Director, HR Business Partnering

Director HR Business Partnering

Job No.: 690156

Location: Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: A competitive remuneration package will apply

• Shape the future of HR at scale
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
• Drive workforce impact aligned to Impact 2030

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief People Officer the Director HR Business Partnering provides enterprise wide leadership of the HR Business Partnering function at Monash University.

This is a pivotal senior leadership role responsible for elevating the strategic partnership between HR and the Universitys faculties and portfolios. You will lead a high-performing service oriented team that strengthens workforce capability organisational performance and the employee experience in alignment with Monashs strategic plan Impact 2030.

With a high degree of autonomy and influence you will:

• Lead and evolve the HR Business Partnering model to deliver strategic insight-driven workforce solutions
• Strengthen executive level partnerships and position HR as a trusted advisor
• Uplift capability in organisational design workforce planning succession and talent strategy
• Enable performance excellence through pragmatic and forward-looking people initiatives
• Guide leaders through complex employee matters and local change environments
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Monashs HR operating model

This role balances strategic transformation with operational excellence ensuring the consistent delivery of responsive high-quality HR services across a complex multi-campus and global university environment.

About You

You are a senior HR leader with extensive experience leading either a specialised or broad generalist HR function within a large complex organisation.

You bring:

• A demonstrated ability to translate enterprise strategy into impactful people initiatives
• Strong commercial and organisational acumen
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing capability at executive level
• A track record of leading high-performing teams through change and ambiguity
• Experience uplifting HR capability credibility and impact at scale

Most importantly you are motivated by the opportunity to shape the future of strategic HR within an internationally recognised institution.

About Monash University

At Monash work feels different. Theres a sense of belonging from contributing to something ground breaking a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity and welcome and celebrate everyones contributions lived experience and expertise. Thats why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95000 students four Australian campuses and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the worlds best tertiary institutions. We rank in the worlds top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

Today we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply please refer to How to apply for Monash Jobs.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people culturally and linguistically diverse people people with disabilities neurodivergent people and people of all genders sexualities and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments please contact us at in an email titled Reasonable Adjustments Request for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Ms Isabelle Ho Executive Assistant to the CPO and Deputy CPO

Position Description:Director HR Business Partnering

Applications Close: Monday 9 March 2026 11:55 PM AEDT

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