Permanent Opportunity (full time - 0.8 FTE considered) Impactful partnering role in small team environment About Our Client The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, affectionately known as 'the Perkins', is Western Australia's leading medical research facility, investigating the diseases that most impact our families including the hardest to treat cancers, heart disease, diabetes and rare genetic diseases. At the Perkins, we support WA's best medical researchers to beat the world's toughest diseases to give you and your loved ones the best chance to live longer, healthier and better lives.
So many of us have been touched by the diseases we're investigating, which adds a deeply personal element to our work. We are proudly Western Australian and are collaborative in our approach to discovering medical breakthroughs that have a global impact.
To find out more about the Perkins, please visit .
Job Description Reporting to the People & Capability Manager, the People Partner is a true all-rounder who contributes to the successful achievement of our People Plan through the development, implementation, review, and continuous improvement of creative talent attraction, development, management, and retention strategies.
As the first point of contact for HR, ER and talent acquisition, People Partners provide advice and support across the employment lifecycle and are responsible for a range of operational, tactical and improvement activities.
These include:
Providing professional, practical, and timely HR advice to employees, managers, and researchers. Developing and implementing creative talent attraction, development, and retention strategies. Partnering with managers to complete end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring an exceptional experience for all candidates. Contributing to key HR projects and initiatives, including digital transformation, the implementation of an HRIS, and a new culture strategy. Collaborating on organisational change and development activities, ensuring alignment with Perkins' goals and strategies. Supporting ER, including managing performance, grievances, disciplinary processes. Ensuring compliant industrial relations practices. Building relationships with affiliate HR teams (including UWA) to collaborate on HR issues. This role would suit someone who genuinely wants to make a positive difference to the workplace and who thrives on solving complex HR challenges through collaboration and strategic innovation. Strong generalist or HR business partnering experience is essential.
The Successful Applicant To be successful in this role, you'll have: A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience and knowledge. Experience successfully developing and implementing activities to enhance organisational culture, workforce engagement, and employee experience with demonstrated experience in resolving employee relations matters. The ability to autonomously manage multiple, simultaneous priorities effectively under broad direction with strong organisation and time management skills. The ability to develop, use and interpret data analytics to understand performance, guide decision making, and implement improvements. Experience interpreting and applying employment legislation, employment contracts, and Modern Awards. Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills. What's on Offer If this sounds like the right fit, we can offer you: Flexible working options A supportive and passionate team The opportunity to make a positive impact in a community-focused organisation with global reach The ability to salary package up to $18,550 annually, meaning you can legitimately pay less tax and increase your tax-home pay Generous leave benefits, including:3 days paid extra leave at the end of the year Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave 2 days of paid cultural and community engagement leave At the Perkins, we value, embrace, and celebrate the strength of our diverse experiences, thoughts, and beliefs. We are committed to a safe, equitable and inclusive culture where every person can innovate and thrive. This enables us to deliver pioneering research that improves global health outcomes.
Are you ready to make a difference? To apply, please submit your resume. Only applications submitted via Seek will be considered.
We will begin interviewing as soon as we hear from the right people so be quick!
To view a copy of the position description, click here. Enquiries can be directed to Holly Heather on 0414 029 498 or
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