Director of People |amp| Culture | Jackalope Hotels

Jackalope Mornington Peninsula comprises luxury accommodation, two amazing, hatted restaurants, a working winery, an infinity pool lapping over the vines, event facilities, art commissions and installations, and a cellar door serving up the best of the Peninsula's wines, food, pastoral pleasures, and spectacular vintage vineyard views.

Jackalope is setting a new standard in luxury accommodation and destination dining within driving reach of Melbourne.

THE ROLE

With no two days alike, the Director of People & Culture is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Human Resouces (HR) and payroll functions. The role has one direct report, our wonderful Senior Payroll Officer.

Leading the P&C strategy, you will drive team member engagement through activities and initiatives around talent management, learning and development, performance management, succession planning, compensation and benefits, and employee relations initiatives.

With over 170 employees, a very hands-on approach, working with the team and building trust to establish positive relationships in a nurturing environment will be crucial to your success.

This role is on-site Monday to Friday on a full time basis.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and manage the P&C strategy and work with the leadership team and managers to support end to end People & Culture outcomes
Develop and manage the end-to-end HR policies and procedures including recruitment, onboarding, performance management and disciplinary actions, employee relations and offboarding.
Management of HR issues including legislative support around workplace issues, award requirements, WH&S, risk management and other policies and procedures
Provide support, guidance and mentoring for managers on a range of ER related activities
Assist Managers and employees with all performance management and disciplinary actions.
Oversee and work with Senior payroll Officer to ensure adherence to all IR and payroll requirements
Coach and develop leaders across the business to be high performing
Develop the OD related strategies to build the desired capability and culture within the Hotel
Design and manage the Hotels training agenda
Talent Acquisition: Oversee recruitment, selection, and retention processes
Reward and Recognition: Drive and regularly review T&C solutions, including reward and recognition, employee wellbeing, talent management, and leadership programs.
Talent & Culture Metrics: Prepare monthly T&C reports
Contribute to the Hotels strategy by helping the leadership team to identify and grow business capabilities, behaviours, structures, and processes
HR administration activities including maintaining employee records, HR drive and folders.
Skills & Experience:

The successful candidate will have experience in:

Tertiary/degree qualification in Human Resources or related discipline.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in HR in the Hotel and Hospitality industry and exposure to all facets of HR disciplines
Training and Development experience, specifically in designing and managing organisational wide training programs
Previous experience in overseeing the payroll function
Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and apply industrial relations legislation & modern awards
Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation, including Senior Management
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team