About the Role

As an HR Officer at Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), you will be instrumental in the successful delivery of our HR initiatives and projects. You will play a critical role in supporting our cyclical HR activities, ensuring that processes run smoothly and efficiently. Your passion for people, data, and projects will be key to your success in this role. You will be the go-to person for HR queries, providing guidance and support to our employees and contributing to a positive and productive work environment.

No one day will be the same, but some of the tasks that you can expect to keep you busy are –

• HR Administration including drafting contracts, contract variations, job adverts, managing the onboarding and terminations in the system;
• Driving the annual remuneration review process and administering the relevant documents required to enable this;
• Management of multiple HR Inboxes and act as the first point of contact for all HR inquiries;
• Management of our learning and development, recruitment, and performance management, culture and engagement systems throughout the year;
• Prepare the annual WGEA compliance reporting and data collection process with support from manager;
• Facilitation and organisation of the quarterly Company Induction;
• Maintain and update information on MLA’s intranet and HR systems including use of Sharepoint;
• Management of invoicing and HR expenses through SAP.

Our ideal HR Officer has:

• Experience working in an administrative HR role coordinating initiatives and programs;
• A future focused attitude and desire to enhance our HR processes;
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of supporting end to end lifecycle tasks, including from recruitment all the way to offboarding;
• Solid experience managing a variety of reporting requirements in previous organisations, including HR metrics;
• Advanced Microsoft Office experience, specifically Excel, Powerpoint & Word;
• A solutions mindset and a focus on continuous improvement; and
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build rapport.

The successful candidate will be required to hold an appropriate visa/residency status for full time employment in Australia. For more information refer to the position description. Apply now via the link to submit your application (incl. resume).

What’s on offer?

The Australian red meat and livestock industry is passionate about caring about our animals, land, people and communities. Working together, we strive to push boundaries and continuously improve to ensure prosperity for the Australian red meat and livestock industry. We are focused on delivering world leading outcomes that fuel global competitiveness, sustainability and producer profitability

At Meat & Livestock Australia we offer a flexible hybrid work environment and benefits including paid parental leave, wellbeing support, rebatable employer salary packaging and social club activities. You'll learn on the job in a supportive environment and have access to learning and development opportunities so that you can continue to grow and develop your career.
 

Who are we?

Meat & Livestock Australia is a service provider to the Australian red meat and livestock industry. We work in partnership with industry and the Australian Government to deliver marketing, research and development products and services to beef, sheep and goat producers, with the core purpose to deliver world leading outcomes that fuel global competitiveness, sustainability and producer profitability.​

The​ Australian red meat and livestock industry makes a significant contribution to the economy and livelihoods of many Australians. Australian red meat is produced with care for the livestock and the environment and is an important part of a healthy balanced diet.

Applications close: 20 March 2026

If you have a question in relation to the advertised position, contact the Human Resources team by emailing careers@mla.com.au

We will not be accepting unsolicited candidate submissions from recruitment agencies for this opportunity. 

Candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the advertisement. MLA reserves the right to close applications for the position prior to the advertised date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

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