Manningham City Council

Human Resources Officer

• Temporary opportunity to mid-October 2025
• Part time 30.4 hours (4-day week)
• Salary Band 5A - $79,362 ($63,490 pro rata) + 11.5% Superannuation
• Doncaster location

Manningham Council proudly delivers over 100 different services to our vibrant and diverse community. From parks and galleries to shopping hubs and home care, it is our focus to ensure that Manningham remains a liveable and harmonious place to reside, work and visit.

We provide challenging and rewarding employment opportunities to innovative, passionate, and driven people. We have a positive and friendly working environment, and we offer our employees a range of benefits, including flexible work options, opportunities for career development, and health and wellbeing initiatives.

We’re constantly transforming our organisation to best support the needs of our local community. And we are looking for a new game changer to join the team. A high performing individual who wants to shape positive and inclusive outcomes for our community. You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of your work while developing and testing new ideas within a culture of learning to deliver excellent outcomes for Manningham.

About the Role

Due to an internal secondment, an excellent temporary opportunity is available for a motivated individual to join our high-performance Human Resources team. You will be responsible for:

• Supporting a Senior HR Business Partner in executing various processes across the employee life cycle (recruitment, onboarding, variations, offboarding);
• Providing excellent customer service skills as the first point of contact for employees and managers to resolve first level inquiries on processes or policy;
• Efficiently assigning and monitoring workflows from the centralised HR inbox as required;
• Preparing and issuing all HR correspondence (contracts of employment) as well as managing  regular compliance based processes with managers (probation dates, increment increases)

Skills and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or relevant experience.
• Demonstrated HR experience in a busy multi-faceted organisation including the implementation of HR policy and procedures, all HR administration (with a keen eye for detail), first line HR advice and managing the recruitment, onboarding and offboarding process.
• A strong customer focused collaborator, able to build strong relationships and support others.
• Flexible to respond to changing priorities and able to complete tasks within tight timeframes.
• Have a ‘systems’ and continual process improvement mindset.

Click here to view the Position Description!

How to Apply

Click APPLY to submit your up to date CV and cover letter addressing the key requirements of the role under the “Who are you?’ section of the position description. For a confidential discussion please contact Tim Murphy, Senior HR Business Partner of 9840 9254.

For all other enquiries regarding the recruitment process, please email jobs@manningham.vic.gov.au or visit http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/work-for-us

Applications close on Friday 24 January 2025 at 11:00pm

Don’t meet every requirement for this role? Studies have shown women and those of underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles unless they meet all the criteria. We recognise that different experiences make for great community outcomes. If your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the selection criteria, but you’re excited about this role and keen to work at Manningham Council, we encourage you to apply now.

Council recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce for its employees and customers.

To ensure equity of access to employment opportunities, Council encourages applications from underrepresented groups including people who are from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people from different ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds.

Manningham Council have a number of policies and practices to help support our staff, including a Working from Home policy, flexible work practices and an IT infrastructure to support various communication methods when working remotely.

If you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Manningham Council is a child safe organisation and, as such, applicants may be required to hold a Working with Children Check.