Job Description

Company Description

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

• Challenge yourself to work across diverse portfolios supporting Qantas
• Interesting people partnering role working with a high performing team
• 12 month fixed term opportunity available based at Qantas Head Office in Mascot

While we operate in an unpredictable industry, we thrive on uncertainty and are always ready for a challenge. We take a commercial mindset to all we do, ensuring we make strategic decisions that live up to customer expectations. Our People team works closely with the business to deliver our business and people strategy. We have an unwavering focus on building a flexible and adaptable workforce, driving leadership capability, creating safe workplaces and building a positive employee experience.

As a Senior Consultant, People Partnering, within the People Consulting Team, you will partner with the People Community to deliver generalist HR support to the Qantas Business, ensuring strong performance outcomes whilst supporting growth, development and engagement of our people. In this role, you will deliver a high standard of customer service by understanding business needs, identifying suitable solutions and making informed recommendations to ensure consistent, reliable HR support.

Additionally, the Senior Consultant, People Partnering, will also work on various strategic people programs and initiatives that support the Qantas People and Business priorities. These opportunities include but are not limited to leading various cyclical activities such as Talent and Performance, driving engagement across our business, continuously improving the way we do our work through process reviews, and uplifting capability through leadership development and cultural transformation programs.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Partner with HRBPs and the People Community to deliver generalist HR support to the Qantas business
• Provide high quality advice and support to HRBPs and managers, identifying needs, assessing risks and issues, recommending mitigation options, and influencing the implementation of solutions
• Support strategic programs and priorities which enable the broader People function and business to achieve its strategic goals
• Support change and transformation initiatives, leveraging skills and experience in organisational design, change management and employee relations
• End to end leadership of several people programs across the portfolio (including engagement surveys, listening sessions and action planning, onboarding and supporting other cyclical people activities such as performance, talent and remuneration reviews).
• Monthly people dashboard reporting, providing sounding analysis and insights to the broader HRBP community and identifying continuous improvement opportunities

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline
• 3–5 years’ HR experience, ideally in a business partnering capacity across both corporate and operational environments
• Proven ability to deliver positive people outcomes in complex settings with multiple awards and business units
• Experience coordinating projects and supporting strategic HR initiatives, including transformation and change programs
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all organisational levels and across diverse workstyles
• Demonstrated discretion, confidentiality and capability to operate confidently amid ambiguity and complexity

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless. 

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 
• You’ll be challenged and stretched in your role at Qantas, but we’ll make sure we give you the support you need to be your best.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

If you’re ready for a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application today!

Applications close: Friday 13 November 2026.