• National charity supporting families with children who are ill or injured
• Collaborative, mission-led culture with a passionate and engaged team
• Project role | 12 months fixed term with possible extension | Sydney based

The Organisation

Ronald McDonald House Australia is a national charity supporting families with children who are ill or injured. Working across a federated network of 11 independently governed Chapters, Ronald McDonald House Australia provides national leadership, shared services and strategic support to strengthen collective impact across the country.

Each year, Ronald McDonald House Australia supports thousands of families through Ronald McDonald Houses, Family Rooms, Family Retreats, Hospitality Carts and the Ronald McDonald Learning Program. As the National Affiliate Chapter, Ronald McDonald House Australia plays a central role in helping Chapters deliver exceptional support to families while strengthening the organisation's national presence and reputation.

The National Affiliate Chapter is evolving its people and culture processes, and a newly created opportunity has arisen for a People & Capability Specialist to join the team.

Benefits & Culture

• Opportunity to strengthen and evolve culture, capability and workforce experience
• Project to establish learning & development capability across a federated system
• Supportive leadership committed to capability development and innovation
• Sydney based | Flexible and hybrid working arrangements available

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will ensure that people first initiatives such as onboarding, performance reviews, employee journey and organisational policies are in place to support staff and organisational culture. As part of this you will also support volunteer leaders across the system and support employee relations processes.

Working with the senior leadership team and a dedicated group of HR professionals, you will take the lead on a collaborative project to design a multi-year learning and training calendar ensuring it aligns with requirements across the Ronald McDonald House Australia system.

Skills Required

You are a relationship-focused people and capability professional who enjoys helping others succeed. You know what’s needed to ensure human resources fundamentals are running smoothly. You have strong stakeholder engagement skills, a strategic mindset and the ability to balance big-picture thinking with practical delivery, but you are also comfortable managing the detail and ensuring that foundations are strong. Comfortable working across multiple priorities and stakeholders, you can influence outcomes through collaboration, credibility and trusted advice rather than formal authority.

You will bring to the role:

• Generalist experience in human resources management
• Experience in learning & development program design and delivery
• Strong understanding of employment legislation and policy interpretation
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and relationship-building capability
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Ideally, an understanding of charitable environments and volunteer engagement

If you are excited by this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply and share how your experience could contribute.

Ronald McDonald House Australia is committed to keeping children and young people safe in our spaces and do not tolerate any kind of abuse. We implement prevention strategies to reduce the risk of abuse and actively seek to listen, empower, and protect children. Our team, including employees and volunteers, must meet high standards to ensure they prevent and report abuse. All roles are subject to compliance and reference checks and are subject to relevant state/territory legislation.

If you’re passionate about contributing your people, capability, projects and stakeholder engagement skills to support families, then apply now. Please submit a resume and cover letter addressing the skills required above or contact Mike Hurdle at NGO Recruitment on 02 8243 0570 for a confidential discussion. To request a full information package please email: officeadministrator@ngorecruitment.com (no applications here please).

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.