• Part time (0.8 FTE / 30 hours per week)
• Sydney location preferred with a split of working from home/working from our offices in Pymble
• Flexible work options
• NFP salary packaging options and additional annual leave benefits between 25 December and 2 January

The Humour Foundation is on the search for a People and Culture Manager. You will work across the organisation to recruit, engage and enable our people to do their best work. Reporting directly to the CEO, this is an exciting opportunity to join the organisation as we build out our people and culture strategy.

ABOUT YOU

You are passionate about people and culture, and motivated by the opportunity to apply your skills and experience to bring laughter to children’s hospitals and aged-care facilities across Australia.

You are a generalist and a strong communicator. You have experience providing advice and support on a range of people and culture matters including recruitment, onboarding, reward and recognition, performance and talent management, reporting and change management.

Your experience leading and implementing people and culture projects will be well utilised as we build out our strategy, policies, and practices.

ABOUT US

Established in 1996, The Humour Foundation is a national charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of vulnerable Australians. Our vision is to bring laughter where is it unexpected, yet most needed.    

We run two core programs that involve purpose-trained performers collaborating with medical and healthcare professionals:  

• Clown Doctors, for children and young people in hospitals and palliative care. Our Clown Doctors work in 22 paediatric facilities across every state and territory in Australia.  
• Laughter Care, to support aged-care residents who are socially isolated and/or living with dementia and/or in palliative care.  Our Laughter Care specialists currently visit 21 residential aged care facilities.

Last year our work benefited more than 250,000 Australians. These beneficiaries include children, residents, families, nurses, clinicians, doctors and hospital and aged care staff. Our work to support each of these groups is built on an evidence base of the physiological and psychological impacts of laughter and wellbeing within health care settings.

We have approximately 30 staff and 70 contracted performers.

The Humour Foundation is committed to the safety of all children and young people that we work with. We have a zero tolerance to all forms of child abuse and neglect. We are committed to the empowerment of all children, and we incorporate the principals of child safety into our policies and procedures, through a focus on a continued learning and development culture.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Alignment to The Humour Foundation’s values - Respect, Optimism, Creativity, Compassion
• Demonstrated understanding of best practice in people and culture management
• Knowledge of employment laws and regulations, including the Fair Work Act and WHS legislation
• Ability to coach others, including senior team members, on people and culture issues (e.g., performance management, conflict resolution, developing effective teams and work systems, KPI setting)
• Capacity to work autonomously but also to collaborate across teams
• Ability to influence and negotiate, with high level verbal and written communication skills
• Confidence troubleshooting and problem-solving; you are capable of critical and analytical thinking and can make decisions when needed
• Strong ability to take initiative and prioritise workload
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to record keeping and reporting in all aspects of work
• Project and/or change management experience
• Sound computer skills. Experience working in Microsoft 365 desirable.
• Ability to travel intra and interstate including overnight stays from time to take.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree level qualification in HR or a related field with 5-10 years generalist HR experience

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• The opportunity to work with a creative team who are passionate about our work and values
• Flexible work options and a hybrid work environment - split of working from home/working from our offices in Pymble
• NFP salary packaging options
• Additional annual leave between 25 December and 2 January each year
• Employee Assistance Program

A position description is attached.