• Take the next step in your Human Resources career with the ALS 
  
• Flexible location and work remotely from home, Hybrid - Flexible Location NSW/ACT 
  
• We offer annual leave loading of 17.5% and not-for-profit salary packaging 
• Job: 2024-110
• Full-Time, Fixed Term (to June 2026)

Primary Purpose of the Role

The Human Resources (HR) Coordinator is a key member of the HR team supporting the HR function to provide high quality administration, ensure HR processes and systems are efficient, maintain accurate employee data and reporting and timely administration of new start details and compliance.

Why join the ALS Team?

At the Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) you can make an impact. You will join a strong movement fighting for social justice and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities.

Our focus is our people: the people we support and the people we employ. We offer a career you can be proud of and a place where you feel safe to be yourself. We invest in our people and appreciate the rich diversity of lived experiences, languages, and culture. 

Born out of a protest movement over 50 years ago, the ALS is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation delivering high-quality, culturally safe legal and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in NSW and the ACT. It’s an exciting time to be joining us. We recently received additional funding to deliver a range of new programs aimed at addressing systemic issues and driving structural reforms. This is creating significant opportunities for the ALS, our staff and communities. 

As well as the satisfaction of working in a job that really matters, we offer our staff benefits including:

• Not-for-profit salary packaging to reduce your tax liability and maximise take-home pay
• Annual leave loading of 17.5%
• Career and professional development opportunities
• Access to personal counselling for you and your family
• Additional paid leave of up to 6 days per year, paid parental and study leave
• Flexible work options – talk to us about how we can make this role work for you

About the Role

The HR Coordinator is a key role in the Human Resources team within the Shared Services Division. The Shared Services team provides centralised support to employees across all ALS offices in NSW and the ACT.

The HR Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Daily review of HR Inbox to triage and respond to employee queries, eg. leave, payroll, HRIS and general employment information.
• Accurate and timely processing of new starter information, documents, and onboarding tasks
• Maintenance of employee records in all locations including HRIS, employment files, budgets, and tracking spreadsheets.
• Prepare fortnightly payroll data for Finance to process including employment changes, new starters and staff movements including exits.
• Provide streamlined and efficient administrative and compliance support and monitoring throughout all stages of the employment lifecycle.
• Preparation of documents and reports to support HR cyclical processes including for salary and budget review and performance and development planning.
• Maintain and enhancement of HRIS, including but not limited to; employee related updates, implementation of workflows, updating various templates within the system and developing user guides to align to new workflows.

About You

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• Minimum 4 years' experience providing HR coordination support.
• Highly analytical with demonstrated experience maintaining databases/technology systems and reporting.
• Proven ability to understand, apply and assist with employee queries relating to HR policies, procedures and employment contracts terms and conditions.
• Highly organised with exceptional time management skills and ability to prioritise and meet competing deadlines.
• Proven technical skills in HR Information Systems and MS Excel (intermediate/advanced).
• Previous HRIS system configuration experience is highly advantageous but not essential.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

ALS is committed to implementing safe recruitment practices. Your application may be subject to pre-employment checks such as reference checks, Working with Children (NSW) or Working with Vulnerable People (ACT) check, Right to work in Australia, COVID-19 vaccinations and National Police History check.

A position description is attached.

If you have any enquiries or would like to discuss the role, please contact our recruitment team at [email protected], using the subject line: HR Coordinator - Shared Services application via EthicalJobs.