Strategic People Partner

The Role

• You'll be the dedicated Strategic People Partner for our Operations portfolio — the largest, most complex and most data-rich environment in the business. Your primary client is the Head of Operations. You'll work directly alongside the Operations Executives who lead the teams behind every branch in the country. 
• This role sits inside the leadership team — not beside it. 

What you'll do
Partner at the top

• Work directly with Executives, Divisional Executives and Heads of Department as their dedicated people partner 
• Help shape and drive the people strategy for your client area — as a genuine member of the leadership team, not a service provider sitting outside it 
• Act as the single point of contact for senior leaders on all things people 
• Spot the blockers before they become problems and reset course when plans need to shift 

Turn insight into action

• Use people data, workforce trends and business context to influence decisions that matter 
• Track the progress of the people plan and report back with precision and strategic response  
• Proactively identify what's working, what's not and what needs to chang

Drive real change

• Lead people-related change management across your client area — from culture and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Employee Experience and organisational effectiveness 
• Build and roll out implementation plans for key transformation initiatives in partnership with our HR Centres of Excellence 
• Coach people leaders to grow their own HR capability — so the whole organisation gets stronger over time 

Connect the dots across the business

• Collaborate with HR specialist teams and business partners (including Finance) to deliver integrated, high-impact people solutions 
• Represent your client's needs inside HR — and bring HR's thinking back to the business in a way that lands 

What you bring

• 3 – 4 years as a strategic people partner or generalist, supporting key clients at a senior management level within the organisation 
• At least 4 years' experience in one or more HR specialist disciplines — recruitment and selection, talent management, learning and development, or similar 
• Proven experience building and maintaining key client relationships at senior management level — and leading, planning and managing multiple HR change initiatives across a dedicated client area 
• Strong data fluency — you can read workforce data, make sense of what it's telling you and build strategy from it 

Knowledge

• Commercial, business and financial principles and how they shape people decisions 
• Core HR disciplines: talent acquisition, talent development, leadership development, performance management, remuneration, organisational design and relevant labour legislation (LRA, EEA, BCEA) 
• Consulting principles, governance and risk management 

Qualifications

• A relevant degree in Human Resources or Industrial/Organisational Psychology (minimum) 

You'll also need

• Clear criminal and credit record 
• A valid driver's licence and own vehicle