HR Advisor

About them
Our client is a well known international organisation with a strong portfolio of household consumer brands. With a collaborative culture and a lean HR team, they offer the opportunity to gain exposure across a broad range of HR activities while working closely with an experienced HR leader.

This 9 month fixed term contract ideally commencing early December, which has been created to cover a period of parental leave and would suit someone looking to broaden their HR experience in a hands on environment.

About the role
Reporting to the Head of HR, this role sits between a Coordinator and Advisor level and offers a unique blend of payroll, safety and generalist HR responsibilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing monthly and fortnightly payroll
• Managing payroll enquiries and payroll administration
• Coordinating health and safety initiatives, workers compensation and return to work processes
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding activities
• Assisting with employee engagement initiatives and surveys
• Acting as the first point of contact for employee queries
• Preparing HR documentation, reports and presentations
• Supporting learning and development activities and wider HR projects
• Assisting with general office coordination and administration

Working within a small HR team, you'll have the opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of people initiatives and continue building your generalist HR capability.

About you
You may be an experienced HR Coordinator ready to step into a broader role, or a junior HR Advisor looking to further develop your generalist skillset.
To be successful, you'll bring:

• Previous experience in HR and/or payroll
• Payroll processing experience
• Exposure to workplace health and safety activities
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• A proactive and adaptable approach
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A willingness to get involved across a variety of HR activities

Along with a broad and varied role, you'll enjoy hybrid working, onsite parking and the opportunity to work within a supportive team where you'll gain exposure across multiple facets of HR.

If this sounds like you, please click Apply Now. For a confidential discussion, contact Jo McLachlan at jmclachlan@thenextstep.com.au or 02 8256 2514 quoting reference# 4079608.