HR Business Partner

Enrich Your Everyday

At Accolade Wines, our purpose is to enrich everyday moments through our amazing wine brands. It goes without saying  that everything we do as an organisation and as individuals is in service of fulfilling this purpose.

As one of the world’s leading wine companies, our award-winning portfolio includes loved brands such as Hardys, Grant  Burge, St Hallett, House of Arras, Petaluma, Banrock Station, Mud House, Jam Shed, Tatachilla, Brookland Valley, Katnook and  many, more.

The driving force behind our business is our people, their expertise, their passion and their professionalism. With over 1,400 dedicated employees in Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand and North and South America, it is our teamwork that sets us apart.

Role Details

The HRBP will develop and implement HR strategies and provide professional HR guidance, advice and support to internal client groups with the objective of adding value and ensuring compliance with policy and legislation in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia.

A key component of the role will be partnering with the business to attract, recruit, engage and develop world class talent. The HRBP will be required to work alongside hiring managers at all levels and provide the expertise they need to advertise and implement best practise selection techniques to recruit top talent. 

An advanced knowledge of contemporary talent management processes, including critical roles analysis and HiPo identification is required.

The incumbent will also focus on the people side of change – including embedding new people initiatives, reviewing our organisation effectiveness, and supporting senior leaders to develop our employee engagement in line with our People and Communications strategy. 

Your Key Accountabilities

•    Partner with global HR colleagues in the development and implementation of global HR processes and key initiatives
•    Contribute to the business strategy by partnering with business leaders to identify, prioritise and build organisational capabilities, behaviours, structures, and processes.
•    Own the end to end recruitment process in your business areas, supporting managers to recruit in line with best practise.
•    Assist line managers with key people processes including recruitment, coaching and employee counselling, performance management, exit interviews, assist in grievance management, disciplinary action and terminations, and provide support on policy interpretation.
•    Support leadership development and people skills based training, based on 70:20:10 model.
•    Collaborate with managers to identify training and development needs and plans, advise on development options to meet performance standards, and challenge and support the management of underperformance.
•    Ensure effective organisational design is in place for the business area and support any restructuring and change management activities that are required to ensure fit for purpose and cost effective.
•    Ensure effective communication and engagement strategies and practices are in place and are fit for purpose.
•    Manage and resolve complex Employee Relations issues.
•    Create actionable deliverables for the core change management levers: communications plans and complex project management.
•    Ensure people related initiatives align to the overall Accolade Wines Vision, Behaviours and Priorities
•    Develop and coach the HR Advisor to deliver their KPIs and gain core HR skill.

Other Accountabilities Include

Your Knowledge and Skills

Behavioural
•    Is self-driven to deliver to plan and achieve outstanding results
•    Displays superior leadership skills
•    Relationship building at senior and cross functional level
•    Skill in motivating and coaching individuals at both line and senior management level
•    Ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
•    Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively through others
•    Superior and practical knowledge of the HR practices including change management and project planning
•    Self-directed with ability to work without detailed supervision
•    Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
•    Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
•    Organised with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
•    Policy Development and interpretation 
•    Business acumen
•    Negotiation skills
•    Discreet and approachable

Functional
•    Knowledge of contemporary HR management principles
•    Ability to influence and challenge others 
•    Exceptional communication skills 
•    Presentation and facilitation/training
•    Relationship building
•    Organisation & planning
•    Strong ER understanding
•    Strong talent management/development understanding 
•    Organisation effectiveness working knowledge
•    Track and report issues
•    Support change management at the organizational level,
•    Problem solving and root cause identification skills
•    Strong Commercial acumen
•    Resilience 
•    Negotiation skills and handling conflict

Essential Qualifications

•    Bachelors degree educated, ideally in a related field. 
•    Previous experience as a HR generalist (minimum 5 years) with strong focus on talent development/recruitment, ideally in a fast paced FMCG environment 
•    Understanding and experience of all common HR processes and legislation
•    Experience in providing expert Employee Relations advice
•    Experience in interfacing with senior business and functional managers, as well as executive management.
•    Sound working knowledge of Australian and New Zealand employment legislation
•    Sound working knowledge of talent identification and development concepts.
•    Ideally, experience working within EAs
•    Ideally, HR experience working in or having provided HR advice to Asian markets
•    High attention to detail and accuracy in all activities
•    Strong analytical skills 

Physical and Other Requirements

•    Travel required within Australia and to Asia as and when required
•    Some out of hours conference calls

Our Company Values

•    Ownership
•    Focus
•    Innovate
•    Results
•    Leadership
•    Decision Making