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HR Coordinator
Job No:
GEORGE907
Location:
Barangaroo, Australia
Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide
- Full Time Opportunity
- Barangaroo, Sydney CBD (Relocation to Randwick in September, 2025)
- Permanent
- Hybrid working environment (2 days per week in the office)
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive HR professional to join our Australian HR team.
The Opportunity:
The HR Coordinator plays a key role in supporting the Australian HR team by providing general HR advice to employees and students and managing daily administrative tasks. They are responsible for maintaining and improving HR administrative processes, ensuring they are efficient and effective. The role also involves identifying and resolving issues or escalating them when necessary. Additionally, the HR Coordinator contributes to both local and global HR projects and supports initiatives aligned with the organization’s people strategy.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Support administrative aspects of the recruitment process and filling in for the Recruitment Coordinator during periods of leave or peak recruitment
- Prepare contracts, variation letters, salary adjustments and agreements for various employment types ensuring compliance with legislation and internal policies
- Maintain regular HR compliance checks, verify data accuracy across systems and review processes for ongoing relevance and efficiency
- Manage onboarding activities including documentation, HRIS data entry, buddy program coordination and new hire events
- Facilitate termination processes, ensure documentation is completed and conduct exit interviews when required
- Provide general HR guidance to employees and students escalating complex issues appropriately
- Support WHS initiatives, coordinate the WHS Committee and assist with safety and workers compensation tasks
- Provide support for payroll processing and related tasks as needed
- Maintain and update HR intranet content ensuring accuracy and relevant
- Assist with HR events and initiatives including remuneration reviews and performance cycles
- Generate and maintain accurate HR reports to support decision making
- Collaborate on and lead improvements to HR administrative processes
- Work with international colleagues accommodating time zones to ensure effective communication and coordination
For more information on this role, please see our detailed Position Description here
Skills, Knowledge and Experience/ Our Successful Candidate
- Tertiary qualifications in a HR or related degree, with an understanding of the Australian industrial legislative framework and application of modern awards or ability to develop understanding quickly
- Minimum 1 year experience in a HR Assistant or Coordinator role
- Excellent organisation and time management skills, including the ability to prioritise work based on impact
- Demonstrated understanding of employment legislation landscape
- Demonstrated excellence in customer service orientation, developed through experience in customer/client-facing roles
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with staff and students at all levels of the organisation
- Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook
- High level of attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to review work to ensure accuracy
- Proactive, can-do attitude, with the ability to take initiative and drive tasks to completion
- Aptitude for managing sensitive information with discretion and maintaining confidentiality
- Flexibility to work non-standard hours of work for collaboration and contact with global teams based on requirements of the position
Flexibility to work non-standard hours of work for collaboration and contact with global teams based on requirements of the position
Please visit our website for more on The George: Home | The George Institute for Global Health
The closing date for applications is 13th June, 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found
The unrestricted right to work in Australia is a requirement for this position. Candidates who require sponsorship will not be considered.
Benefits of a career at The George Institute
- Competitive market salary and benefits
- Salary packaging (lowering your taxable income and increasing your take-home pay)
- Flexible working arrangements - onsite, hybrid or WFH (dependent on individual role)
- Being part of a global team, making an impact on global health outcomes
- A focus on employee wellbeing including global employee engagement surveys, reward and recognition programs, steps challenges and more...
About the George
The George Institute for Global Health (The George) is 700+ employees around the world and projects in over 40 countries all focused on improving the health of millions of people worldwide.
As a medical research institute affiliated with leading universities, we are challenging the status quo in healthcare to:
- Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
- Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
- Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
- Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship
We pride ourselves with our 6 core values: excellence, integrity, can-do approach, creativity, impact, and humanitarian commitment.
Please apply now!
Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it. So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.
We value workplace diversity and encourage applications from people living with disability; women; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people who identify as LGBTIQ+; mature-aged adults and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Why The George?
We are committed to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining the best people in their fields to conduct and support our innovative and highest quality research programs.
Take advantage of our rewards you may enjoy as part of The George team.
- Generous salary packaging benefits increasing your take home pay
- Learning and career development opportunities
- Extra leave days including extended Christmas break and study leave
- YourFlex arrangements e.g. start/finish times, purchase leave, location
- A global, diverse, inclusive team committed to making impact