People & Culture Officer

With offices in Australia, Africa, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a People and Culture Officer to join our People team in Perth on a 12 month fixed term contract with possible extension.

Reporting to the Senior Advisor, People & Culture, you will be assisting on HR related matters with a specific focus on onboarding activities on our Minerals and Projects groups, and working closely with our Africa and SE Asia based projects and HR teams.

This is a role that contains a scope of HR work within a global business that is currently undergoing a significant people improvement agenda. It's an opportunity to develop your career as we implement a number of exciting new people initiatives.

The tasks you'll perform

• Generalist HR administration with a specific focus on coordinating the onboarding of new starters and existing employees for our projects across Australia, Africa and SE Asia
• All aspects of employment contracts, compliance, internal changes, terminations and scenarios involving People moves
• Coordinate the immigration process to ensure compliance within relevant jurisdictions for international hires and assignments
• Maintain appropriate personnel documentation and statutory records for employment purposes on our company HRIS system
• Building effective relationships with numerous stakeholders
• Other related duties regarding the onboarding and movement of People within our business
• Undertake ad hoc projects to support the implementation of broader HR initiatives

The expertise you'll bring

• A tertiary degree or qualification in Human Resources, this position would suit a recent Graduate
• A high level of attention to detail and ability to multitask
• A willingness to go above and beyond, and a passion for providing high levels of service to facilitate exceptional employee experiences
• An interest in international people practices and labour laws, including employment principles, contract formation, site conditions and permit applications
• Proactive problem solver who can think laterally and find the answers if they're not already known.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Offer Pod Life, Lycopodium's new reward and recognition program available to employees

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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