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When you join EVT, you are joining one of Australia and New Zealand’s leading experience companies. EVT encompasses Entertainment businesses that excite every sense, Ventures driven by a passion for new opportunities and Travel businesses that always feel local and authentic. At EVT, we’re the shakers and the Daymakers. The experience creators. The possibility makers and opportunity takers. We aim to make a positive impact on our people, communities and environment, every day.

About the role

This role is critical for enabling our Hotels in Australia to achieve their commercial objectives through attracting, retaining and developing people. This role will partner with our owned and managed hotels through building strong and effective working relationships with the respective State Managers and being a point of contact for our GMs and their Heads of Departments.

Strategic Alignment: Contribute to the Elevate P&C strategy, bringing insights from portfolio of hotels. Implement the People Strategy and where required developing bespoke property People initiatives.
Performance and Culture: Drive initiatives that foster a culture of high-performance ‘Daymakers’, adaptability, and positive employee experiences, drawing from best practices across industries.
Cross-brand Synergy: Promote consistency and shared efforts across different hotel brands and business areas, aligning strategies for uniform excellence.
Engagement Initiatives: Partner with key stakeholders in the portfolio to roll out and evaluate employee experience surveys, ensuring actionable insights align with broader Hotel and P&C objectives.
Change Management: Oversee and lead key organisational changes for the portfolio, emphasising smooth transitions, clear communication, and minimal disruption.
Communication: Champion effective workplace communication strategies, providing leadership with insights on engagement trends and actionable recommendations.

Operational Excellence

Operational Efficiency: Contribute to streamlining P&C processes and procedures to ensure optimal efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance in all people-related operations.
Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities for operational enhancements in HR processes, leveraging best practices and innovative solutions.
Collaboration & Partnership: Work closely with hotel general managers and the EVT Group Elevate team to ensure all P&C strategies and actions are cohesive and aligned with overarching goals.

Employee Relations & WHS

Employee Resolution: Serve as a primary point of contact for addressing employee grievances, offering expert counsel on employment matters, and facilitating resolution in line with best practice and relevant legislation.
Risk Management: Collaborate with Legal Counsel Employment Relations to manage and mitigate employment and industrial relations risks.
WHS: Partners with WHS Management Team, GMs and their Heads of Department to ensure the effective completion of WHS quarterly meetings and obligations under Safety & Wellbeing.

Talent

Talent Management: Champion recruitment, development, and retention strategies, ensuring the hotel attracts and nurtures top talent for the portfolio. Lead the deployment of the talent matrix across EVT.
Talent Development: In collaboration with our Learning & Development team, cultivate a continuous learning environment for the portfolio, providing opportunities for employees to upskill, reskill, and progress in their careers.
Talent Acquisition: Implement the recruitment process, ensuring it aligns with EVT’s processes and values, our Hotel strategic needs, and consistently brings in talent.
Onboarding: In consultation with our Learning and Development team, contribute to the design and delivery of onboarding solutions for Hotels, ensuring all compliance training is incorporated into the induction process.

At EVT, we want our people to experience our businesses and be brand and experience advocates. So, we make sure access to amazing ‘Elevate Perks’ are available to all staff from day dot.

Incredible team member discounts from your first day on-the-job.
50% off stays at EVT hotels – Rydges, LyLo, QT, Atura, and more.
$2 movie tickets, plus Moonlight, Gold Class, Candy Bar discounts and more.
Awesome winter and summer savings and discounts at Thredbo.
Rapid career growth opportunities through our EVT network.
Local community involvement, volunteering and charitable giving.
Australia and NZ’s largest and most diverse experiences company.

Skills & experience

Passionate about elevating your team's potential.
A proactive problem-solver, always eager to tackle challenges head-on.
A HR maestro with expertise in IR and ER.
Someone who is genuine and cares deeply about people and our businesses.
An ever-curious learner, ceaselessly seeking avenues for growth.
An embodiment of strong values and unwavering integrity; for you, doing the right thing is second nature.

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Hospitality & Tourism More than 10,000 employees

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