Company

For more than 20 years, people in Australia have placed their trust in Beyond Blue as a reliable source of mental health information, support and hope.

We are one of Australia’s most well-known, trusted, and visited mental health organisations. We never take this for granted. With that comes a deep responsibility to listen, to understand people’s needs and aspirations, and to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do.

About this Position

Are you well-seasoned People & Culture operations and insights lead that drives excellence, change and industry best practice?

We’re seeking a strategic culture builder and innovative leader to oversee critical functions including payroll, P&C systems, talent acquisition, vendor management, reporting, forecasting, governance, and special projects.

In this pivotal role, you’ll combine operational expertise with analytical insights, shaping a compelling and engaging employee experience. You’ll influence best practices, tackle complex challenges, and ensure alignment with organisational goals—all contributing to the success of Beyond Blue’s Strategy 2023+ “Earlier, Easier, Together”.

If you’re a forward-thinking leader with a passion for driving impactful change, we’d love to hear from you!

The role

In this role, you will:

• Lead People Operations, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Oversee compliance, risk management, payroll, HR systems, data and insights, vendor relationships, P&C budgets.
• Manage employee lifecycle processes, including hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
• Foster positive employee relations and oversee key talent management initiatives.
• Develop and optimise remuneration, benefits, and workforce reporting.
• Solve complex P&C challenges while driving innovation and continuous improvement.

About you

To be successful in this role, you would hold a:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organisational Psychology, or a related field.
• Demonstrate senior experience in HR, People & Culture, including leadership roles.

• People focused, compassionate, with proven leadership experience in building culture, managing teams, and overseeing P&C functions.
• Expertise in HRIS, data insights, and strategic direction for delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of policy development, compliance, employee relations, remuneration & benefits, payroll, and P&C systems.
• Ability to propose solutions, innovate, drive change, align P&C strategies with organisational goals, driving business impact.

• Futuristic in thinking with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills for complex HR challenges.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence, including executive leadership.
• Experience in managing change initiatives within HR or broader organisational contexts.
• Knowledge of health services/NFP sector P&C challenges and best practices.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying ahead of evolving HR trends and regulations.

Why work for Beyond Blue

In return, at Beyond Blue, we offer a:

• Convenient location: Based centrally in Naarm (Melbourne CBD) with modern office facilities, close to public transport
• Workplace flexibility: Remote and hybrid working arrangements, part-time or job-sharing options available
• Purchased leave: Option available to purchase additional annual leave to suit your lifestyle needs
• Salary sacrifice packaging: $15,900 salary sacrifice packaging available, plus meal and entertainment benefits
• Paid parental leave: 14 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave
• Other paid leave: Such as paid family and domestic violence leave, paid gender affirmation leave, paid community service leave, paid gifted leave
• Other leave entitlements: Such as cultural and ceremonial leave and discretionary leave
• Floating public holidays: Swap a public holiday for a day that aligns with your values, culture, or beliefs
• Professional development: Secondments and blended learning opportunities regularly available
• End of trip facilities: You can walk, jog, or ride to work if you like!

If you’re excited about this role, but don’t meet every requirement, that’s okay— we would still encourage you to apply!

As part of our Innovate RAP commitments, Beyond Blue is committed to fostering and preserving a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. We aim to grow and thrive as a diverse team with individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, and talents.

In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, ability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Culture & Values

Our values are the unseen drivers of our behaviours and ultimately become the organisational culture.

• We're focused
• We're brave
• We rise
• Together

How to Apply

To apply, applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses how your qualifications, skills and experience would be attributes to the position and why you would consider yourself to be a cultural addition to Beyond Blue. For detailed information about this position including the closing date, please refer to the position description on our careers page (candidates who are viewing from a job board such as SEEK or LinkedIn, please refer to our careers page on our website).

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required, a Working with Children Check.

We encourage early applications as interviews may commence before the closing date.

A position description is attached.

When you apply, let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make during the interview process. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.