onboarding processes, issuing contracts, and ensuring timely updates as needed.
- Offering recruitment support, promoting best practices, and advising hiring managers as required.
- Coordinating learning and development initiatives in conjunction with local facilitators.
- Managing communication between external employers, facilitating pre-boarding, payroll runs, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
- Keeping external employers updated on employee relations matters such as performance management, grievances, and workplace health and safety.
- Leading and/or participating in HR operational projects and spearheading the implementation of new systems and processes.
The Benefits
If you’re enthusiastic about working with systems and data and possess a versatile human resource skill set in fast-paced organisational environments, you may find a rewarding career-path with this vibrant culture. They prioritise continuous development and spearheading global change initiatives. As a purpose-driven organisation, they emphasise connecting employees to a meaningful mission.
In addition to a supportive environment, they offer:
- Generous over-market superannuation contributions.
- Above market leave benefits – e.g. 5 weeks annual leave.
- Flexible remote, hybrid, or fully remote working arrangements – based out of either Melbourne or Sydney.
For immediate consideration, click “Apply Now,” or for a confidential discussion, contact Jason Hunwick at Think Talent on 0400 005 602.