Job Description

Guardian Australia is part of Guardian News & Media (GNM), publisher of theguardian.com. As a leading global media organisation, we are renowned for our pioneering independent journalism and our award-winning digital products.

We are seeking for a People and Culture Coordinator in Sydney to join our P&C team. You’ll provide consistent and reliable operational support across the end-to-end employee life cycle and core people processes, including, but not limited to: coordinating recruitment processes, administration, employee onboarding, maintenance of employee records, co-managing the HR inbox and assisting with the ongoing implementation and operation of the global HRIS (Oracle).

This role is being offered on a full-time permanent basis

In this role you will…

• Provide full-cycle support on all recruitment and talent acquisition activities including advertising, shortlisting, liaison with managers, applicant tracking maintenance, interview scheduling/interviewing, reference checking, contract drafting and processing new starter paperwork and ensuring all recruitment practices adhere to Guardian Australia’s recruitment policy.
• Oversee the onboarding process for new starters including working with IT, P&C and leaders to ensure new starters are set up appropriately, completing orientations, facilitating compliance training and taking all new starters through key policies and procedures.
• Provide administrative support to the P&C team with cyclical and ad-hoc people activities including appraisals, remuneration reviews, employee engagement, reporting, etc.
• Support with the coordination of learning and development activity including day to day training logistics.
• Respond to employee queries confidentially, escalating to the P&C team as appropriate.
• Manage flexible working requests in consultation with the HR Manager, ensuring they are appropriately documented and addressed in a timely manner.
• Manage administration associated with parental leave requests.
• Promote a safe and secure workplace and administer workers compensation claims.
• Alongside the P&C team, review and update employee-related policies and procedures and keep employee site up to date.
• Update and maintain employee records and data so that information is accurate, up to date and secure.
• Assist with the management, testing and improvement of our HRIS, including logging issues through our ticketing support system, based in the UK, and being a primary point of contact for employees needing assistance using the system.
• Support the implementation of our diversity and inclusion strategy and support the D&I strategy, championing initiatives across the organisation.
• Support the implementation of inclusive work practices and policies in collaboration with the P&C team.
• Onboard new suppliers, raise POs and assist with invoicing for the P&C team, including liaising with the UK team to ensure the process is completed in a timely manner.
  

You’ll bring….

Knowledge and experience

• Minimum 2 years HR experience, ideally as a HR coordinator or HR administrator with experience gained in a high volume, transactional environment.
• Experience in recruitment, talent acquisition and selection practices.
• Understanding of sensitivities surrounding information going into the public domain and working in a media organisation.
• Experience of working in a unionised environment is preferred.
• A sound understanding of the principles of good HR practice and knowledge of employment law/legislation.
• Experience working as part of a team in a professional environment.
• Experience dealing with a diverse range of stakeholders and situations.
• Knowledge and interest in current affairs and an interest in, and understanding of the Guardian brand.
  

Skills / behaviours

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills and an exceptional attention to detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to earn trust and credibility at all levels and sustain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, with a good level of personal judgement.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at the pace they require and strong instincts for when to alert/escalate to the relevant P&C colleague.
• Resilient, calm under pressure, tenacity for getting things done and ability to deal with a varied workload.
• Effective time management skills - ability to prioritise, anticipate and plan ahead.
• Collaborative, enthusiastic team-player who has a professional and flexible approach to work.
• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative and work autonomously.
• Ability to act independently within guidelines using excellent judgement and discretion.
• Able to use common sense to adapt technical knowledge to a diverse range of situations and individuals.
• Positive, assertive, pragmatic and solution-oriented with a high level of integrity.
• Strong IT skills (ideally in Mac, Gmail, and Google products).
• Skilled in Excel and Powerpoint.
• Role model Guardian Australia’s values and behaviours and drive/reinforce company culture.
  

About working at Guardian Australia…

• Hybrid working
• Employee assistance program (EAP) to support employee wellbeing
• Paid volunteer leave
• Dedicated diversity and inclusion employee groups, action plans (including our Reconciliation Action Plan) and cultural competency training
• Guardian digital subscription
  

For more information please view the full job description here

This role is being offered on a full-time permanent basis

To apply for this position, please apply online and upload your résumé (maximum three pages) plus covering letter. In your covering letter please outline your motivation for applying for the role and why you think you are suitable.

Closing date for applications 23 August 2026

If you have application questions or if you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email australia.hr@theguardian.com

GNM Australia Pty Ltd is proud to be a fair and ethical employer. Salary ranges for Australian commercial and operations roles align with local industry and market data, and the minimum salary for this role people and culture coordinator is $65,000.