Nine’s People and Culture Team are embedded across the Nine business.  As true partners to the business, we deliver a best-in-class service, shaping both people and business strategy across all of Nine’s assets. 

An exciting opportunity has come up for someone to step into a 12 months Parental Leave cover as People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner, and truly make an impact on business and commercial outcomes.

The P&C Business Partner will partner with Nine’s Radio, Finance & Sales teams across Australia -  creating and delivering people strategy across all three businesses, as well as managing all Learning & Development programs across the remit. 

Working with our Talk Radio Stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, you will partner directly with the Managing Director of Nine Radio and play a key role on the Radio Leadership Team to create and implement people strategy across Nine Radio, as well as taking the lead on People Strategy with our Finance Leadership team. 

Additionally, this role plays a critical part in the Learning & Development of our National Sales Team. Line managing our Training Coordinator, you will be responsible for developing and executing a full suite of learning content, modules and programs to upskill the teams in line with business objectives and strategy. 

This role would suit an experienced P&C Business Partner with previous experience partnering with Senior Executives and an interest in Learning & Development. 

The ideal candidate will have the ability to operate at a strategic level, manage through ambiguity and complexity - whilst not being afraid to roll up their sleeves and jump into the detail. 

Responsibilities 

• Working with the Head of People and Culture, develop people strategies across Sales, Radio & Finance that enables us to attract, develop  and retain key talent - which is tailored to the individual business needs

• Sitting across leadership teams in Radio & Finance, partner with senior stakeholders to understand the individual strategic challenges of each business unit and create people strategy to allow the achievement of commercial and business outcomes 

• Take a lead role in the design, creation and implementation of Learning & Development programs across Sales (Sales Academy), Create learning content, identify external providers and deliver a learning framework aligned to Sales strategy and future skills building 

• Create and deliver learning programs as needed across Finance & Radio gaining buy in from senior stakeholders and momentum in delivery, engagement and embedding 

• Create, drive and deliver key people initiatives across the business, including Performance & Development plans, Leadership capability, Talent & Succession, Health & wellbeing and Reward & Recognition programs  

• Provide day-to-day advice and support to People Leaders (e.g., coaching, counselling,  career development, disciplinary actions) with the ability to challenge, and influence, driving engagement with the sales teams.

• Drive engagement with the business units through communications, regular information updates and listening strategies

• Positively contribute to the development of an engaged and aligned Nine culture by role-modelling our Values and Behaviours

• Embed a high-performance culture through coaching leaders to manage performance

• Work with the broader People and Culture team to support company wide initiatives in collaboration with the COE’s including Leadership Development, Development Conversations, Employee Engagement and Talent Acquisition initiatives 

About the Job

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Delivery – Manage data projects from initiation through to closure, to ensure that projects are appropriately structured to achieve the maximum chance of success (time, budget, scope, quality).  Ensure efficient and timely monitoring and reporting to required stakeholders.
• Financial Management – Manage the preparation of project cost estimates for gating submission/funding approval, and subsequently manage and report project delivery against agreed costs, to; maximise operational efficiency, optimise the cost / benefits of resource mix, forecast and manage the cost impacts of scope change.
   
• Benefit Management –Monitor benefits against what was predicted in the business case and ensure all participants are informed and involved throughout the change programme. Awareness of dependences between the project and its benefits and actively managing these in liaison with the impacted REST business units.
   
• Stakeholder management – Engage, inform and negotiate with regulatory change stakeholders, particularly the sponsor, business owner, impacted Rest business units, vendors and parties responsible for the services after project completion, to identify, manage and monitor compliance with reform obligations.
   
• Project Governance – Adherence to Rest delivery methodology and governance framework to ensure stakeholders have a clear understanding of their role and that the required decision making and escalation processes are in place to help achieve the required outcomes.
   
• Partner and vendor management – Manage vendors to deliver solutions for the project to ensure adherence to schedule, quality outcomes, cost effectiveness, appropriate risk management and seamless integration with other project delivery streams, including:

• Define (in consultation with the legal team where appropriate) the commercial framework/terms;
• Monitor and report progress and performance against agreed deliverables and quality and performance expectations;
• Manage contractual performance and quality, ensuring program requirements are met effectively/efficiently and problems are managed and escalated when required.
   

• Risk and Issue Management – Effectively manage risks and issues by identifying and documenting risks and issues to projects and developing effective mitigation/management strategies according to Rest risk framework by:

• Leading and managing the identification of risks and impacts associated with project delivery.
• Managing and leading the development of risk mitigation plans
• Facilitating informed risk management decisions by reporting and communicating risk assessments and plans to the necessary stakeholders
• Direct the identification, monitoring, reporting and escalation of issues and/or problems associated project delivery, including challenging and influencing stakeholders as required to enable the achievement of project deliverables and benefits.
   

• Lead, mentor and guide project team members to:

• Ensure that resources are optimally utilised.
• Build capability across Rest on methods, techniques, and approaches to project management

Joining the company as a trainee, you will be assigned a mentor who will work closely with you in your first 6 month as you become familiar with the role and industry. During this time, you will see first-hand what goes into ensuring a private jet charter goes off with ease. You will learn everything from how to build a successful sales list, work with HNWI and of course, how to administer a charter flight all whilst delivering service beyond expectation.