Human Resources Business Partner

Keolis Downer is Australia's largest private provider of multi-modal public transport, delivering over 210 million passenger trips each year.

An opportunity now exists for a Human Resources Business Partner to join the team to provide day to day support to key stakeholders and drive continuous improvement activities.

You will be a part of a dynamic and enthusiastic team that delivers the best possible bus transportation in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Newcastle, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

We want our people to take pride in what they do, have a passion for creating connections and relish the opportunity to drive the development of a fulfilling career.

Come join our wonderful team of people and share in our "think like a passenger" philosophy.

To be eligible for this opportunity you will have:

Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or related discipline, or equivalent experience
Understanding of the compliance, legal and industrial relations environment in which the business operates
Demonstrated interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of staff, employee representatives, union officials, legal practitioners and other stakeholders
Knowledge of HR trends against industry best practice
Change methodology and project management expertise
We are looking for someone to:

Provide day-to-day human resources support locally in NSW across Keolis Downer Hunter/Newcastle (KDH) and North Shore/Northern Beaches (KDNB) due to the complex ER and IR environment as well as contributing to support state and general managers across KD Bus as part of a shared HR services model working with the business to ensure our ability to attract, retain, develop and manage a highly engaged and committed workforce whilst providing support in all HR matters either directly in NSW or indirectly by partnering with business leaders across the group.
Contribute to the design and implementation of strategic HR initiatives and projects to enhance capability across the organisation, aiming to increase our staff engagement, empower our managers, improve cooperative and innovative behaviours and overall upliftment of the Keolis Downer Bus employees.
Assist the KD Bus subsidiaries with various HRBP needs as required under the direction of the Head of HR.