APS6 HR Advisor - People and Capability

About the role

A newly established Australian Government agency is looking for a Senior HR Advisor at APS6 level to set up its workforce reporting, people analytics and organisational design functions from scratch. The People and Capability team covers the full HR function, including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, learning and development, employee relations, wellbeing, WHS and workforce reporting. The role is non-ongoing, full-time, hybrid and open to most locations across Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day workforce reporting and help shape the agency's people data and design capability
• Develop and improve workforce reporting, people analytics and workforce governance
• Design and prepare reports, dashboards and insights for managers, executives and governance forums
• Contribute to a workforce reporting framework, including processes and data quality controls
• Assist with position management, organisational design and establishment, keeping workforce data accurate
• Coordinate the APS Employee Census, analyse results and help develop action plans
• Analyse workforce trends, risks and opportunities to support workforce planning advice
• Contribute to HR policies, procedures, guidance and business processes, and support learning and development coordination
• Prepare clear reports, briefs, presentations and recommendations

Required profile

• Strong HR knowledge and experience, with an understanding of how workforce information supports decision making
• Experience preparing, analysing or interpreting workforce data, reports or metrics
• Understanding of workforce reporting, people analytics, workforce planning, position management or organisational design
• Ability to spot trends, risks and opportunities and explain them clearly to different audiences
• Experience setting up or improving business processes, systems or reporting arrangements
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and project coordination skills
• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance

Required skills

• Workforce reporting and people analytics
• Workforce planning, position management or organisational design
• Desirable: tertiary qualification in HR, business, analytics, organisational development, public administration or a related field; AHRI membership or certification; experience with HR information systems, workforce reporting tools or data visualisation platforms

What we offer

• Salary of $99k - $112k plus 15.4% superannuation
• Hybrid working, able to be based in most locations across Australia
• Development support in workforce analytics and data-driven HR