About the job

Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in shaping our people experience!

The Role

Our Melbourne People and Development (P&D) team is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic People & Development Coordinator to join us full-time. Reporting to the Melbourne P&D Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the employee lifecycle and driving initiatives that ensure our firm remains a fantastic place to work.

As a key part of our People Connect team, you’ll provide support and guidance to employees and partners across a range of areas, including onboarding, secondments, policies, and day-to-day HR queries. If you’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and loves combining people-focused work with attention to detail and problem-solving, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities Will Include Your days will be varied and rewarding, with responsibilities that include:

• Managing the end-to-end employee lifecycle process
• Collaborating with team members in other offices to handle employee queries via our People Connect hotline and inbox
• Maintaining accurate employee data in Workday, our cutting-edge HRIS
• Assisting with data analysis and reporting, including tasks like pivot tables and V-lookups
• Coordinating engaging initiatives like our Melbourne new starter orientation program
• Supporting national cyclical projects, such as performance reviews, promotion process, audits and talent reviews
• Ensuring compliance with HR procedures and the maintenance of legal practitioner practising certificates and award compliance

Skills And Experience To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

• A degree or TAFE qualification in Human Resources (or similar)
• Experience in an HR Coordinator or Administrator role
• A strong customer service mindset and ability to build great relationships
• Superb administration, organization, and attention-to-detail skills
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, V-lookups) and the Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with HRIS systems like Workday — a bonus!
• Familiarity with the legal or professional services industry — nice to have

**The People and Development (P&D) team **

With a presence in each of our offices, the national P&D team forms part of our Business Advisory Services department. The P&D team provides strategic business partnering support to the business on P&D issues, driving and delivering a range of initiatives to ensure that Clayton Utz is a great place to work.

How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.