Senior HR Business Partner

About Us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

The People Experience Branch
The People Experience Branch partners with leaders across its customer departments to design and deliver contemporary people strategies, services and initiatives that build a capable, engaged and high-performing workforce. Working collaboratively with executives and business areas, the branch strengthens workforce capability, fosters employee engagement, and cultivates a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace culture that enhances organisational performance and enables the department to achieve its strategic objectives.

About the role
We are seeking experienced Senior HR Business Partners to join our fast-paced and high-performing team, providing strategic and expert advice to key stakeholders through a HR Business Partnership model.

Providing shared services across multiple Victorian Government departments (including Department of Government Services, Department of Premier and Cabinet and Department of Treasury and Finance), this is an opportunity for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to coach and support on a broad range of complex HR issues offering contemporary and flexible solutions in line with organisational priorities and in accordance with relevant government policy, legislation, industrial awards and departmental policies, as well as developing and executing integrated HR strategies and initiatives that delivery fit-for-purpose workforce outcomes.

There are multiple ongoing and fixed term opportunities available.

Key Accountabilities

• Through a business partnership model, manage a portfolio of internal client groups providing senior leaders with high level strategic advice and support on complex people matters and develop solutions aligned to organisational objectives and business plans.
• Coach and support senior leaders on a broad range of complex HR issues and practices, building capability and offering solutions in accordance with relevant government policy, legislation, industrial awards and departmental policy.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with senior leaders in the business to identify and respond to trends, people / performance hotspots and emerging business issues and needs drawing upon workforce data insights.
• Partner with the business in managing strategic workforce priorities and plans, including implementing change management processes, management of talent, acquistion and succession planning, drawing upon specialist areas and expertise within the broader People Experience and People Operations Branches and key corporate strakeholders.
• Undertake a range of HR projects to support departmental priorities including the management of organizational change processes and providing transformation support to ensure long term organizational effectiveness whilst mitigating industrial risk.
• Identify new opportunities where People Experience can add value to the business to build capability in the area of people management, workforce planning, inclusion, culture and engagement and health, safety and wellbeing.
• Lead and contribute to the development and implementation of human resources initiatives and process improvement to improve P&C customer experience, as required.
  
  

Mandatory requirements

• Relevant HR qualifiction, or similar qualification, is highly desirable.

There are 3 ongoing and 2 fixed term (back-fill) positions available. The position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia. 

For more information and the key selection criteria, please see the Position Description.

How to apply:
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Thursday, 12 November 2026. All applications should include: 

• a resume; and  
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).
  
  

Other relevant information:
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.  Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.  

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.   

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.