People and Culture Advisor

About us

At the City of Bayswater, we believe that great communities are built by people who care. That’s why we’re guided by strong values, shared purpose, and a real passion for creating meaningful change. We prioritise sustainability, community wellbeing, and welcoming places where everyone can thrive. As an employer, we’re committed to a culture that values inclusion, balance, and personal growth. Whether you're starting your journey or building on experience, we offer the chance to develop your skills, contribute meaningfully to the community, and help shape the future of a vibrant and evolving community.

About the Position

The City is seeking an experienced People and Culture Advisor to provide professional, customer-focused and confidential business partnering support. The role provides advice across the employee lifecycle, service delivery, City practices and legislative requirements, including employee relations matters, while ensuring compliant and confidential processes. The position provides leadership to a People and Culture Officer and high-level support to the Coordinator in relation to People and Culture processes, projects and initiatives.

This is a part-time, permanent position working 68.4 hours per fortnight, either across an 8 or 9-day fortnight.  

About you

You are a senior HR professional with at least 5 years’ experience delivering customer focussed business partner support to internal customers. You are pro-active, highly organised and have solid knowledge of employment related legislation that supports you to succeed in managing complex and sensitive employee relations matters.

As a senior member of the People and Culture team, your leadership style is inclusive and team focussed, with the ability to balance the needs of our employees and the organisation.  You are able to demonstrate accountability through your actions and work to enable an environment where safety, innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged.

You will excel in this role if you:

• Are tech savvy and have experience in managing HR & Payroll systems, with the ability to track and report HR metrics and produce reports that contribute to effective decision making
• Have demonstrated experience as a senior HR professional delivering comprehensive business partnering support to customers
• Have a people focussed and inclusive communication and leadership style with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Have experience in managing confidential employee relations / performance management processes and undertaking complex investigations and writing detailed reports

What we offer

You will love working here because we believe we have great staff who are motivated and passionate about what they do.  We get to make a difference in the community which brings great job satisfaction.  We offer a competitive salary of $103,969 per annum pro rata plus super, as well as access to City of Bayswater staff benefits including:

• Up to 5% matched super contributions, totalling up to 22% combined super
• 22 days Annual Leave plus 17.5% leave loading
• Option to purchase an additional 4 weeks of leave per year
• Flexible work arrangements
• Free aquatic and gym membership
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee health and wellbeing program
• Free onsite parking 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Corporate health insurance discounts 
• Diverse and inclusive work environment

Closing Date: 4pm Tuesday 15 September 2026.

To view the Position Description and information about working for the City of Bayswater, please download the attachments below.

For any further queries please contact Natalie Moyle Coordinator People & Culture on 0484 706 ***.

The City of Bayswater reserves the right to close this advertisement prior to the closing date. Candidate screening and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date. Applications may be used to fill subsequent vacancies.

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Applicants should include a current CV and a 1 page cover letter describing how you meet the requirements of the role.

JEREMY EDWARDS 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The City of Bayswater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we promote a workplace that values and foster the diversity of our staff. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBQTIA+ community, and young people.