Manager – People and Culture

• Opportunity to work at the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR), the only national foundation specifically focussed on ensuring the social and economic strength of Australia’s remote, rural and regional communities.
• The chance to shape FRRR’s people and culture, enabling a national organisation to build an engaged, agile workforce that delivers lasting impact for rural, regional and remote communities.
• Full time (1.0) position – with flexible working arrangements available (eg. 0.8 part-time)
• Victoria – due to regular travel requirements of the role, we require the individual to be located within commuting distance to Bendigo. The successful applicant will be required to be at the FRRR Bendigo office at a minimum of once per fortnight.
• $119,000 – $124,000 (FTE) per annum excluding superannuation.

Role summary

The Manager, People & Culture is a strategic and influential role within FRRR’s Corporate Services team, serving as a trusted advisor to leaders and a champion of our organisational culture. This role is responsible for leading initiatives that foster an engaged, remote, and agile workforce, including professional development, employee engagement, performance management, and capability-building programs.

Reporting to the COO/CFO, the Manager, People & Culture brings significant experience in delivering people and culture transformations in medium-sized organisations. They will lead the implementation of key strategic people initiatives, ensuring alignment with organisational values, regulatory compliance, and risk management, while supporting leaders and employees through change.

The role oversees the end-to-end employee lifecycle, ensuring policies, procedures, and systems are fit for purpose, and provides guidance to administrative staff. The Manager also delivers well-informed analysis and advice on operational and people-related matters to enable effective decision-making and strengthen organisational performance.

Who you are (selection criteria)

• You hold tertiary qualifications in Human Resource Management, Business, or a related field, or bring extensive equivalent experience, ideally with exposure to the not-for-profit, philanthropic, or community development sectors.
• You are a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to people and culture, who is passionate about enabling impact and innovation through flexible and fit-for-purpose HR.
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, able to build high trust, credibility, and rapport across all levels of the organisation.
• You have demonstrated experience delivering people and culture services in a remote and dispersed workforce setting, with a deep appreciation for place-based and flexible approaches.
• You possess strong technology capability in HR solutions, and are familiar with modern systems and AI tools that support agility, efficiency, and smarter decision-making.
• You are an excellent communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence senior leaders, facilitate change initiatives, and lead effective training.
• You have experience in industrial relations, including contracting options and interpreting the SCHADS Award.
• You hold strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in project reporting, risk management, and using evidence to inform decisions.
• You are committed to innovation and continuous improvement, embedding new ways of working that enable agility, resilience, and long-term impact.

Research indicates that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised individuals often wait until they fulfil every requirement. If you believe you have the attributes to do the job but don’t match every point on the job ad, we welcome and encourage your application.

Key responsibilities

• Lead with a remote-first approach to ensure employees are enabled, connected, and engaged regardless of location.
• Translate the strategic people plan into initiatives that enhance organisational culture, strengthen workforce capability, and build long-term resilience.
• Plan, resource, and deliver People & Culture projects in alignment with FRRR priorities.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement and innovative practices.
• Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures that meet legal and regulatory requirements and that reflect the organisation’s culture.
• Contribute to the development of business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

If you would like to discuss any the application and recruitment process, please contact us via email [email protected] using the subject line: Manager – People and Culture – Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal enquiry or visit the SHE HR Consulting website.

Note: we do not accept cover letters as part of our application process. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and we may close our job advertisement without notice, so don’t delay your application.