People and Culture Business Partner

People and Culture Business Partner

Job No: MEL1860

Location: Melton

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 7 - Salary Range $109,825 to $122,758 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

The Workplace Relations and Business Advisory team is looking for a People & Culture Business Partner to join its thriving team. As a People & Culture Business Partner, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering strategic workplace relations and people partnering support to leaders and teams across Melton City Council.

Reporting to the Workplace Relations and Business Advisory Coordinator, you will be part of a collaborative team that includes Workplace Relations Advisors, Business Partners and the Payroll Team. This role will work closely with all business leaders, staff, Human resources and Safety.

Your position objectives will include partnering with the business unit managers and staff to actively coach, provide education and awareness, offer support, and deliver innovative solutions on a full range of employment-related matters. This role is crucial in building confidence and capability in people management, fostering positive employee relations, and ensuring compliance with legislation and Council policies. 

If you’re passionate about being a business partner and trusted advisor in a large City Council, this is the perfect opportunity to make a lasting impact while being part of a forward-thinking, well-resourced team.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and review of people and culture strategies and policies, including conducting research and benchmarking with other practices/organisations or sectors and ensuring business, manager and staff consultation occurs to maximise buy-in and successful implementation.  
• Conduct internal employee relations interventions such as investigations, enquiry or mediation and determine where appropriate escalation or external specialist advice is needed for highly complex matters. Procure and oversight processes by external specialists, including employment and child safe investigations, ensuring they are carried out in accordance with Council procedures and appropriate standards.
• Educate and actively coach leaders in prevention of bullying, discrimination and harassment including the development and implementation of preventative strategies, education and awareness of best practices and case law application in the Local Government context.
• Guide and support managers and staff in conducting organisational change management, ensuring input and engagement with affected staff and meeting the requirements of the current employment agreement obligations to consult.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, or a related field with relevant work experience in a similar role or lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience in a similar role.
• Extensive experience in generalist HR and Employee Relations support in a unionised and regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of, and ability to interpret and advise on People and Culture systems, policies, and legislation.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave* 
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Additional $500 per annum pro rata superannuation for female employees over the age of 45
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Emily Chatham, Workplace Relations and Business Advisory Coordinator on 0438 488 786. 

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. 

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Tuesday 25 August 2026