ABOUT US

Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC) is a feminist, grassroots organisation that supports women and families in crisis and advocates for social change in the community. We work on the lands of the Gadigal, Wangal and Dharug people of the Eora Nation.

Every night, we support 200 women and children impacted by homelessness, domestic violence, and systemic disadvantage. Equally, we seek to address the underlying causes of gender-based violence through primary prevention activities with communities and private and public entities that want to be a part of the global movement to end gender-based violence in a generation.

THE ROLE

The People and Culture (P&C) program is committed to delivering WAGEC’s People Strategy, in particular: “Our people are cared for, so they excel in their roles.” The team provide holistic people management support across the employee’s journey at WAGEC.

The People and Culture Coordinator provides administrative and operational human resources (HR) support to our team of over 70 staff across WAGEC's 7 sites. This is a new, generalist HR role, focused on recruitment, onboarding, employee relations and systems management. The P&C Coordinator will also help to facilitate WAGEC’s Student Placement program and support engagement initiatives across the wider team.

The core responsibilities of this role involve:

• Recruitment and onboarding (50%)
• Employee and student relations (20%)
• Systems and information management (20%)
• Team support and culture (10%)

The P&C Coordinator reports to the Director of People and Culture and works closely alongside the team’s Advisor and Coordinator.

This role is based in Sydney and will require in-person work across WAGEC's sites, with some work-from-home arrangements.

This is a full-time role, initially until January 2026, with a hopeful view to extending.

About you

• You have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience working in an HR/People and Culture focused role
• You're experienced in recruiting and onboarding, and thrive in providing a supportive, structured new employee experience
• You're an admin and data-managment whiz, able to keep track of competing projects and ensure compliant information management
• You're a genuine people-person with a passion for cultural engagement, workforce development and supporting staff and managers across the employee journey
• You work with a calm professionalism, high emotional intelligence and are committed to continuous improvement
• Ideally, we'd love to hear from those who have worked with front-line social services teams, especially in the DV, Housing or Health sectors.

next steps

Please read the position description attached and check out our range of services at wagec.org.au.

Upload your application by clicking Apply Now.

Please consider

• To be female is a genuine occupational requirement of this role under Section 126A of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
• When we say ‘women’, we mean all women including trans women, non-binary people and people who identify as a woman.
• We strongly encourage women with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women of all cultures and identities to apply. 
• We work with and support women who have criminal records. A criminal record does not automatically exclude you from employment with us at WAGEC. If you’re comfortable discussing this with us, we offer respectful, non-judgmental, and confidential opportunities to do so.
• If you think you have the experience to do this role but don’t meet all our criteria, please get in touch to discuss your situation. We recognise that sometimes the right candidate for a job has transferrable skills and experiences, not just qualifications. We'll happily talk through what is essential for this role at this time.

To talk through any questions or if you would like assistance in applying, please contact our People and Culture team on 0437 615 061, or via [email protected], using the subject line: People and Culture Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

WAGEC is a child-safe organisation, committed to the safety, well-being, and empowerment of all children who we engage with in our services and community. We have a whole organisation approach to upholding children's rights and striving to prevent all forms of harm, abuse and neglect for children and young people.

Why work with us?

At WAGEC we are committed to caring for our people to help them excel in the work they do. Our additional staff benefits include:

• Diversity Council of Australia – Inclusive Employer

• Wellbeing Policy including 2 days of paid well-being leave each year

• Cultural Supervision, Wellbeing and Ceremonial Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers

• 12 weeks Paid Parental/Adoption Leave Policy

• $500 self-care allowance each year
• Salary Packaging options
• EAP: Free access to Sonder - a revolutionary employee care platform for health, medical, safety and wellbeing support

• Flexible Workplace Arrangements
• External monthly clinical supervision (frontline workers)
• Professional development and training opportunities

• 5 days additional Professional Development leave per year

• Discounts to various local shops, gyms and businesses, including 30% off all WAGEC merchandise.

A position description is attached.