HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner, Employee Engagement

Permanent Full-Time, Based in Waterloo,

Base salary starting from $130, 528 per annum + super

Benefits:

• 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% annual leave loading
• 12 RDO’s/year
• Hybrid working 2-3 days in office and free onsite parking
• Fitness Passport – discounted access to gyms and pools for you and your family
• Voluntary super contributions matched up to a certain %
• Salary packaging

About the Association:

The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association is the registered union for nurses and midwives in New South Wales. We represent the industrial interests of members working across the public, private, aged care and primary healthcare sectors.

We are committed to building a respectful, safe and values-driven workplace where our people can thrive. Our values of collectivism, advocacy, innovation, integrity and courage guide how we work and how we support each other.

We are now seeking an Employee Engagement Partner to join our Employee Engagement team.

This is a broad generalist role that will suit someone who enjoys partnering with managers, improving people processes and helping deliver practical people outcomes in a complex and purpose-driven environment.

About the role:

The Employee Engagement Partner plays an important role in supporting people initiatives across the organisation. The role provides advice and guidance to managers, supports the delivery of people strategy, helps build manager capability and contributes to continuous improvement across employee engagement practices.

You will work across a broad range of people matters including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations support, policy updates, performance processes, workforce planning and general employee engagement activities.

Key responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Partner with managers on end-to-end recruitment activities, including position description updates and hiring support.
• Facilitate onboarding, exit processes and exit interviews.
• Support employee engagement and pulse survey initiatives.
• Contribute to people initiatives that support organisational improvement and transformation.
• Support performance management and salary review processes in line with enterprise agreement and policy requirements.
• Provide administrative support and advice on employee relations matters.
• Coordinate wellbeing, safety and injury management programs.
• Update people policies in line with legislation and best practice.
• Prepare workforce reports and insights, including vacancy trends, turnover and engagement data.
• Provide general employee engagement administration across employee records, WHS, training and development and related people processes.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience in a generalist HR or people partnering role.
• Sound knowledge of employment-related legislation, including the Fair Work Act, WHS, industrial relations, enterprise agreements and privacy obligations.
• Strong administrative capability and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism and judgement.
• Confidence working with managers and stakeholders across a range of people matters.
• The ability to balance operational priorities with longer-term improvement work.

Essential requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Psychology or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Desirable:

• Project management experience.
• OD experience/exposure would be beneficial.

Why join us:

This is an opportunity to join an organisation with a strong sense of purpose and a genuine commitment to its people. You will be part of a team focused on aligning people, process and technology to support NSWNMA’s strategic and operational goals and strengthen its position as an employer of choice within the union movement.

How to apply for this position:

To apply for the position:

Click “Apply” if you are not already on our Careers page.

• If you are on the Careers page, click “Apply Now.”
•  Internal employees: Please ensure you register your application using your internal email address.

Your application should include:

• A brief response to the selection criteria outlined in the position description.
• A summary of your interest in the role and relevant experience.

To access the position description:

On our Careers page, within the specific vacancy listing, click “Document” located above the “Apply” button under the vacancy name.

Questions? Email our Employee Engagement Team at employeeengagement@nswnma.asn.au

Applications close Thursday 16th April, 2026.

NSWNMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and fosters a diverse workplace, we welcome diverse applications and encourage Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.