Senior HR Business Partner

Senior Human Resources Business Partner The Human Resources team is seeking a human resource professional with experience and passion for developing strategies and delivering tailored HR Business Partner (HRBP) services to support business needs while ensuring workforce-related activities comply with policies, practices, procedures and relevant legislation. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the critical services provided by the department, with purpose and service to the community and individuals. We are seeking applicants who are confident communicators, skilled in problem-solving and passionate about the work undertaken by the Department – supporting victims of crime, getting young people back on track, and making communities safer. The Senior HR Business Partner will proactively partner with leaders within a defined portfolio to provide innovative, sustainable, and practical HR solutions and deliver best practice HR services. Key Responsibilities Demonstrate cultural capability and/or a commitment to developing cultural capability to ensure an inclusive culture that aligns with the Human Rights Act 2019 and supports departmental programmes and community partnerships. Build professional client relationships to create working partnerships and a high level of understanding of client needs to facilitate quality human resource management practices throughout the department. Foster and build relationships across the organisation to become a trusted business partner, including brokering services from the wider People and Culture teams by working collaboratively across all areas of People and Culture to build internal capability and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Through strong relationships with leaders and regional co-location, identify educational needs of the workforce, and develop and deliver tailored training to build HR capability. Utilise workforce analytics to identify trends and provide strategic and tactical HR advice to leaders regarding how to address identified issues. Provide coaching, training, and advice to leaders to increase capability and to manage people issues, including performance management, discipline, complaints, recruitment and selection and organisational change. Your advice should identify any industrial and employee relations risks and encompass prevention strategies to mitigate future risks (performance and conduct). Prepare correspondence and support leaders in connection with disciplinary processes. Maintain a sound knowledge of contemporary HR management practices and provide subject matter expertise in relevant legislation, enterprise agreements, modern awards, policies and directives, particularly within the Queensland Public Sector, and ensure practices within the department are consistent. Prepare written submissions, executive briefs and associated correspondence on significant human resource issues and support the department at meetings, conferences and tribunals including the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. Partner with business leaders in the implementation of strategic workforce priorities and initiatives to improve service outcomes. Actively contribute to and maintain records, case and file management systems (including iDOCS and SharePoint). Contribute to and/or prepare data reports as required. You may be required to take part in People and Culture projects; for example, organisational change; service innovation and business improvement initiatives; strategic workforce planning; industrial relations strategy and enterprise bargaining; and policy updates. Job Reference: QLD/ /25 Closing Date: Friday, 28th November 2025 Occupational Group: HR & Industrial Relations Senior level: Not Applicable Employment type: Full-time Job Function: Human Resources / Government Administration #J-18808-Ljbffr