Senior People & Development Officer
- Provide support across people-related matters with a focus on recruitment and retention.
- Oversee employee relations, performance management, and safety activities.
- Work closely with leaders and team members across Tasmania.
Senior People & Development Officer opportunity based in Devonport or Launceston.
Your new company
Hays is proud to be partnering with a well-established Tasmanian business to recruit a Senior People & Development Officer. This is a great opportunity to join a values-led organisation with strong connections across the North and North-West of Tasmania. This role would suit someone who enjoys being close to the business, building strong relationships and providing practical support across a broad range of people, safety and systems matters.
Your new role
Reporting to the People, Safety & Systems Adviser, youll provide support across people-related matters, with a strong focus on recruitment, retention and apprentice management. The role will also support employee relations, performance management, workers' compensation, return to work coordination and safety activities. Youll work closely with leaders and team members across the business and will have the opportunity to visit sites across Tasmania. This role can be full time or 0.8FTE.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting people, safety and systems strategies, policies, procedures and processes
- Providing practical support to leaders on performance management, employee relations, industrial relations and coaching
- Leading and monitoring recruitment, onboarding and retention processes
- Overseeing the apprentice lifecycle program and reporting on apprentice progress
- Maintaining the Action HRM platform
- Supporting workers compensation administration and liaising with insurers, rehabilitation providers and medical professionals
- Acting as Return to Work Coordinator across the North and North-West
- Supporting employee engagement activities
- Completing site visits and safety checks
- Providing general support across the People, Safety & Systems team
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, youll bring a practical and relationship-focused approach. Youll be confident working with leaders and employees, and youll be comfortable balancing HR, safety, systems and administrative priorities.
Youll also bring:
- Minimum Certificate IV in Human Resource Management, leadership or a related field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office
- Current C Class drivers licence
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Ability to self-manage and work across multiple priorities
- A practical and commercially minded approach
- Willingness to travel within Tasmania
Desirable experience:
- An understanding of the construction industry
- White Card
- AHRI membership
What you'll get in return
This is a great opportunity to step into a varied people and safety role where you can make a genuine impact across the business. Youll be joining a supportive team where no two days will look the same. The role offers the chance to work closely with leaders, employees and apprentices while building experience across HR operations, safety, return to work, systems and recruitment.What you need to do now
If youre interested in this role, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact Emily Nuttall at Hays for a confidential discussion. If this role isnt quite right for you but youre looking for a new position in Human Resources, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.#3013943
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