Senior Business Partner, People & Culture

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Utilise your generalist HR experience in this true partnering role
Join a supportive and engaged team thats building momentum
Flexible and hybrid work arrangements available

About the Position

As a Senior Business Partner People & Culture youll step into Arts Centre Melbourne at a time of meaningful change and momentum. Youll partner with leaders to navigate complexity build trust and lift capability across the organisation helping shape what great looks like for our people experience.

Youll lead complex employee relations matters end-to-end provide clear and pragmatic HR and IR advice and play a key role in driving organisation-wide initiatives including transformation and Enterprise Agreement bargaining. Your work will balance immediacy and strategy supporting todays challenges while building for whats next.

This is a role for someone who can read the room cut through noise and bring people with them.

Full time ongoing position. Band 4.3 $114173.28 plus superannuation.

About You

Youre a trusted advisor who knows how to build credibility quickly and influence with care and confidence.

Youre comfortable in ambiguity energised by change and motivated by the opportunity to help an organisation level up. You bring a calm solutions-focused approach to complex issues and you know how to balance empathy with accountability.

Youre equally at home coaching a leader through a challenging conversation as you are contributing to broader organisational strategy including workforce and industrial landscapes.

Your Skills and Experience

Tertiary qualifications in Business HR or a related field.
Proven experience in designing and delivering people initiatives that drive engagement culture and organisational change.
Strong knowledge of employment legislation industrial instruments and ER/IR best practice.
Demonstrated experience managing complex people matters and supporting organisational transformation.
Exposure to Enterprise Agreement bargaining or industrial negotiations (highly regarded)
Ability to coach influence and build capability in leaders.
Excellent communication analytical and reporting skills.
Confidence working with HRIS talent systems helpdesk platforms and the Microsoft Office suite.

For more details please readPosition Description - Senior Business Partner People & Culture

About Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people and pay our respects to elders past and present.

Beneath our iconic Spire in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.

Together with our own program of performances events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation education and entertainment.

We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Governments commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving connected creative and civic space over the coming years.

For a glimpse into working at Arts Centre Melbourne clickhere.

Enjoy Team Member Benefits

As a valued member of our ensemble you will enjoy:

Flexible hybrid work arrangementsavailable
Complimentary tickets
Discounts at food & beverage outlets
Discounted commuter benefits and onsite parking
Access to wellbeing activities and learning and development programs
Free access to Employee Assistance Programs which includes specific support to our First Nations team members and specific counsellors for members of the LGBTQIA community and People of Colour.

Apply Now!

Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from diverse cultural backgrounds Disabled and Deaf people members of the LGBTQIA community and people of all ages.

We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process please send an email to(please note this inbox is not monitored by the hiring manager; emailed resumes are not able to be considered).

Please submit your resume together with a cover letter describing your experience and fit for the role by11:55pm Monday 30th March 2026.

Early applications are encouragedas applications will be reviewed as they are received and suitable candidates may be invited to attend an interview prior to the closing date.

Employment at Arts Centre Melbourne is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check.

Applications are open to those with full working rights in Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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Utilise your generalist HR experience in this true partnering roleJoin a supportive and engaged team thats building momentumFlexible and hybrid work arrangements availableAbout the PositionAs a Senior Business Partner People & Culture youll step into Arts Centre Melbourne at a time of meaningful cha...

Utilise your generalist HR experience in this true partnering role
Join a supportive and engaged team thats building momentum
Flexible and hybrid work arrangements available