About us

Lort Smith is a Melbourne icon, serving its people and animals for 87 years. We are Australia’s biggest non-profit animal hospital treating over 20,000 animals a year across two locations. Our North Melbourne hospital and clinic provides a broad range of veterinary and emergency services to the community of Melbourne and its surrounds and our Campbellfield Adoption Centre is a vet clinic and shelter, rehoming surrendered animals.

We are passionate about the work we do. Our focus is on how we can best support the team at Lort Smith to continue to provide veterinary and animal care to the community.

Make a difference in the lives of people and animals every day

Are you an experienced people generalist, who thrives in a complex and diverse working environment?

Are you excited by the prospect joining our small but impactful team, reporting to the Senior People & Culture Business Partner, where you will have a key role in supporting the provision and implementation of operational solutions that will improve our workforce’s performance and culture?

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of People, Culture & Community by providing comprehensive HR advice to various departments at Lort Smith, enabling them to manage their people effectively and achieve business outcomes across a range of areas such as performance management, legislative compliance, workforce planning, policy/procedure and EA interpretation.
• Provide advice and support with respect to the IR/ER environment including grievance and dispute resolution, counselling, mediation, legal interpretation and legislative compliance.
• Provide knowledgeable, dependable HR counsel to management in order to accomplish successful results.
• Build collaborative stakeholder relationships that ensure cooperation and commitment in order to achieve effective people strategies across key projects.
• Identify and deliver human resources initiatives in partnership with others to build performance that supports the people and our business objectives.
• Assist with EA development and negotiation activities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven experience in a similar role.
• Proven track record of solving HR related business issues using a variety of innovative approaches and coaching employees and management on P&C matters.
• Negotiation and mediation capabilities to facilitate key outcomes.
• Experience managing key internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to tailor your communication to different audiences and learning styles.
• Able to operate and prioritise your time autonomously.
• Experience in organisational design (desirable but not essential).

Benefits

• A supportive and inclusive team environment.
• Confidential, generous EAP provided by highly trained professional psychologists and counsellors.
• Salary Packaging.
• Discounted veterinary treatment, products and pet insurance.
• Pet friendly policies – bring your dog to work.

To learn more about Lort Smith and the work we do, please visit: www.lortsmith.com or look us up on Instagram.

Contact us via [email protected] using the subject line: People & Culture Business Partner enquiry via EthicalJobs if you'd like us to send you a position description.

If you are excited about the prospect of joining our team and making a difference, please apply directly via this ad.

Lort Smith is a great place to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively support workplace diversity, equity and inclusion.

Please contact [email protected] if you would like further information.