People & Culture Business Partner

Be ready to elevate your skills and ability. Join our hotel community, and you can surpass your own expectations as well as those of our guests. We will encourage you explore innovative ways to enhance every guest experience, as you continue to master your craft. When you help us to achieve pioneering heights in luxury hospitality, your own excellence will shine through.

Sofitel Adelaide is a leading South Australian hotel committed to delivering exceptional guest experiences and creating a workplace where our people thrive. As part of the Accor x Salter Brothers portfolio, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of excellence, inclusivity, and innovation.

In this newly created position, as our People & Culture Business Partner, you will join our local property People & Culture team and be more than a HR professional - you’ll be a trusted advisor to our teams. Working hand-in-hand with our Heads of Departments, you’ll provide strategic guidance and practical solutions that empower leaders to get the best out of their teams. Your role is about building strong partnerships, influencing decision-making, and ensuring people strategies are seamlessly aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a strategic partner to hotel leadership, coaching and advising Heads of Departments on people-related matters
• Collaborate with managers to design and implement workforce plans that support operational success
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, performance management, and organisational development
• Champion leadership capability by equipping managers with tools and confidence to lead effectively
• Partner with department heads to identify talent needs, succession planning, and career development opportunities
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and industry standards
• Drive engagement initiatives that enhance employee satisfaction and retention

About You:

We’re looking for someone who thrives on collaboration and influence, with a passion for hospitality and people.

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner, Advisor or HR Manager, ideally within hotels or hospitality
• Strong knowledge of human resources practices, employment law, and workforce planning
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with leaders
• Able to connect with all levels, approachable, nurturing and available
• Excellent communication, coaching, and influencing skills
• Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-focused mindset
• This is a part time, 0.8FTE role with flexibility available to suit your work/life balance

Thrive in our Sofitel community with:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted accommodation and food & beverage discounts in Accor properties worldwide
• Up to 50% discount on meals at Sofitel Adelaide
• Family & Friends accommodation discounts
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Free 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunities to develop your talent and grow within our property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our corporate social responsibility activities

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent

Special note:

Only applicants currently located in Australia with full Australian working rights will be considered.