Group Manager, HR Business Partnering
Job No.: 691135
Location: Mulgrave
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 1 x 3 year fixed-term appointment, 1 x 14-month appointment
Remuneration: $191,131 pa Level 10A (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Director, HR Business Partnering, the Group Manager will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and driving people strategy across a defined portfolio at Monash University. In this influential position, you will partner closely with senior executives to deliver strategic, high‑impact HR support and guide the implementation of a broad range of organisational people initiatives.
As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the development and delivery of strategic HR Business Partnering services aligned to University and portfolio priorities.
- Coaching, motivating and developing a team of HR professionals, fostering a high‑performance and client‑service culture.
- Overseeing talent and capability initiatives, workforce and succession planning, performance management, leadership development, culture, and engagement activities.
- Championing major change and transformation initiatives, identifying opportunities to uplift organisational effectiveness and enhance HR service delivery.
- Ensuring strong governance through effective risk, compliance and quality‑assurance practices.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- A relevant postgraduate qualification with extensive senior management experience in a complex organisation, or an equivalent combination of experience and education/training.
- Exceptional leadership and stakeholder‑engagement capabilities, with a strong track record of delivering client‑focused HR services and building high‑performing teams.
- Excellent strategic planning, organisational and decision‑making skills, including the ability to navigate complexity and develop innovative, people‑centred solutions.
- Outstanding communication, negotiation and influencing abilities, with the confidence to advise senior leaders on sensitive and complex matters.
If you are a forward‑thinking HR leader who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders to drive impactful organisational outcomes, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of Monash University.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Learn more about Monash.
Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Jacinta Pope, Interim Director, HR Business Partnering, Jacinta.Pope@monash.edu
Position Description: Group Manager, HR Business Partnering
Applications Close: Tuesday 7 April 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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