Assistant Director, Business Partnerships - People and Culture at ACT Health

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jun, 26

Salary

136873.0

Posted On

10 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Human Resources, Business Partnership, Industrial Relations, Strategic Leadership, Operational Implementation, Client Focused Approach, Workforce Engagement, Performance Management

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6-month contract with possibility of extension and/ or permanency. Classification: Senior Officer Grade C (PN 19231) Salary: $127,597 – $136,873 (Plus 12.5%25 Super) Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT/ Hybrid Section: People and Culture Closing Date: 24 March 2026 What can we offer you: • Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. • Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. • Flexible working conditions. • Access to Employee Assistance Program. • Access to onsite Physiotherapists. • Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop. About the Role: An exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated and solutions focused individual to join the Human Resources Business Partnerships team at Canberra Health Services. The People and Culture Branch is located at Canberra Hospital and is responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational implementation of human resource strategies relating to a diverse range of human resource and industrial relations functions across Canberra Health Services. Reporting to the Director Business Partnership, this role works closely with their allocated management teams in conjunction with the centres of expertise, to provide an integrated and client focused approach. As an Assistant Director Business Partnership, you will have the ability to balance the need for consistency with the importance of local, responsive and flexible approaches to the delivery of HR services while advocating for and on behalf of the client to achieve an engaged and high performing workforce. A merit pool may be created from this recruitment process and remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill both permanent and temporary positions across CHS. Please note: Shortlisted candidates will need to be available for interview the week of the 30th March 2026. For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description. Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: • Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check. • Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy, as a Category B role. To Apply: Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. ***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position*** Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website. Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply. If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Sally Green on (02) 5124 4359 or at Sally.Green@act.gov.au

Responsibilities

This role involves providing strategic leadership and operational implementation of human resource strategies across various HR and industrial relations functions within Canberra Health Services. The Assistant Director will work closely with allocated management teams to deliver integrated, client-focused HR services while balancing consistency with local flexibility.