People Consultant

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank and you.

Within our People & Culture function sits our People Advisory Centre (PAC). This team is responsible for delivering accurate and timely advice on people-related policies procedures and people programs to leaders and our staff enterprise-wide. PAC is the centre of excellence for generalist advice accountable for delivering trusted and outstanding service to the banks people.

We currently have opportunity for someone to join the PAC team as a People Consultant. Youll have primarily responsible for providing timely accurate and high-quality advice to leaders and staff across a broad range of people related matters. No two days will be the same as you switch between coaching leaders on effectively managing their teams helping staff with employment related enquiries such as leave and pay learning and development WHS or escalating to appropriate specialist teams. As a trusted advisor youll provide professional information always going above and beyond to educate and promote self-service true knowledge sharing to empower our leaders and staff.

With an experienced background in HR from a large complex environment you will bring your generalist HR knowledge and passion for helping others. Youll continue to learn on the job by asking the right questions to investigate complex enquires and contribute to the continuous improvement of processes by identifying opportunities and sharing your learnings with the team. Above all youll be customer-centric obsessed with ensuring every interaction that anyone has with the PAC is positive and further builds an internal brand of excellence!

Join a People & Culture function whose vision is to grow a community where we want to work where we are valued and where we belong. An experienced leadership team will coach and mentor you to grow your professional HR skills to the next level. Plus youll be part of an engaged and collaborative team that enjoy a bit of banter jump in and support each other value each others input and ideas and where the work you do will make a real impact across our organisation every day.

This is a permanent full time opportunity and Bendigo Melbourne Adelaide or Sydney are the preferred locations. We prioritise our people with a hybrid model based out of our Head Office locations.

About you:
To be successful in the role youll have

A relevant tertiary qualification or diploma in Human Resources Employee Relations Workplace Health & Safety or a related discipline desirable or currently completing a relevant tertiary qualification/diploma
Demonstrated experience in a similar HR role providing People & Culture advice/consultancy in a large complex organisation ideally from banking or financial service sectors
Ability to understand and interpret relevant employment related policies the Enterprise Agreement contractual terms
Proven capabilities advising managers and staff on conduct performance management policies and procedures
Demonstrated ability to investigate complex enquiries and take ownership for the accuracy of the outcome
Intermediate skills in MS Office suite and experience with HR systems
Excellent attention to detail ability to set priorities and meet deadlines and outstanding customer service skills
Experience writing documentation scripting templates or policy interpretation will be highly regarded

Still in two minds

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger so even if you dont tick every box we still want to see your application!

Were making better bigger. And well get there with you.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness injury or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

We are committed to responding to all candidates. Please note shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date so dont delay: apply now!

Internal Applications

Please note all internal candidates are required to notify their immediate leader when applying for a new career opportunity and will be asked to acknowledge they have done so upon submission of your application.

For more information check out the Application Process for Internal Candidatespage.

A position description is enclosed for this rolePeople Consultant -

Applications close COB Wednesday 19 November 2025

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It starts here. With Bendigo Bank and you. Within our People & Culture function sits our People Advisory Centre (PAC). This team is responsible for delivering accurate and timely advice on people-related policies procedures and people programs to leaders and our staff enterprise-wide. PAC is the cen...