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.
What you need to know
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 • Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand) • Bonus programme (where eligible) • Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
Additional information: • This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight. • The internal job title for this role is People and Culture Generalist • Applications close Tuesday 20 May 2025 • As our store operates 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a mix of day and evening shifts. You also have the availability to work alternating weekend shifts (both Saturday and Sunday).
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 • Proactively driving initiatives in process and engagement improvements on both co-worker and leadership levels • 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/have: • Passionate about people and unlocking their potential to contribute to business results. • Enjoy working in a vibrant and changing multidimensional environment and have an appreciation of the mix in strategic, tactical and operational tasks. • Able to work both independently and as part of a team • 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!
