People & Culture Business Partner

About Us

Mornington Peninsula Shire is Victoria's destination municipality, characterised by unique townships, highly productive agriculture, world renowned landscapes, tourist regions, and areas of national and international conservation significance within a vital Green Wedge.

The Shire is responsible for a broad range of infrastructure and community services that support the wellbeing and prosperity of our diverse community. With approximately 1,000 employees, it is a busy and vibrant workplace.

What’s on Offer

• Work Life Balance - We offer a hybrid working model, flexible working arrangements and generous leave provisions.

• Culture - Positive, fun and inclusive work environment that is underpinned by our core values which are integral to everything we do. These are Integrity, Openness, Courage, Respect, and Excellence.

• Opportunity - Temporary full-time role (Approx. 12 months. Ending 31 October 2027) based in Rosebud, but working across all Mornington Peninsula Shire office locations. Band 7 - $111,379 per annum (plus super).

• Job Satisfaction and Career Development - Build your capability through excellent development opportunities and contribute to the strategic outcomes that matter to our people and community.

About the Role 

As a People & Culture Business Partner, you will play a key strategic and operational role in supporting leaders and employees across the organisation. You’ll provide high-quality, practical HR advice, helping leaders navigate complex people matters, build capability, and deliver positive workforce outcomes.

Working in partnership with leaders at all levels, you’ll apply workforce insights, sound judgement, and employee and industrial relations expertise to support organisational priorities. You’ll contribute to workforce planning, organisational change, and projects that improve employee experience, compliance, and capability.

This is an opportunity to work in a people and community centred organisation where your advice and influence will directly shape culture, capability, and positive organisational outcomes.

About You

You will thrive in this role if you have:

• Experience in a People & Culture/HR advisory role.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.
• Strong ER/IR capability, including managing grievances, investigations, and engagement with unions and regulators.
• Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build effective relationships at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret legislation, policy, and workforce data to deliver practical solutions.
• Experience contributing to projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

How to Apply

 If this role sounds like you, click 'Apply'.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to creating a diverse and safe environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and Child Safe employer. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.

Mornington Peninsula Shire undertakes a variety of employment screening checks.  This includes employment references, Working with Children Checks and Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC).

 Applicants must have valid Australian work rights.

For further information about the role, you can download the Position Description by clicking 'Apply'. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Katy Irvine, Team Leader - People Services on 03 03 5950 1399

Applications Close: Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 6pm