ABOUT GENWEST

GenWest (formally Women’s Health West) is the gender equity agency for the western metropolitan region of Melbourne, located at Footscray and employs over 150 staff across gender equity and family violence services. Our programs and services are designed to redress gender inequity and benefit victim-survivors of family violence in Melbourne’s west. Our efforts are ultimately about supporting our communities to lead safe and healthy lives, and on changing the conditions that cause and maintain gender inequity. Due to staff change, we currently have available a full-time permanent Manager - People and Culture position available for an experienced human resource professional.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Manager - People and Culture is positioned within the leadership team and reports to the Business Operations Director. The Manager - People and Culture leads the organisation’s human resource service across the full human resource scope, actively delivering against the organisation strategic objectives and goals and manage workforce risk and compliance.

The Manager – People and Culture will lead a team of five, across generalist HR, payroll, Learning and Development and Projects. The scope of responsibilities for the Manager, People and Culture includes, but are not limited to:

• Culture and workforce strategic and operational planning
• Talent management and capability building
• Employee relations
• Industrial relations and employment compliance
• Inclusion and diversity
• Occupational health and safety
• Payroll and budget
• Project management, continuous improvement, and reporting
• Staff leadership

The position is available on a full-time basis and paid at WHW EA Level 8 pay point negotiable dependent on experience (ranges from $108,778.80 - $113,066.72 + 10% superannuation.

WHY JOIN GENWEST?

We are guided by our values: Freedom, Connection, Resistance, Love and Creativity. These values are the foundation of how we conduct ourselves and interact with each other, our clients, members, community, suppliers, board, and other stakeholders.

GenWest staff enjoy numerous benefits, including working with a professional and dedicated team of women, ongoing professional development and training, flexible working conditions, and access to an Employee Assistance Program.

GenWest has a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we work with. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. GenWest has a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which is endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTI.

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by the Victoria Police and a working with children check. You also need to provide international police check if you have worked overseas within the last ten years for a minimum of twelve months.

In accordance with government requirements, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate evidence of an approved COVID-19 vaccination or authorised medical exemption.

GenWest is an equal opportunity employer with VCAT Exemption No. H119-2017 to employ only people that identify as women.

For further details, please contact Amanda Devine People and Culture Business Partner via [email protected] using the subject line: Manager - People and Culture enquiry via EthicalJobs.

HOW TO APPLY

Please respond to the Key Selection Criteria (located in the Position Description) in a brief cover letter to submit with your application. Applications that do not respond to the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered. Applicants must demonstrate a strong working knowledge of Australian IR/HR with at least 5 to 10 years of HR Management experience.