Senior People & Culture Officer

AI Job Summary

Generalist HR experience with responsibility for WHS coordination or program management.

Experience designing, implementing and managing a WHS framework ensuring legislative compliance and proactive safety.

Experience managing WHS incident processes: reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions and record

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Role Type

Permanent • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

Description

Senior People & Culture Officer

Location: Canberra

Employment Type: Full-time

Sector: Not-for-profit | Health | Accreditation

About Anmac

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (Anmac) protects the health and safety of the Australian community by ensuring high-quality education standards and assessment for nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals. As the national accreditation authority for nursing and midwifery, Anmac plays a critical leadership role in Australia’s healthcare workforce, skilled migration and regulatory environment.

Operating independently from government and regulators, Anmac works collaboratively with the nursing and midwifery professions, education providers, regulatory agencies and sector partners to deliver impact, integrity and excellence, while contributing to national policy leadership.

The Opportunity

The Senior People & Culture Officer is a key role within Anmac’s Corporate Services team, supporting the delivery of a high‑performing, safe and values‑aligned workplace.

Reporting to the People & Culture Manager, the role leads the design, implementation and embedding of ANMAC’s WHS framework while delivering high-quality generalist HR support across recruitment, employee relations, policy, compliance and workforce reporting. It is a dual-focus role that ensures ANMAC meets its safety obligations while building the people capability and experience needed to grow.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation and ongoing management of Anmac’s Work Health and Safety (WHS) framework, ensuring compliance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT) and maintaining a proactive, audit‑ready safety culture.

Manage WHS incident processes end‑to‑end, including reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions and accurate recordkeeping.

Conduct and coordinate workplace risk assessments, translating findings into practical mitigation strategies and ensuring actions are implemented and monitored.

Deliver WHS inductions, training and safety briefings, and lead the WHS Committee, ensuring governance requirements are met and outcomes are documented and followed through.

Provide high‑quality HR generalist support across recruitment, employee relations, performance management, policy interpretation and workforce matters.

Draft, review and maintain HR and WHS policies and procedures, ensuring legislative compliance and alignment with best practice.

Lead end‑to‑end recruitment and onboarding processes, supporting positive candidate and new starter experiences aligned with Anmac’s values.

Own and administer Employment Hero as Anmac’s HRIS, acting as the internal subject matter expert, supporting managers and staff, maintaining data integrity and driving continuous improvement.

Maintain accurate HR and WHS records and produce workforce and safety reports, analysing trends and providing insights to support organisational decision‑making.

Support employee engagement, wellbeing and culture initiatives, contributing to a safe, inclusive and high‑performing workplace.

Provide day‑to‑day guidance and support to the People & Culture Officer, contributing to team capability, consistency and effective service delivery.

Support office and facilities coordination activities as required to ensure a safe, functional and productive work environment.

About You

You are an experienced People & Culture professional with a strong generalist background and demonstrated capability in WHS management. You are confident operating in a hands‑on role, balancing compliance requirements with practical, people‑focused solutions.

You bring strong judgement, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with managers and stakeholders across the organisation. You are comfortable working in a purpose‑driven environment and take pride in building systems, processes and relationships that support both organisational outcomes and employee experience.

Qualifications and Experience

Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Work Health and Safety, Business Administration or a related discipline, or equivalent experience

Demonstrated experience in a generalist HR role with responsibility for WHS coordination or program management

Sound knowledge of Australian employment and WHS legislation

Experience managing recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle processes

Experience using HR information systems (Employment Hero highly regarded)

Experience in not‑for‑profit, healthcare, regulatory or professional services environments is highly regarded

Why Join Anmac

Values‑led organisation with a strong sense of purpose and impact

Supportive People & Culture team and collaborative workplace

Opportunity to shape systems, culture and safety practices as the organisation grows

How to Apply

Please submit your current CV and a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

For a confidential discussion, please contact the People and Culture team at recruitment@anmac.org.au.

Next steps: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interviews.

Company Overview

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) is a not-for-profit company governed by a nine-member Board of Directors and five member organisations, established in 2010. ANMAC protects the health and safety of the Australian community by: · Establishing high quality education standards, assessing and accrediting nursing, midwifery and other healthcare education programs. · Assessing and validating the skills, qualifications and experience of overseas qualified nurses, midwives and health care workers to support their skilled migration journey. ANMAC is the national Accreditation Authority for the nursing profession and the midwifery profession appointed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). ANMAC assesses and validates the skills, qualifications and experience of nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers seeking migration to Australia and provides support to ensure an effective migration journey. ANMAC does this under the authority of the Australian Government. Additionally, through Health Education Services Australia (HESA) (a subsidiary company of ANMAC), ANMAC delivers broader high-quality education standard development and quality assurance of education programs and the professional practice experience of nurses, midwives and other health care professionals. ANMAC also provides executive and secretariat support to the Australian Osteopathic Accreditation Council (AOAC). Our work is guided by the values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Innovation, and Respect, which are at the core of everything we do.