• Full-time, Ongoing, APS 6 position
• $90,199 - $101,022 p.a. plus 15.4% superannuation
• Australia’s leading museum located waterside in beautiful Darling Harbour

The Australian National Maritime Museum is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Human Resources (HR) Advisor with a strong focus on performance management & WHS to join our HR team in this full-time, ongoing APS Level 6 position.

As one of Sydney’s most visited museums, the Australian National Maritime Museum shares our national maritime story across Australia and the world, online, onsite and through research, presentations and travelling exhibitions, and provides must-visit museum experiences that delight and inspire.

We connect our visitors with the oceans and waterways that are the heartbeat of who we are. From deep time to modern Australian and beyond, we explore our past, our present and future as an island nation shaped by sea, offering a sustainable and cohesive vision for the future.

The Museum welcomes over 2.5 million local, interstate and international visitors annually, and is supported by a thriving and passionate staff, membership, volunteer and education base. Find out more at sea.museum.

The Senior HR Advisor will report to, and work collaboratively with, the HR Manager to provide a range of internal advisory services to build people management capabilities across all levels of the Museum. The Senior HR Advisor will engage with a diverse range of stakeholders to make a significant contribution in supporting managers and staff in the agency.

The role will provide complex advice across a spectrum of human resources matters including WHS, probation and performance. The Senior HR Advisor will contribute to process improvement, policy and strategy development initiatives, and support their implementation through the provision of advice and training.

Working within a small team, a large focus for the role will be around managing the WHS, performance management, and training processes for the Museum.

Key Accountabilities
Under limited direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:

• In consultation with business areas and senior leadership, develop, implement and manage work health and safety and wellbeing programs.
• Provide advice on the application of work health and safety legislation and Museum policies and procedures.
• Contribute to implementation and continuous improvement of wellbeing and work health and safety management systems in accordance with legislation and Museum policies.
• Engage and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts to resolve work health and safety issues.
• WHS case management.
• Develop, implement and advise on human resources initiatives, policy, procedures, and guidelines aligned with business strategies and the Enterprise Agreement.
• Partner with business areas to provide complex and timely advice across a broad range of human resources disciplines particularly in relation WHS and Performance Development.
• Oversee and manage the Performance Management Framework.

Selection Criteria

• Significant experience in Work Health and Safety management, combined with knowledge of relevant APS frameworks.
• Ability to provide detailed work health and safety professional and policy advice and contribute to strategic planning, program and project management and policy development.
• A strong business partnering focus, with a commitment to fostering internal and external relationships.
• Be able to influence others to ensure Work Health & Safety objectives are achieved, and effectively liaise with stakeholders to ensure that the Museum meets Work Health & Safety compliance and reporting requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively and accurately.
• Experience in managing and delivering human resources projects.

Qualifications and/or relevant experience required

Mandatory

• WHS or Human Resources qualification and/or AHRI membership highly regarded.

When applying via our online e-recruitment system, please provide a written application addressing each Selection Criteria. Your current resume is also to be included in your application.

In addition to an application and your resume, the assessment process for this position may also include an interview and referee reports.

Applications Close: 11:30pm AEDT, Sunday, 8 December 2024. No Applications will be accepted by mail or email.

Selection for this position will be made on the basis of relative merit which will be assessed against each item of the selection criteria. Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered for short listing by the Selection Committee. As part of the selection process the selection committee may invite candidates to undertake psychometric test, you should advise the selection committee if you have any special needs. Psychometric tests may be used as the initial short-listing test or later in the selection process. Some tests are very short while others may take one or more hours.

This position is open to all eligible members of the community, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people from every cultural and linguistic background. To be an eligible member of the community, you must be an Australian citizen. Applications may be accepted from Australian permanent residents who are in the process of acquiring Australian citizenship.