People and Culture Generalist

Job description

Who you are

You are passionate about people and unlocking their potential to contribute to business results. You enjoy working in a vibrant and changing multidimensional environment and have an appreciation of the mix in strategic, tactical and operational tasks. You have highly developed communication skills with the ability to lead and develop others; strong coaching and mentoring techniques that support your genuine interest in people. You have proven ability to be able to build and strengthen key relationships to compliment and support our collaborative and inclusive store culture. You are an advocate of change, with an ability to compliment communication channels through the development of tailored People plans with a down-to-earth yet strategic approach to growing the business. With a degree in human resources and/or proven experience as a human resource generalist, you are looking to take your next step to grow your career!

Your responsibilities

As the People & Culture Generalist, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
• Business partnering with the leadership team within the store and your portfolio to develop and drive the People agenda to support the Country business objectives
• Executing all operational People tasks related to human resources at unit level to deliver an excellent co-worker experience, including Workers Compensation
• Supporting the building of local business competence & performance by setting and working on relevant People goals
• Ensuring and executing delivery of learning & training at the unit level, unless provided by the national support office team
• Implementing a co-worker relations plan that effectively manages all local interactions with co-workers, including performance management, and ensures that all areas in the unit work with the labour relations principles and uphold local policies, procedures and laws

Together as a team

Together the People & Culture team supports the delivery of the People & Culture Action Plan, People & Culture idea and the IKEA Business Operations by working in conjunction with all business functions and co-workers in store. With a key focus on IKEA co-workers, customers and the IKEA business, a pivotal role with this function lies in securing the co-worker experience, supporting leaders to ensure their teams are equipped with the knowledge and resources to create a better everyday life for the many people

We offer many benefits at IKEA other than just having the opportunity to work for a global company! Along with a focus on your personal and career development goals and being a part of an inclusive culture driven by values, you will be entitled to great initiatives including competitive salaries, co-worker discount, subsidised meals in our co-worker restaurant, 4 weeks of annual leave annually, paid parental leave, bonus program, full training and inductions, free parking and our TACK! loyalty program. If you’re interested in working with us, apply now!

Additional Information

This role is permanent full time, 76 hours per/fortnight. You will be required to work a mixture of shift including some late nights and 1 weekend a month.