People & Culture Business Partner

• Shape the culture and capability of the people who shape our city!
• Flexible working designed to support balance and the moments that matter most
• Permanent opportunity

At the City of Newcastle (CN) we dont just work for the city we help cocreate it. The work we do shapes the places where our community lives works and plays.

Our people play a critical role in shaping a liveable inclusive and sustainable Newcastle. As we continue to evolve we are looking for a People & Culture Business Partner who is passionate about partnering with leaders across the organisation to build strong teams and a workplace culture where people feel supported valued and connected to the city.

Reporting to the People & Culture Operations Manager you will work closely with senior leaders across your portfolio to provide both strategic guidance and operational advice. Your work will directly shape CNs workforce strategy by offering practical future focused people solutions that help leaders build capable engaged and high performing teams.

A core part of your role will be leading complex employee and industrial relations matters including workplace investigations conflict resolution and supporting leaders through workplace change. You will provide strategic advice on workforce planning strengthen leadership capability through targeted coaching and lead a broad range of People & Culture projects across your portfolio. You will also play a key role in building internal capability by coaching and guiding People & Culture Advisors to provide high quality solutions focused frontline advice.

Through your work youll bring a coaching mindset build genuine and trusting relationships and work collaboratively with others to strengthen leadership capability and lift the quality and consistency of frontline people practices.

At CN youll be part of a team that cares deeply about the work we do and the people we do it for. Your ideas and efforts will make a real difference not just within the organisation but across the city were shaping together.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position descriptionhere.

Life at City of Newcastle (CN)

Youll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region.

Youll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented passionate crew alongside you shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community.

Youll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards in a range of iconic places we achieve a better Newcastle together.

Whether were planning to host major events providing essential services or supporting creative artists its what we do when the cameras arent rolling that matters most.

And well be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape.

Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture will help you feel a deeper connection with others. Youll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region.

Youll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play in your own backyard.

With hundreds of different roles each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision.

With natural assets and a focus on the environment co-create a sustainable region with us.

Why join CN

At CN we value our employees and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for whats important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance that allow us to enjoy the city we shape. To read more visithere!

• 35-hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model as well as an optional 9-day fortnight
• 4 weeks of annual leave 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.90 per fortnight
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist and Psychology Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles backgrounds experiences and perspectives are valued encouraged and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians people with diverse gender identities and sexualities people from different cultural racial ethnic religious and linguistic backgrounds people with disability carers and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Dont just work for the city co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle.

Application Closing Date: Friday 24 April 2026

Remuneration: $123663.63 17.5% Annual Leave loading yearly payment 12% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week

Contact:Anthea Price - People & Operations Manager -or Tena Blignaut - People & Culture Business Partner -

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You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.