HR Advisor
Contract Type:
Full Time
Location:
Hornsby - New South Wales
Industry:
Human Resources & Recruitment
Contact Name:
Lizzie Ritchie
Contact Email:
lizzier@coxpurtell.com.au
Contact Phone:
Date Published:
29-Apr-2026
Human Resources Advisor
Sydney – Hornsby Location
12 Month Fixed Term Contract- Full Time with long term potential
Salary: $100,000 - $110,000 + Super
In-office role - 5 days per week on-site
Cox Purtell is currently partnering with a prestigious educational institution with a dynamic and vibrant workplace with a real community feel, where staff are highly valued and respected. They have a large HR team that looks after a workforce of roughly 1000 staff.
Our client is looking to hire a professional and experienced HR Advisor with prior experience in end-to-end Human Resources - from Recruitment & Onboarding to Employee Relations, Policy, Learning & Development, and HRIS implementation. The role will sit within the wider HR team and you’ll take ownership of your own area of the institute.
This is a 12 month - Fixed Term Contract - with long term, Permanent potential.
Key Responsibilities:
HR Management:
- Assist P&C Partner in developing comprehensive succession planning
- Develop and enhance the Employment Value Proposition ('EVP').
- Conduct effective employee exit interviews and develop effective reporting to outline any trends/issues.
Employment Relations Operations:
- Advise Head of P&C on any key issues & areas of concern with staff.
- Assist Head of P&C with the mediating and documenting staff performance related meetings.
- Advise and coach line managers on employee relation questions/issues.
- Provide interpretation and advice of the Multi-Enterprise Agreement
- Provide policy and procedure advice.
HRIS Operations:
- Assist Head of P&C with the implementation and maintenance of the HRIS.
- Ensure continuous improvement and development of HR operations.
- Ensure that all staff data is timely and accurately captured on the HRIS.
- Oversee the daily operation of the HR department
- Support with Onboarding and Performance Development.
Recruitment Operations:
- Lead Recruitment Operations across the organisation.
- Assist Strategic Leaders across the organisation in recruitment process.
- Oversee all job ads across all applicable recruitment platforms.
- Assist in the on-going development of on-boarding experience.
The ideal candidate profile:
- At least 5 + Years experience in Generalist HR roles.
- Professional maturity and the ability to work well in a team.
- Understanding of Award interpretations and EBAs is essential
- A people person with excellent stakeholder management skills - able to work across departments and levels of seniority.
- Comfortable working onsite in the office 5 days per week
- Comfortable commuting to the Hornsby area 5 days per week.
If this role sounds of interest to you, please apply today for consideration!
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