Head of People & Culture - Not-for-Profit (Sydney North Shore)

Are you an experienced HR leader who enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders, building trusted relationships, and leading a broad people function within a purpose-driven organisation?

We're partnering with a well-established not-for-profit organisation on Sydney's North Shore to recruit a full-time, permanent Head of People & Culture. Reporting directly to the CEO-equivalent and sitting on the Executive Leadership Team, you'll lead the organisation's people strategy while remaining hands-on across the full employee lifecycle.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who enjoys working in a collaborative environment where people, culture, and community are genuinely valued.

The Role

Reporting to the Executive Leader and leading a small People & Culture team, you will be responsible for delivering a broad HR function across approximately 200 employees.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic and operational HR leadership across the full employee lifecycle
• Partnering closely with executive leaders to provide trusted advice on people, culture, organisational development, and workforce planning
• Leading employee and industrial relations matters, including performance management, investigations, grievances, and policy interpretation
• Overseeing recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, succession planning, and talent management initiatives
• Driving employee engagement, wellbeing, leadership development, and organisational culture initiatives
• Leading performance review programs and learning & development initiatives
• Ensuring compliance with employment legislation, awards, enterprise agreements, WGEA requirements, and HR best practice
• Developing and reviewing HR policies, procedures, and people frameworks
• Leading HR reporting, workforce analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Managing and developing one direct report while fostering a collaborative and service-focused HR function

About You

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a senior HR leadership or HR Manager role with broad generalist responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of employee relations, industrial relations, employment legislation, and HR best practice
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and building trusted stakeholder relationships across an organisation
• A collaborative, relationship-driven leadership style with the ability to influence through coaching and partnership rather than authority
• Experience developing HR policies, managing organisational change, and leading performance and engagement initiatives
• Strong understanding of Fair Work legislation, National Employment Standards, and enterprise agreements
• Experience within education, not-for-profit, healthcare, or other purpose-driven organisations will be highly regarded
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline

Why Consider This Role?

• Executive Leadership Team position with genuine influence across the organisation
• Opportunity to shape and enhance the people function within a respected not-for-profit organisation
• Broad HR generalist role with strategic input and operational ownership
• Supportive, collaborative culture with long-tenured employees and strong community values
• Beautiful North Shore location with limited on-site parking and excellent public transport access
• Regular staff wellbeing initiatives, catered events, and a close-knit workplace culture
• Competitive salary of $190,000 - $210,000 + super

If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking on the apply button.

Reference Number: 06800-0013466229.

This is an on-site position.

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