Location: Melbourne Contract Type: Fixed Term MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history. We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character. Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities. That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work. We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration. Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach. Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas. As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx The Team Our Talent team is responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining top talent and we play a vital role in driving a people focused culture, where talented people thrive. In this HR Business Partner role, you would work with the national HR team and national stakeholders in delivering key change initiatives and strategic programs in such areas as, performance, succession, engagement, retention, and organisational development all through a commercial and sustainable lens. Your Role Develop a strong profile, network and relationships across your portfolio and the broader firm to become a trusted HR and business advisor with influence; Support the creation and delivery of key strategic talent initiatives, programs, and projects within your portfolio; Provide guidance for more complex HR issues for the wider HR team as necessary in such items as case management, performance management and investigations, and policy decisions; Work closely with business leaders to operationalise strategy; Utilise data & analytics to provide insights to business leaders enabling commercially focussed people decision and strategies; Collaborate with HR Centres of Excellence in Resourcing, Talent Development and Talent Operations to design and deliver talent programs that provide consistency of experience and leverage scale whilst also adapting to directly address business unit needs; Guide leaders through change initiatives, particularly in relation to talent management strategies including performance, reward, career paths, diversity, resource planning and retention; More About You We welcome applications from people with approximately 5 years' experience in HR Business Partnering within a complex organisation. Professional services industry experience preferred but not essential. Strong relationship building, influencing, and coaching skills and strength in dealing with senior stakeholders; You will be able to create HR strategic and tactical initiatives that are both tied to the Firm's overall strategy and relevant to your portfolio; A proven ability in working with a team and able to deliver initiatives through others; You will possess commercial acumen and a financial lens with a high degree of comfort working with data / analytics / spreadsheets; A strong understanding and practical application of Employee Relations; Strong capability in coaching and developing leaders. Why MinterEllison We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. How to apply We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison. If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.