People and Development Officer
- Exciting opportunity for you to grow as the role evolves.
- Thriving South Australian based Head Office.
- Supportive and high performing team environment.
We C U SA
At Credit Union SA, we are as passionate about our state as the over 54,000 people who choose us for their everyday banking needs. They know that we are here to help them thrive because we are South Australians too! We are a member owned organisation, which means we put our members interests at the centre of what we do, so our focus is on them, their families, and communities.
We use our profits to benefit our members and the local community to help South Australians thrive. That’s our purpose and what we do every day through our partnerships with local organisations such as Zahra Foundation, St John’s Youth Services and Foodbank SA. The education community is also a significant part of our identity, with our School Impact Program offering essential funding for schools. We have pledged $1 million dollars over the next ten years to support future generations in our great state.
Thrive at Credit Union SA
At Credit Union SA, we want you to feel comfortable and empowered in your work. We value and support diverse thinking, collaboration and innovation. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experience and cultures.
We appreciate people who have integrity, a desire to help others and the motivation to work to their full potential. We love to see our staff grow and succeed in their careers, so they can thrive, and with many of our staff having progressed their careers with us, we think we are doing something right.
We understand that thriving comes in many forms and we offer a range of benefits for our staff including a free on-site gym, a paid day off to celebrate your birthday, and another paid day off each quarter to help you do the things that fill your cup. That’s 5 extra days of leave, on top of career development opportunities and a range of discounts through our staff banking benefits, with special deals and offers all year round from our partners.
About the Role
We are excited about finding an enthusiastic and motivated People and Development Officer to join us, taking the lead in delivering generalist People and Development services across the full employee lifecycle.
You will be part of a fun, vibrant team reporting to the Senior Manager People & Development, focusing on building positive relationships by simplifying the way we work through a continuous improvement mindset. This means you will manage our systems and processes to guarantee high levels of support to help our people thrive, whilst ensuring day-to-day operational processes follow policy, procedures and legislative requirements.
Responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following:
- Managing and administering systems to provide efficient solutions for employees, with a focus on risk management and improving processes.
- Building and managing strong relationships across the organisation and throughout the employee lifecycle.
- Actively participating and supporting performance and development to ensure a high performing culture.
- Providing back up Payroll Processing in absence of the Payroll & People Administrator.
- Providing regular and ad-hoc reporting that meets mandatory requirements.
- Collaborating with the wider People and Development team to improve, create, and execute people and development programs.
About You
You will need to have experience and demonstrated knowledge in the following areas and be able to address the below in your cover/application Letter:
- Administration experience with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail gained in a fast-paced role that requires high levels of discretion and confidentiality.
- Flexibility and commitment to meet short lead times and transaction timelines.
- Self-motivated with high levels of personal accountability and pro-activity.
- Good understanding of Industrial and Employment laws and regulations and internal consulting skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience in providing reporting to a variety of stakeholders.
- Ability to implement, administer, update and enhance technology solutions within a people and development team.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to achieve positive change.
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills including data analysis and reporting.
- High level of energy and enthusiasm, with a passion for excellence.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships across all internal and external stakeholders with a proactive and results focused attitude and behaviour.
- Willingness to grow within the role as experience and expertise grows.
Previous or current experience or knowledge in processing payroll would be considered favourably but is not essential.
We are actively looking to fill this role and reserve the right to shortlist and interview applicants whilst this advertisement is open so encourage you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
Applications in Microsoft Word or PDF format only should be forwarded to the attention of Steve Newman, Senior Manager People and Development.
As an equal opportunity employer, Credit Union SA has created a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and values the contribution of all people. We encourage applications from all suitably experienced individuals.
For a copy of the position description, please see below.
Quoting Reference Number: V0285