About the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

The role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is to advance the interests of Australia and Australians internationally. This involves strengthening Australia’s security, enhancing Australia’s prosperity, delivering an effective and high quality overseas aid program and helping Australian travellers and Australians overseas. The department provides foreign, trade and development policy advice to the Australian Government. DFAT also works with other Australian government agencies to drive coordination of Australia’s pursuit of global, regional, and bilateral interests.

About the position

The Australian High Commission (AHC) is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced individual to fill the role of Human Resource Officer on an on-ongoing basis. This position will support the Human Resource Manager to provide high level support to the First Secretary – Corporate and Counsellor and Consul-General on a range of management issues, liaise with local authorities and other relevant parties to provide advice on Labour relation matters, assist with locally engaged staff (LES) salaries and other related payments and benefits in accordance with LES Conditions of Service.

Key responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Check and/or prepare LES entitlements, salaries and social security and medical reimbursements.
• Provide strategic and practical human resources (HR) advice to senior management, managers and staff on all aspects of HR including: workforce planning; employment relations and staff performance and management;
• Assist with recruitment activities for the High Commission, including: developing job descriptions and advertisements; responding to candidate queries; and advising outcomes to all candidates.
• Assist in the coordination of the performance agreement process which includes mid-year and annual reviews to ensure staff performance in consultation with managers.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly EOM termination and other entitlement schedules.
• Provide assistance and advice on entitlements, reimbursements, financial management rules, and Solomon Islands Labour law to staff, including partner agencies.
• Assist in the preparation of payroll processes and preparation of pay slips.
• Manage induction and orientation of LES new starters for DFAT and attached agencies.
• Provide in person HR training to A-based staff around entitlements, allowances, time management system (TiMaS), induction and performance management.
• Other duties as directed.

Qualifications/Experience

• Knowledge of computer accounting software (SAP) and Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of Solomon Islands Labour Law requirements.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Knowledge of Finance and HR policies.
• Ability to remain agile to work across multiple corporate streams.

• Relevant tertiary qualification (desirable).

  Capabilities

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a productive team member.
• Communication skills appropriate for various audiences with differing degrees of human resource knowledge.
• Willingness to learn and be open to tasks across the Corporate Team.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and have strong attention to detail.

Your application, written in English, must include:

• A one page pitch of no more than 500 words outlining how your skills, experience and qualifications make you the best person for the job;
• Curriculum vitae (CV); and
• Contact details for two work-related referees (at least one should be your current or recent supervisor).

• Tertiary qualifications would be an advantage.

  What should I include in my pitch?

• Your one page pitch is a chance to tell us why you are the right person for the job. We want to know why you want to work at the Australian High Commission, why you are interested in the role, what you can offer us, and how your skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications are applicable to the role. In a nutshell – why should we hire you?
• Try not to duplicate information that can already be found in your resume, but do highlight any specific examples or achievements that will demonstrate your ability to perform the role.

Applications should be emailed to: jolynn.managreve-fepuleai@dfat.gov.au by 31 May 2024