People and Culture Advisor
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
- Fixed Term, full time position (80 hours per fortnight with monthly ADO's)
- CBD location, with flexible, hybrid working
- Grade 4: HS4 + over-award ($90k - $95k) + salary packaging + super + 5-weeks annual leave
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
The Team
You will be joining a team of collaborative and dedicated professionals with the People & Culture Advisor providing critical and time sensitive advice to employees and line managers on matters related to recruitment, employment and entitlements including advice on EBA interpretation and recruitment best practice.
The Role
The People & Culture Advisor will coordinate a variety of P&C activities aligned with their client group, work closely with their aligned P&C Business Partner to identify needs within their client group and provide employees advice on policies and processes. This role will be the first point of contact for those seeking assistance on a broad range of people matters across the employee life cycle and is focused on providing high level customer-focused support to the business.
This position is a full time, fixed term (8 month) position with the potential for extension.
We are seeking candidates with:
- Tertiary qualifications or working towards qualifications in Human Resources or a related field.
- Previous experience in a similar role providing HR advice to employees or leaders.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise as necessary.
- Coaching capability enabling managers to deliver effective HR outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience interpreting HR related policies and legislation and providing advice to employees and leaders.
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, written and oral communication skills.
- Strong personal alignment with Peter Mac’s values of Compassion, Excellence and Innovation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally, including:
- Up to $11,660 in salary packaging to increase your take home pay
- Discounted health insurance and eye care
- A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
- Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
- Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, purchased leave options and monthly ADO’s
- Flexible, hybrid working practices
Inclusion and belonging
Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment and an up to date CV. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC). Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.
For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Yon Sathicq - Operations Manager
Contact Number: 03 8559 8746
Email: yon.sathicq@petermac.org
Applications Close: 11:59pm 23 April 2026
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Position Summary
This role advises employees and line managers on matter related to recruitment, and employment and entitlements matters, including advice on EBA interpretation, and recruitment best practice. The role also has responsibility for day-to-day management of the HRIS system People Hub (SuccessFactors). This includes: generation of employment contracts, advertising positions, on-boarding new employees, and processing internal staff changes. The People and Culture Advisor is a critical support for the entire People and Culture team.
Enterprise Agreement
Classification or Salary Range
HS4
Immunisation Risk Category
Key Relationships
| Internal | • All members of the People and Culture team • Managers • Employees • Volunteers • Payroll team |
| External |
• External service providers |
Education
Skills
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Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Key Accountabilities
| Key Accountabilities |
Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators |
| 1. Provision of high quality People and Culture Services and advice | •First point of contact for People and Culture advice relating to EBA/Award interpretation for employees and line/hiring managers •Maintain quality customer service with internal and external stakeholders •Responsible for the administration of all recruitment and selection functions •Ensure confidentiality standards are maintained at all times •Distribute/escalate enquiries in a timely manner •Support Business Partners as required with projects, ER and IR related matters •Positive feedback from managers and employees regarding customer service •Employment documentation in HRIS is accurate •Timely processing and completion of all employee changes •Standard operating procedure and service delivery targets are met •Enquiries from People and Culture SNOW responded to or escalated as necessary in a timely manner •Active participation in projects and ER/IR matters |
| 2. Accurate and efficient HRIS and workforce administration | •Administration and processing of all paid and unpaid employment contracts and variations •Processing of all visa applications •Timely and accurate HRIS processing for payroll •Accurate advice/support to managers in using People Hub (SuccessFactors) •Contracts prepared in timely manner (within 2 business days of approval), prior to commencement or effective date. •Contracts being sent to employees and new staff which are correct and accurately reflect correct employment conditions and relevant EBA. •Contract preparation for new and internal staff •Overseeing and advising P&C Administrators on on-boarding of new employees, procedures and completion of pre-employment checks. •Coordinate changes to templates and upload to intranet/HRIS where required •Alter and modify HRIS to reflect legislative and/ or organisational changes as required •All contract templates are updated to reflect EBA changes and updates •Regular reporting conducted accurately and in a timely manner to effectively support compliance obligations (workforce data, registration, visas etc). |
Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
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Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators |
| 3. Business Improvement | •Works collaboratively with internal People and Culture team and external stakeholders to achieve outcomes •Participation in continuous improvement activities and projects as they relate to People and Culture functions •Remains up to date with recruitment best practice standards, seeks to upskill/support hiring managers •In consultation with Business Partners, investigate strategies to enhance system functionality and process improvements •Maintains accurate and up to date standard operating procedure (SOP) for all relevant Advisor People and Culture administrative tasks. •Improved efficiency in recruitment processes •Achievement of stakeholder satisfaction – reflected in surveys, customer feedback. •Supports management of HRIS updates/changes. •Ensures all People and Culture administrative documents reflect current EBA requirements. •Works with People and Culture team to improve systems and processes |
| 4. Training hiring managers in online recruitment system, Peter Mac policies and procedures | •Stays up to date with recruitment best practice and attends relevant training •Advice and guidance reflects best practice and Peter Mac policies and procedures •Conducts training with hiring managers on using HRIS •Provides advice to hiring managers on recruitment best practice. •Ensures employment and recruitment practice is in accordance with Peter Mac policies and procedures and relevant legislation. •Guidance notes and supporting tools are accessible, up to date and regularly reviewed to reflect feedback and changes to systems/policies/EBA requirements. |
| 5. Training and supporting P&C Administrators | •Train P&C Administrators in People Hub (SuccessFactors) processing •Educate P&C Administrators in recruitment best practice and •Support Administrators in management of EBA and other queries •Administrators proficient in HRIS processes •Positive feedback from Administrators on training and development outcome •Effective communication with Administrators on a daily basis resulting in timely processing of HRIS contracts and SNOW queries. |
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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.
WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.