Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner People, Safety & Wellbeing Permanent Full Time Hervey Bay

Stream A Level 6 $104,018 plus superannuation

• + relocation allowance for suitable candidates
• + 9-day fortnight

At Fraser Coast Regional Council our people are our most important asset and central to achieving our purpose of Building Better Communities Together.

What we are looking for: Are you a passionate HR professional who thrives on building strong workplace relationships, solving complex people challenges and influencing positive organisational outcomes?

Join our team and play a key role in partnering with leaders across Council to deliver strategic and operational HR support. This is an opportunity to work on a diverse range of people matters, contribute to organisational change, and help create a high-performing workplace culture that supports the delivery of essential services to our community.

What your day will look like

• Partnering with leaders to understand and support their strategic priorities
• Providing expert advice on employee and industrial relations matters
• Interpreting industrial instruments, employment legislation and Council policies
• Supporting organisational change initiatives, including position and departmental restructure proposals
• Conducting workplace investigations and assisting with complex people matters
• Identifying opportunities to improve HR processes, systems and service delivery
• Supporting compliance, governance and best-practice people management across Council

Please click here to view a full position description.

What you’ll bring

You are a confident and collaborative HR professional with a strong foundation in employee and industrial relations. You enjoy building trusted relationships, navigating complex situations and delivering practical, commercially sound advice.

You’ll have:

• Working knowledge of Industrial and employee relations
• Strong organisational and time management skills, able to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• A high level of computer literacy with the ability to learn council systems

This is more than just an HR role. It's an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that supports our people, strengthens our organisation and helps deliver positive outcomes for the community.

If you're looking for a role where your expertise will be valued, your ideas welcomed and your impact visible, we'd love to hear from you.

We understand that not all candidates will meet every selection criterion. If you have the right approach and the ability to contribute effectively, we welcome your application.

Benefits of Working with Council

Committed to providing quality services to our community, we strongly support an inclusive and values driven culture, recognising your individual skills, knowledge and talent. As part of this we have implemented our Leadership Development Program, Boss to Coach.

We also create innovative solutions to labour shortages through our TEMPO program which has been recognised by our HR peers nationally in 2022, as well as winning the LGMA 2023 Excellence in Innovation award. Click here to review our Employee Value Proposition.

What we Offer

• Values based culture
• Employee discount shopping program
• Professional development
• Flexible working arrangements including work from home
• Study assistance program
• Novated leasing
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Program
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Paid emergency services leave
• Uniform subsidy
• Years of service rewards

Applications close 11pm on Wednesday 24 June 2026 – subject to change pending qualified applications received.

A cover letter outlining your suitability for the role and a current resume is required.

For further details please contact Caitlin Noble, HR Manager, via ***email_hidden***

Fraser Coast Regional Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.