Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

• Permanent Opportunity
• Full time – 80hrs per f/n
• Administrator and Manager Grade 5
• Located at The Alfred (Hybrid Work Model)
• Great Staff Benefits!

The Department

Alfred Health People & Culture is responsible for the overall delivery of numerous Human Resources related services to the organisation. People & Culture incorporates HR Operations, Organisational Development and Safety and Wellbeing.  The operational component of Human Resources includes Employee Relations, Recruitment, HR Systems and HR Business Partnering and Advisory Services. This group is responsible for providing day to day and strategic HR advice and services on a range of issues, including workforce planning, policy interpretation, legislative compliance in relation to industrial agreements, performance management advice, the end-to-end attraction of talent and recruitment services, retention initiatives and general HR advice to employees and managers alike.

The Role

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner is a supervisory role within the Human Resources (HR) department at Alfred Health. This position is responsible for supporting the HR Business Partner (HRBP) team and ensuring the delivery of effective HR services to various departments and business units within the organisation. The role will be the first point of contact to provide proficient advice, guidance, support and professional expertise in all workplace matters for the HRBP team.

This role will provide support to the Manager, HR Business Partnering and Advisory Services on workforce requirements and initiatives including workforce planning, delineation of tasks and work groups, professional development and training and performance management.

Additionally, this role will provide high-level support to senior leaders, line managers and staff through the provision of multi-faceted human resource services, proficient advice and professional expertise. They provide, coaching and support to managers within a dedicated operational stakeholder group, with an emphasis on workforce planning, employee development, performance management, workforce diversity, conflict management, workplace investigations and Enterprise Agreement, policy and guideline interpretation and compliance to achieve best practice people outcomes.

Skills and Experience

Essential:

• An applicable tertiary qualification in business or health science.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an HRBP or similar position in a large and complex environment.
• Proven experience in numerous HR matters including performance management techniques and practices, complaints management, workplace investigations, workforce planning, change management
• Strong and proven stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work autonomously and with minimal supervision and direction

Desirable:

• HRBP/Generalist HR experience in a large public healthcare provider
• Previous experience leading a team of HR professionals

Staff Benefits

• 5 weeks of annual leave + 13 additional days off (ADO's) per year
• Salary packaging and novated leasing are available via Maxxia to maximise take-home salary
• Access to health and well-being incentives such as the Fitness Passport and discounted health insurance
• Onsite staff gym - a payroll deductible expense
• Onsite childcare services are available (subject to availability)

For enquiries, please contact Adrian Cox, Manager of HR Business Partners & Employee Advisory Services at: [email protected]

Applications close at 11 pm Friday, 19th September 2025

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au