Business Partner, People & Culture

• Full-time, fixed term contract to November 2026 (secondment cover)
• Bring your previous Human Resources Business Partnering experience to deliver impact and influence
• Join a supportive and value-led team to drive engagement, capability and performance

This position is a senior member of the People & Culture team, acting as a trusted advisor to all levels of the organisation.

To be successful in this role you will be able to:

• Quickly build strong relationships built on trust and capability with your designated portfolio
• Learn and assimilate quickly, having previous experience in a large and diverse organisation
• Lead complex employee relations matters with confidence
• Provide quality advice and coaching to improve people manager capability.
• Embed strong and impactful psychosocial safety and wellbeing practices at every touchpoint
• Positively influence workplace culture and employee engagement across Arts Centre Melbourne
• Collaborate with, coach, develop and mentor People & Culture team members – leading with integrity and empathy

You will have proven success in a similar position and are looking to broaden your experience.   You’re approachable, people-centric and solutions focused, with the ability to influence and form meaningful relationships across all levels.

• Demonstrated experience in a Human Resources Business Partnering role
• A solid grounding in contemporary and strategic organisational people challenges
• An ability to interpret enterprise agreements, awards and relevant employment legislation
• Experience in leading and resolving complex and sensitive employee and industrial relations issues
• Experience and demonstrated results in coaching and empowering people leaders

For more details, please read the  Position Description - Senior Business Partner, People & Culture.docx

The land on which Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Arts Centre Melbourne sits has long been a place of gathering, storytelling, song, ceremony, celebration and commemoration for First Nations people.

The People of the Kulin Nations have gathered on the site for thousands of years and continue to do so today. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.

Beneath our iconic Spire, in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.  

Together with our own program of performances, events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation, education and entertainment.

We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving, connected creative and civic space over the coming years.

For a glimpse into working at Arts Centre Melbourne click here.

Please submit your resume together with a cover letter addressing the key criteria by 11:55pm Tuesday, 13 May 2026. Early applications are encouraged as suitable candidates may be invited to attend an interview prior to the closing date. Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.

We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as interpreters, alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to peopleassist@artscentremelbourne.com.au

Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  

Advertised: 29 Apr 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 13 May 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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