Senior Manager – HR Business Partnering

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an accomplished Senior Manager – HR Business Partnering to join our Human Resources Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the General Manager – Human Resources, this senior role will support Brian Bell Group’s businesses and branches across Papua New Guinea.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop HR Business Partners.
• Provide senior HR advice to operational leadership.
• Drive workforce planning and talent strategies.
• Strengthen recruitment and succession pipelines.
• Manage complex employee‑relations and performance matters.
• Support organisational change and capability development.
• Drive Team Member engagement initiatives, including BELONG Connect.
• Oversee the Team Member Medical Program.
• Strengthen HR governance and consistency across locations.
• Provide workforce insights to the GM HR and Leadership Team.
• Ensure HR remains connected to the business and contributes to performance, capability and sustainable growth.

Required profile

• Experienced HR professional with senior leadership experience, comfortable with both strategic and operational HR.
• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree and at least seven years of progressive HR experience.
• Strong HR business‑partnering capability and proven experience working with senior business leaders.
• Experience supporting multiple businesses, branches or geographically dispersed operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in workforce planning, recruitment, employee relations, performance management and organisational development.
• Ability to lead, influence, coach, challenge constructively and deliver results.
• Willingness to travel regularly and potentially relocate to Lae or another regional location.