Assistant Director People and Communications

The National Blood Authority (NBA) is an Australian Government statutory agency whose role is to work in a collaborative manner with all Australian governments and blood sector stakeholders to ensure Australia's blood supply is safe, secure, adequate and affordable, and to support best practice management and use of blood products in Australia.

Job Context

You will be part of the People and Communications team responsible for the management of Human Resources (HR) functions and accountable for the delivery of associated activities across the NBA.

We are looking for an experienced HR professional with a demonstrated record of exercising initiative and judgement; developing, interpreting and applying policies and procedures; providing quality advice and briefing on complex case and policy matters.

You will have excellent written and verbal skills, attention to detail, personal drive, high emotional intelligence and situational awareness. The successful applicant must be able to accommodate and respond with initiative to changing priorities and operating environments, exercise discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive matters and be able to provide excellent support to our stakeholders.

Primary Job Purpose

With an understanding of the dynamics of HR within a public sector context, the duties and responsibilities of this position will require you to:

1. Undertake a broad range of HR functions, including change management, recruitment, learning and development, payroll and remuneration, employee relations, work health safety and wellbeing, and HR analytics and systems;
2. Lead the development and implementation of best practice HR policies and services to maximise organisational effectiveness;
3. Provide consistently sound advice on complex and sensitive HR and employee relations matters to senior management and employees;
4. Analyse a range of HR data and provide reports and recommendations to the NBA’s senior executive;
5. Prepare papers, briefs, presentations and correspondence;
6. Partner and build effective relationships and negotiate outcomes with internal and external stakeholders;
7. Lead and manage projects and activities;
8. Coordinate and manage human and financial resources, workflow and team performance;
9. Contribute to NBA organisational strategy and culture; and
10. Work in a collaborative manner as a member of a team and across the NBA.

To Apply

Applicants are required to submit a NBA Cover Sheet, CV and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria in the job description below. Submit these to NBArecruitment@blood.gov.au.

If you have any enquiries about this vacancy please contact Helen Bull on 02 6151 5025 or Helen.Bull@blood.gov.au.

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