People and Culture Business Partner

Are you a People and Culture generalist who thrives on meaningful partnerships Do you love working at the intersection of strategy culture and capability and helping leaders bring the best out of their teams

This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the employee experience at Visit Victoria and Melbourne Convention Bureau.

Visit Victoria & Melbourne Convention Bureau

Visit Victoria is the primary tourism and events company for the State of Victoria. We inspire people around the world to visit Melbourne and regional Victoria through creative storytelling and enriching events. Our role is to drive visitation and expenditure through destination marketing and a strong pipeline of major regional and business events to support the visitor economy creating converting and connecting demand.

We harness the power of our extraordinary visitor experience to inspire more travellers to visit Victoria.

The Melbourne Convention Bureau a subsidiary of Visit Victoria that secures and delivers world-class business events. It strengthens Melbournes position as a global leader in business events through the delivery of; business event acquisition (bid build buy) membership management and communications strategic partnerships business events marketing and communications business events research and insights

About this Position

• Full-time
• Hybrid working Melbourne CBD based

Were looking for an experienced People and Culture Business Partner/ People and Culture Advisor who is a true generalist with the capability to partner with leaders across a diverse high performing organisation.

In this influential role youll work closely with senior leaders and managers to deliver pragmatic people-centred solutions across the full employee lifecycle. Youll balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery supporting leaders to navigate complexity build capability and foster high-performing inclusive teams.

Youll be at the heart of Visit Victorias people agenda contributing to workforce planning organisational development change initiatives compliance activities and culture-shaping work while also providing expert advice across employee relations performance engagement and wellbeing.

This is a role for someone who enjoys variety and challenges values relationships and brings sound judgement empathy and commercial thinking to every conversation.

About you

Youre a confident and adaptable P&C generalist who builds credibility quickly and thrives in a partnership model. You bring resilience sound judgment and emotional intelligence and are comfortable supporting leaders through complex people challenges. You know how to tailor your approach to different stakeholders and situations.

Youll bring:

• Minimum 3 years experience as a People & Culture Business Partner/Advisor (or similar) supporting leaders across a broad range of employee lifecycle matters.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence coach and challenge leaders constructively.
• Strong working knowledge of employee relations performance management workforce planning and organisational change.
• A pragmatic solutions-focused mindset with the ability to balance risk compliance and culture.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to navigate sensitive conversations and complex issues.
• A collaborative values-driven approach and a genuine passion for creating positive employee experiences.
• Strong personal resilience with the ability to stay composed pragmatic and effective in the face of change pressure and competing demands.

If youre energised by variety enjoy working in a small close-knit team and want to make a meaningful impact through people this is a role where youll thrive.

Our culture & values

Visit Victoria provides an inclusive workplace which supports and fosters growth while delivering exceptional results for our partners clients and industry.

Our values are embedded in our culture and communication

Passion We love what we do

Creativity Imagination without boundaries

Collaboration We work as one

Growth We embrace growth and challenges

Connection We are connected to people culture and our country.

It takes all Victorians!

At Visit Victoria we proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the State we promote.

We value and celebrate differences and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences including age gender cultural backgrounds religion sexual orientation disability and caring responsibilities. If you require any assistance to be included in our recruitment process please contact p& quoting the job title.

How to apply

For a copy of the position description please email p& To apply for this role please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you believe you are the ideal candidate for this position. Please ensure you complete the online applications questions.

This job advertisement is open until Tuesday 20 January 2025 at 10am.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted further. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.