Lead People. Shape Culture. Make a Lasting Difference

Iona College is focussed on educating and empowering young men to dare to make a positive difference throughout their lives and to the lives of others.

We are seeking an experienced and values-driven Human Resources Manager to lead our people and culture function at Iona College. This is a unique opportunity to influence workforce strategy, lead organisational change, and shape an exceptional employee experience within a thriving and purpose-driven school community.

Working closely with the Iona Leadership Team, you will provide expert strategic and operational HR leadership across recruitment, employee relations, performance and development, workforce planning, payroll oversight and organisational culture initiatives.

Your Role as our Human Resources Manager

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Services, you will be supported by a small team to deliver outcomes across all aspects of human resources and payroll for approximately 300 staff.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the College’s HR function, including operational planning, workforce planning, performance management, succession planning, retention, employee engagement, culture and organisational change initiatives.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle processes, including position descriptions, advertising, shortlisting, interviews, appointments, contracts, induction, employee changes and offboarding.
• Oversee HR administration, payroll and HR systems, ensuring accurate and timely payroll, effective leave and contract management, reliable personnel records, staff benefits administration, HR reporting and continuous improvement of HR processes and systems.
• Provide expert employee and industrial relations advice, including interpretation and application of the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, employment legislation, remuneration and classification matters, performance and conduct issues, workplace conflict, union relations and organisational restructures.
• Lead, support and develop the HR and Payroll team, while partnering with College Leadership and managers to provide practical HR advice, strengthen capability, support professional development and foster a high-performance, collaborative and values-based workplace culture.
• Ensure strong governance, compliance and workforce reporting, including the effective implementation of contemporary HR policies and procedures, Blue Card requirements, WorkCover and rehabilitation, workplace health and safety, risk management, regulatory reporting, monitoring other HR/Payroll related compliance requirements and analysis of workforce data such as leave, absenteeism, tenure, performance and attrition.