Join the Royal Flying Doctor Service Southeastern Section (RFDSSE), one of Australia’s most respected and purpose-driven organisations, supporting healthcare delivery across metropolitan, rural and remote communities.
Operating across NSW and supporting a workforce of approximately 400 employees, a large contractor network, and volunteer workforce RFDSSE delivers essential health services through a complex, multi-site and industrial workforce environment. The organisation is continuing to strengthen its People Team function and is seeking a confident and “hands on” self-driven and motivated HR professional to join the team.
The People team provides essential People specialist advice, assisting all areas of the organisation.
With its people focused approach, the team is very diverse, specialising in areas of recruitment and selection, employee experience, employee and industrial relations, payroll, employee wellbeing, and organisational learning.
RFDSSE is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace environment in which our employees are engaged and have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.
About the role
Reporting to the Co-Heads of People and working within a collaborative, regionally dispersed People team, this role partners closely with operational leaders across several locations, providing practical employee and industrial relations support while contributing to broader organisational initiatives and projects. The team is values‑led, supportive, and collaborative but the work itself is largely remote, with purposeful travel to regional sites such as Sydney, Dubbo & Broken Hill. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Provide advice & guidance on employee and industrial relations matters including performance management, and complaint and investigations management
- Work with leaders to build people leader capability
- Support EA negotiations with guidance from senior People team members
- Play a key role in developing and implementing broader People projects and organisational initiatives such as EVP, leadership development, workforce planning, volunteers’ framework, eLearning projects, employee wellbeing, People policy development, updates & implementation, and organisational culture initiatives
- Support HR systems optimisation and future process improvement initiatives
If you are a confident, self-driven HR generalist with 3–5 years’ experience, strong ER and IR capability, and a passion for purpose‑driven work, this role offers autonomy, variety, and the chance to contribute to meaningful organisational change. You’ll bring experience working in industrial environments, and this role will give you valuable exposure and experience to EA negotiations alongside supportive and experienced leaders.
Role Benefits
- Remote working and hybrid working available with flexibility
- Occasional travel with expenses covered
- Opportunity to step into a broader People Partner role within a highly regarded organisation making a genuine community impact
- Salary Packaging - access to generous not-for-profit tax-free benefits of up to $18,500 plus novated car leasing and electronic device packaging options
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program including counselling, nutrition sessions, financial sessions and legal support
- Generous paid Parental leave provisions
- Professional development opportunities including paid study leave and support (relevant to role)
- Retail partnerships and discounts – such as corporate discounts on Isuzu vehicles and discounts at the RFDS online shop
- Access to Fitness Passport - a discounted workplace health and fitness program
- Employee recognition program
- Qantas travel & flight benefits and discounts.
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For further information, please contact Anna Luff at aluff@thenextstep.com.au or 0433 411 518.