Head of People & Culture - Not-for-Profit (Northern Beaches)

Are you an experienced HR leader who enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders, leading complex employee relations matters, and building a positive, high-performing workplace culture?

We're partnering with a well-established not-for-profit organisation on Sydney's Northern Beaches to recruit a full-time, permanent Head of People & Culture. Reporting to the executive leadership team, you'll lead the organisation's people function, providing both strategic direction and hands-on operational leadership across the full employee lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who enjoys working closely with leaders, influencing organisational culture, and driving best-practice people initiatives within a purpose-driven organisation.

The Role

Reporting to senior leadership, you will be responsible for leading the People & Culture function across the organisation while partnering closely with managers to support a positive, compliant, and high-performing workplace.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and offboarding
• Providing trusted advice to senior leaders on employee relations, industrial relations, organisational change, and workforce planning
• Managing workplace investigations, grievances, disciplinary matters, and performance improvement processes
• Interpreting enterprise agreements, employment legislation, and industrial instruments to ensure best-practice HR outcomes
• Developing and implementing HR policies, procedures, and people initiatives aligned to organisational objectives
• Leading staff wellbeing, engagement, learning and development, and organisational culture initiatives
• Overseeing compliance across employment legislation, WHS, WGEA reporting, psychosocial risk management, and HR governance
• Managing workers' compensation, return-to-work programs, and employment compliance requirements
• Supporting HR systems improvements, reporting, workforce analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Managing a small HR support function while partnering collaboratively across the wider organisation

About You

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a senior HR leadership or HR Manager role with broad generalist responsibilities
• Strong employee and industrial relations experience, including workplace investigations and performance management
• Experience interpreting enterprise agreements, awards, and Australian employment legislation
• A collaborative, relationship-focused approach with the ability to influence and build trusted partnerships across all levels of an organisation
• Experience developing HR strategy while remaining comfortable in a hands-on operational role
• Strong business acumen, sound judgement, and excellent stakeholder management skills
• Experience within education, not-for-profit, healthcare, or another purpose-driven organisation will be highly regarded
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline, along with (or the ability to obtain) an NSW Working with Children Check prior to commencement

Why Consider This Role?

• Permanent, full-time leadership opportunity within a respected not-for-profit organisation
• Broad HR generalist role with strategic influence and operational ownership
• Executive partnership role supporting organisational growth and cultural transformation
• Six weeks annual leave, salary packaging opportunities, and onsite parking
• Flexible start and finish times to support work-life balance
• Opportunity to shape the future of the People & Culture function, including the implementation of a new HRIS
• Competitive salary of $170,000 - $180,000 + super

If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking on the apply button.

Reference Number: 06800-0013465454.

This is an on-site position.

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