People & Culture Advisor

Abano Healthcare is Australasia's largest dental support organisation (DSO), supporting a network of over 250 dental practices and 700+ clinicians across Australia and New Zealand.

We’re passionate about enabling our clinicians and teams to deliver exceptional patient care - and that starts with creating a supportive, high-performing workplace for our people.

This is a busy, fast-paced and highly autonomous role within our People & Culture team. You’ll play a key part in supporting our People Leaders across our Support Offices and Practice Network by providing practical, values-led people advice, while also leading and coordinating key People initiatives.

You’ll thrive in a role that offers variety - balancing operational HR, project work, and stakeholder support in a growing organisation.

This Advisor role has a particular focus on ensuring the smooth operation of our People related business processes and supported by AI, identifying and enabling efficiencies and improvements.

What you will be doing:

• People Policy & Procedure advice & coaching
• Leading / supporting People Projects & Initiatives
• Reporting & Insights
• Health & Safety support
• P&C Operations support and Continuous Improvement supported by AI

Essential:

• 2-3 years HR Advisor experience, preferably in a large, fast-moving organisation.
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation and its practical application.
• Experience in managing the employee life cycle including contract and HRIS (Dayforce) administration.
• Excellent administrative skills (including use of Microsoft Office).
• Outstanding time management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to quickly master new systems, and look for ongoing opportunities for system and process improvements, with a keen interest in AI.
• Strong commercial acumen. 

Preferred:

• Experience with Dayforce.
• NZ employment law experience (an added advantage)
• Sound knowledge of Health & Safety.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the business.
• Able to build strong relationships with all stakeholders across the business.
• Able to confidently articulate ideas and opinions, and work towards solutions.
• Ability to work at pace, manage a heavy workload, and constantly adapt priorities, whilst maintaining a positive, customer focused attitude.
• Flexibility and team-focused attitude.
• Strong customer orientation.
• Interest in the field of HR, and commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly when working with large amounts of data.
• Warm, approachable, friendly attitude.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a growing, purpose-driven organisation
• Work across a diverse and evolving network
• Contribute to meaningful People initiatives
• Supportive, collaborative team environment within a People Team that has fun together as we support the business deliver outcomes.

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If you’re looking to take the next step in your HR career and make a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.