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Roles in HR & Administration: what they pay, where they're heading and how to get in.
Administration Officer
Administration officers keep an office running day to day, handling the correspondence, records and requests that let managers and teams get on with their own work.
Change Manager
Change managers help the people inside an organisation adjust to a new system, structure or process, so the change actually sticks once the project team moves on.
Corporate Services Manager
Corporate services managers look after an organisation's finances, people, administration and compliance, so the rest of the business can get on with its work.
Data Entry Clerk
Data entry clerks type and check the information that keeps an organisation's records accurate, from customer details to transaction figures.
Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Diversity and inclusion specialists help organisations widen who they recruit and keep, and change the policies and habits that decide who gets on once they are there.
Environment, Health and Safety Manager
Environment, health and safety managers design and oversee the systems that keep workplaces safe and meet environmental obligations.
Executive Assistant
Executive assistants manage a senior leader's time, information and workload so that person can focus on the decisions only they can make.
Facilities Administrator
Facilities administrators coordinate the maintenance, contractors and records that keep a building safe and running.
HR Administrator
HR administrators keep employee records, contracts and payroll changes in order, which is what keeps an organisation compliant and its staff paid correctly.
HR Advisor
HR advisors are the first point of contact for managers and employees with questions about pay, conduct and policy, and they make sure the answers line up with employment law.
HR Business Partner
HR business partners sit inside one business unit, turning HR policy and workforce strategy into decisions the managers they support can use.
Human Resources Manager
Human resources managers set the policies, hiring processes and workplace programs that decide how an organisation treats the people who work for it.
Injury Management Coordinator
Injury management coordinators run workers' compensation claims and keep an injured worker's recovery moving, working between the employer, the insurer and the treating doctors.
Learning and Development Manager
Learning and development managers work out where a workforce's skills fall short and build the training that closes the gap.
Learning and Development Specialist
Learning and development specialists design and deliver the training that helps employees build the skills an organisation needs.
Office Manager
Office managers keep a workplace's day-to-day administration, facilities and staff running so everyone else can focus on their own jobs.
Organisational Development Consultant
Organisational development consultants work out why an organisation's performance, morale or structure has stalled, then design the program that shifts it, from restructures to culture and leadership work.
Personal Assistant
A personal assistant manages the diary, correspondence and daily admin of one executive, manager or business owner, protecting that person's time.
Receptionist
Receptionists run the front desk of an organisation, greeting visitors, answering calls and directing people to the right person.
Records Manager
A records manager keeps an organisation's information in order, deciding what is kept, for how long, and who can see it.
Records Officer
Records officers keep an organisation's official information in order, registering, classifying and tracking files from creation to disposal.
Recruiter
Recruiters find, screen and place people into jobs, either for one employer or for an agency filling vacancies across several client businesses.
Rostering Officer
Rostering officers build and maintain the staff rosters that put the right people on shift at the right time.
Safety Consultant
Safety consultants assess the hazards in a workplace and advise the business on the controls and systems it needs to meet work health and safety law.
Secretary
Secretaries keep an office's correspondence, schedules and records in order so the people around them can get on with their work.
Switchboard Operator
Switchboard operators answer an organisation's main phone line and connect each caller to the right person, extension or department.
Talent Acquisition Manager
Talent acquisition managers plan how an organisation finds and hires the people it needs, from setting the brief with a hiring manager through to the final offer.
Typist
Typists turn handwritten drafts, audio recordings and printed documents into accurate, correctly formatted digital files.
Virtual Assistant
A virtual assistant takes on the scheduling, correspondence and admin a business owner or manager would otherwise do themselves, usually working remotely from their own workspace.
Work Health and Safety Officer
Work health and safety officers watch how work is actually carried out, spotting hazards on site and making sure the rules meant to prevent injuries hold up in practice.
Workforce Planner
Workforce planners work out how many people an organisation will need and with what skills, so hiring and training plans keep pace with where the business is heading.
Workplace Coach
Workplace coaches work one on one or in small groups with employees and managers to build skills, work through performance problems and plan what comes next.
Workplace Relations Advisor
Workplace relations advisors advise employers and employees on fair work law for a live dispute, a dismissal or an enterprise agreement.