About Orange City Council

Orange City Council is located in the Central West of NSW, only 3 ½ hours west of Sydney, Orange is a vibrant and diverse place to live, offering the benefits of a busy city life in the calm of a regional location.

Our Council is committed to making a positive contribution to both our region and our local community. We are a large regional council, with over 800 employees, we take pride in being both for and part of the Orange community. Our aim - to make Orange a better place to live today and tomorrow.

About the role

This is a role for a People and Culture generalist with a passion for people. You will need to be able to deliver a broad range of People and Culture initiatives across the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, employee experience, industrial relations, and organisational design.  This includes:

• Building effective and collaborative relationships across Council,
• Being a key driver for an exceptional recruitment experience that supports great talent acquisition,
• Providing advice and support on succession planning, flexible work, career conversations and organisational design,
• Supporting and continuing to improve our people and culture systems and processes,
• Delivering accurate and timely advice and support on all levels of employee/industrial relations including being able to conduct investigations.
• Promoting and coaching everyone on being able to raise concerns and resolve them early.

View the full position description HERE (this link will work on Orange City Council's website).

Note: This is a temporary position due to end on 12 March 2027, extension beyond this date will be subject to operational requirements.

What can we offer?

• Access to a Fitness Passport for you and your family.
• Salary Packaging including novated leasing.
• A range of in-house and external training opportunities
• Free access to EAP services for you and your family
• Organisation wide health and wellbeing initiatives

What do you need?

• Relevant qualifications in human resources, related field or relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role
• Proven effective negotiation, conflict resolution, problem solving and influencing skills
• The ability to make rational and sound decisions based on consideration of the facts and the alternatives.

If you're eager to work with an experienced team and make a positive impact with Orange City Council, we want to hear from you!

To apply, please click Apply. A cover letter is not required, however, there are screening questions that must be answered to apply for the position. You can also save and return to your job application at any time prior to the closing date.

Visit www.orange.nsw.gov.au to learn more about Orange City Council

For enquiries about this role please contact peopleandculture@orange.nsw.gov.au or People and Culture Lead, Karen O’Neill on 02 6393 8449.

Applications close: Thursday 28 May 2026

Please note: Where additional candidates are found suitable from this round of recruitment a talent list or pool may be created for filling any similar temporary roles that may become vacant over the next twelve months.