People And Culture Manager

WHAT WE OFFER!

• Access to salary packaging benefits
• A supportive Employee Assistance Program
• Great team culture – work with a team of passionate and caring professionals on meaningful work
• Extra Time Off! – up to 10 days inclusive of public holidays over the Christmas / New Year period
• CBD location with excellent access to public transport
• Permanent Full Time Role
• L7 – 134,433.00 per year

ABOUT US

Circle Green Community Legal (Circle Green) is a community legal centre providing humanitarian, tenancy, workplace, and family and domestic violence legal advice, further assistance, representation, advocacy, community legal education, referrals, outreach, and support.

OUR PURPOSE

Accessible Justice. To create a system, place, and space to ensure a safety net of best practice legal advice, education, and advocacy in our specialist fields.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The People and Culture Manager leads the organisation’s people, culture, health, safety and wellbeing functions, providing both strategic leadership and hands on operational delivery across the full employee and volunteer lifecycle.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the role partners closely with the CEO and leaders across the organisation to build a positive, compliant and high performing workplace culture aligned with Circle Green’s values, purpose and strategic objectives.

In addition to leading People and Culture functions, the role is the organisational-wide custodian of Circle Green’s policy and procedure framework, with accountability for ensuring all policies and procedures are current, compliant, well-governed, clearly communicated and consistently applied.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver and oversee all aspects of the employee and volunteer lifecycle.
• Lead workforce planning activities.
• Implement health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives that support, care for, and protect staff, including psychosocial safety.
• Provide timely HR advice and support to the leadership team and employees.
• Support, advise, and coach the senior leadership team in managing staffing matters, including performance management, behaviour, and grievances.
• Oversee the development, review, and maintenance of Human Resources policies and procedures in compliance with relevant legislation.
• Act as the organisational owner of the policy and procedure framework, coordinating regular reviews, version control, approval processes and governance across all functions.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking a proactive, positive individual who thrives on improving processes and fostering great workplace culture.  In addition to your excellent organisational skills, you will possess strong interpersonal and communication skills together with:

· Relevant tertiary qualification in human resources, organisational development, employment relations, business, governance or a related discipline, and/or substantial demonstrated experience delivering both strategic and operational people and culture functions.

· Experience developing, reviewing and maintaining policies, procedures and frameworks to support organisational compliance, consistency and good governance.

· Well-developed capability to manage compliance obligations, monitor legislative change, and ensure organisational systems, policies and practices remain current and effective.

· Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders and support leaders through change.

Join a team of passionate and diverse, like-minded individuals committed to creating accessible justice and providing best practice services in our specialist field.

If you have any questions, would like to have a confidential discussion about the role, or obtain a copy of the job description, please contact Human Resources at (08) 6148 3648 or by email hr@circlegreen.org.au.  

Circle Green is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values and supports all individuals. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, people from the LGBTIQA+ community, and people with disabilities.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, submit your CV and a Cover Letter outlining how you meet the above criteria by 25th September 2026.

Please note that shortlisting, interviewing, and appointing may begin immediately. We reserve the right to close the position prior to the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

Due to high number of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest to work at Circle Green!