People & Culture Generalist

At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.


Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:
• 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Co-worker uniform provided
• Free Co-worker parking
• Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers).
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:
• This role is a Temporary Full-time contract, available until August 2027
• The internal job title for this role is People & Culture Generalist
• Applications close Friday 13 June 2025
• As our store operates 7 days per week, there will be a requirement to work some late shifts and weekend shifts on a rotating roster

ABOUT THIS WORK AREA
As People & Culture Generalist your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Business partnering with the leadership team within the store and your portfolio to develop and drive the People agenda to support the Country business objectives
• Executing all operational People tasks related to human resources at unit level to deliver an excellent co-worker experience, including Workers Compensation
• Supporting the building of local business competence & performance by setting and working on relevant People goals
• Ensuring and executing delivery of learning & training at the unit level, unless provided by the national support office team
• Implementing a co-worker relations plan that effectively manages all local interactions with co-workers, including performance management, and ensures that all areas in the unit work with the labour relations principles and uphold local policies, procedures and laws


As People & Culture Generalist you are or have:
• Passionate about people and unlocking their potential to contribute to business results.
• Able to take initiative and confidently work independently, while also supporting your team
• Enjoy working in a vibrant and changing multidimensional environment and have an appreciation of the mix in strategic, tactical and operational tasks.
• Goal-oriented with a drive to meet store and department KPIs
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to lead and develop others; strong coaching and mentoring techniques that support your genuine interest in people.
• Proven ability to be able to build and strengthen key relationships to compliment and support our collaborative and inclusive store culture.
• An advocate of change, with an ability to compliment communication channels through the development of tailored People plans with a down-to-earth yet strategic approach to growing the business.
• A degree in human resources and/or proven experience as a human resource generalist, you are looking to take your next step to grow your career!

We need people like you
At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!

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Post Date
2025-05-30
Job Type
-
Employment type
Contract
Category
Human Resources
Level
Not Applicable
Country
Australia
Industry
Retail
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