Associate Director, HR Business Partners

Hunter New England Local Health District

Reference number

REQ664729

Occupation

HR Management

Work type

Full-Time

Location

Newcastle, Hunter & Region

Salary Information

$189878 - $207381

Closing date

14 June 2026 at 11:59pm

Looking for a role that goes beyond the ordinary in HR Business Partnering and Customer Service? This is your chance to take on a unique challenge, elevate your career, and reach new heights!

Remuneration: $182,575 - $199,405 p.a. + Superannuation

Location: Location negotiable within Hunter New England Local Health District

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (Job Share or Part Time arrangements may be considered – 4 days minimum)

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 6

Hours Per Week: 40

REQ ID: REQ664729

Closing Date: Sunday 14th June 2026

Tentative Interview Date: 18th-19th June 2026 in Newcastle

What’s on Offer?

Impactful Leadership: Take on a high-level management role reporting to the Executive Director of People and Culture, where you’ll lead, motivate, and oversee the HR Business Partnering function. In this critical position, you’ll drive a transformation of proactive policies and actions to ensure the District meets its core responsibilities. This is your opportunity to shape strategic initiatives, foster a culture of best practices, uplift customer engagement and advocacy and deliver measurable improvement outcomes.

Diverse and Exciting Work: Enjoy a role where no two days are the same! You’ll collaborate with a team of experienced subject matter experts and engage in a wide variety of clinical and corporate areas. From making an impact on rural and regional health, to supporting excellence every patient, every time, the opportunities to work with a community of committed colleagues is inspiring.

Strategic Initiatives and Capability Building: As a leader, you will build team capability through coaching and mentoring, fostering a high-performing culture, and leading strategic and operational projects aimed at achieving organisational objectives, raising employee engagement and cultural transformation.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: This is a rare opportunity to influence key organisational outcomes. Within this role, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive effective change, lead the development, implementation, and review of relevant policies and programs, and ensure ongoing strengthening of relationships across departments to support continuous improvement.

For more information on the role, click here for a copy of the Position Description

What Sets You Apart?

We are seeking a motivated leader and experienced people and culture manager to step into a high-profile role within a large, complex organisation. This role is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while leading teams across diverse and fascinating areas within one of the largest local health districts within NSW Health.

What You’ll Bring?

Proven Expertise: Extensive experience in a similar role with a strong track record in people management, HR business partnering, industrial relations, workforce planning, and change management.

Relevant Background: Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources Management, Employee Relations, Business or other relevant field, or equivalent extensive experience in a senior HR, Industrial Relations position in a large and complex organisation.

Leadership Excellence: A passion for coaching, mentoring and fostering growth and development within your team, along with high-level leadership skills and experience in developing HR, workforce planning, and employee relations capability within a large and complex organisation.

Exceptional Skills: Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to consult, negotiate, and influence at all levels, as well as strong analytical and reporting skills, enabling you to interpret complex data and deliver actionable insights.

Dedication and Commitment: You are someone who routinely goes above and beyond for your team and organisation. Your dedication, energy, and drive make you an invaluable asset, ready to take on this exciting challenge and add value to the organisation.

Where You’ll Be Working

The Hunter New England Local Health District landscape spanning over 131,785 square kilometres is distinct, unique, and impressive, incorporating stunning coastlines, magnificent mountain ranges, and rich agricultural plains. We are the only district in New South Wales with a major metropolitan centre, several large regional centres, and many smaller rural centres and remote communities within its borders.

Our team culture is built on equality, respect, and compassionate leadership, creating a supportive and future-focused environment. This new invigorating role will boost the leadership within the HR Business Partnering team and enable a comprehensive review of how this service can be improved for the whole of the organisation.

What’s in It for You?

Step into a transformative role where you’ll have the autonomy, innovation, and challenge you’ve been seeking to put your mark on best practices within the HR space. As part of our team, you’ll drive high-level change and make a lasting impact on workforce strategy, employee relations, and organisational culture. We offer the opportunity to take on an autonomous role driving a district-wide team based anywhere within the picturesque Hunter or Lower Mid-North Coast region of NSW.

Need more information?

For more information around this incredible opportunity, please reach out to Jane Street, Executive Director People and Culture at ***email_hidden***. For any queries regarding your application, please reach out to Gabby Suarez, Senior Recruitment Officer - Corporate at [email protected]

An eligibility list will be created for permanent or temporary opportunities

We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

This is a Category B position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category B positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via [email protected] or 1300 40 25 23.

Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact [email protected] for confidential support.

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