HR Advisor

  • Cairns
  • Contract
  • Mon Feb 10 04:40:16 2025
  • BBBH4741

HR Advisor

  • 6-month contract with possible extension
  • Cairns based with occasional travel
  • Local Government Opportunity

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact? This is your chance to lead human resources in a critical role within a dynamic Council.

The Opportunity

As the Human Resources Advisor, you will play a key role in developing and managing HR strategies to enhance workplace culture and employee engagement. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Providing specialist HR and organisational development advice
  • Managing recruitment, workforce planning, and performance management processes
  • Delivering training programs and coordinating professional development
  • Overseeing workplace health and safety (WHS) initiatives in collaboration with the WHS Advisor
  • Ensuring HR policies and procedures align with legislative and organisational best practices

About You

You are a proactive and experienced HR professional with a strong understanding of Local Government HR frameworks. You will bring:

  • Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources Management (mandatory)
  • Minimum 2 years' HR experience in Local Government (mandatory)
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills
  • Solid understanding of and ability to interpret and apply industrial relations legislation
  • A commitment to employee engagement, training, and cultural development
  • Unrestricted Driver’s Licence Class C (car) - Mandatory
  • Clear national criminal history check - or ability to acquire.
  • Working with Children Card (Blue Card)

To Apply

Applications in Word format should be forwarded to us by clicking the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion, you are welcome to call Sandy on (07) 4034 5000.

About Us

With offices in Cairns and Townsville, Precruitment is Regional Queensland's leading recruitment consultancy, specialising in permanent and temporary roles. We partner with Local Government, State Government, and private businesses throughout Regional, North, and Western Queensland.

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