Job Description

Senior Advisor Business Partnering

• Location: 6 Parramatta Square with flexible working arrangements
• Employment type: Temporary, full-time (multiple opportunities available across four HR Business Partner teams), with contract durations ranging from 5 to 9 months. A talent pool will also be established for future temporary and ongoing opportunities
• Salary: Clerk 9/10, $129,464 to $142,665 plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Partner with the business and other areas within Human Resources to deliver best practice HR strategies, services and advice in the relevant area within HR or a range of areas, such as recruitment, legislation, change management, job design, learning and development, WH&S, workforce planning, performance, employee relations, industrial relations and talent management to support the business in achieving their objectives and deliver on major reform and strategic priorities.

What you’ll do

The role partners with managers at all levels to deliver best practice HR advice and consultancy services to support Youth Justice achieve its objectives. This includes:

• Interpret legislation, awards, policies and procedures to support effective workplace management.
• Manage employee matters including non-work-related injuries or health conditions, grievances, attendance, and underperformance.
• Advise and support change management, recruitment and selection, and annual performance management processes.
• Lead operational workforce planning and establishment management quality assurance.
• Support workplace culture alignment with DCJ Values.

What we’re looking for

In addition to meeting the essential requirements, you must demonstrate the capability to:

• Build strong relationships with management to act as a trusted HR advisor.
• Lead, coach and support managers and staff across a range of HR matters and workforce strategies.
• Research, analyse and present HR information to provide strategic recommendations aligned with business objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, use systems effectively, coordinate multiple priorities, and maintain resilience in a fast-paced environment.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Tuesday, 9 June 2026 at 11:59 pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Sarah Giblin on 0492 003 958 or at sarah.giblin@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3042 or via anjy.fayad@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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