South Australia Police
Job reference: 842427
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Full-time vacancy up to 12 months

Our team is growing! Build your HR career at the next level by partnering with leaders, shaping workforce outcomes, and delivering practical people solutions in an ASO4 Assistant HR Business Partner role. Apply now and make a meaningful impact.

SAPOL's People, Culture and Wellbeing service provides a holistic approach to the future development of our people and the organisation. Through strategic leadership and direction, People, Culture and Wellbeing will ensure our employees are skilled and supported to deliver a more efficient and effective service to the community. This will be achieved by increasing support to the frontline, ensuring the right people are in the right roles, developing talent pools and pipelines, delivering programs and strategies to foster highly effective leaders as well as providing collaborative business partnerships. Recognising that the capability of our workforce is dependent on the physical and mental health of all its members, People Culture and Wellbeing will deliver programs which provide an all-inclusive approach and promote every aspect of health and wellbeing.

The HR Business Partnering Section provides strategic and operational people support to SAPOL leaders, aligning workforce initiatives with organisational priorities. HR Business Partnering delivers expert advice across workforce planning, employee relations, organisational change, case management and leadership capability.

The Assistant Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is accountable to the Lead HRBP for the provision of high level, confidential human resource advice and support to key stakeholders within SAPOL. The role will deliver quality client focussed human resources business partnering activities to drive a highly productive and successful workforce. The Assistant HRBP will contribute to developing HR policies and procedures and undertake projects related to the HR discipline. This role will also partner with the business to educate, provide sound advice to key stakeholders to deliver human resources advisory and consultancy.

Special Conditions

• The incumbent must hold a current Australian work eligibility status and will be subject to a criminal history check.
• The incumbent may be assigned to other duties at this remuneration level or equivalent.
• Some out of hours work and intra/interstate travel may be required.
• The incumbent is required to participate in SAPOL’s iEngage program.

Salary
ASO4 - $79,432 - $83,266 per annum.

Enquiries
Melodee Williams
0474 440 894
mel.williams@police.sa.gov.au

Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online.

Applicants must submit a covering letter (two pages) addressing the essential minimum requirements of the role outlined in the Position Information Document, a current resume and the contact information of three referees including your current line manager.

Within your cover letter, you are required to address your suitability against all the Essential Minimum Requirements within the PID with particular emphasis on the below criteria:

• Ability to research, interpret and articulate HR instruments, Acts, Regulations and Guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work under limited direction, independently or as part of a team, identify specific or desired performance outcomes, plan and coordinate activities, use initiative and judgment and set priorities to achieve objectives within deadlines.
• General understanding of change management HR principles and methodologies.

Applicants external to SAPOL must complete an RF2099 Pre-Employment Declaration Form and submit this with their application.

South Australia Police is dedicated to strengthening trust and collaboration with First Nations communities in South Australia as we shape a culturally responsive and inclusive workplace for First Nations employees.

Our vision is to create safer communities by strengthening the bonds of mutual respect, understanding, and partnerships between police and First Nations peoples. By deepening our appreciation and understanding of First Nations cultures and acknowledging the past, we are committed to focusing on the present and moving forward together into the future.

To strengthen our workforce, South Australia Police encourage applications from First Nations peoples.

South Australia Police is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

People with disability are strongly encouraged to apply. The South Australian public sector supports flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements wherever reasonably possible. The sector is diverse and desires to increase in diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

Applications close: 14/05/2026 5:00 PM

Attachments:
- ASO4 Assistant HR Business Partner PID.pdf
- RF2099 - Pre-Employment Dec.pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.