Describe the qualities needed for your role?

I work in the People and Culture team so it is imperative that you enjoy working with people. It is also helpful to be well organised and have good communication skills. I enjoy working as part of a team, especially when it is results driven.

Spot on Kate; wholeheartedly agree! HR is also a discipline that requires qualities of adaptability, such as flexing to meet changing demands driven by internal or external impacts, open mindedness, and a preparedness to ask questions to understand the background and ‘why’ as to the many and varied activities that land in the HR space. Importantly though, people in HR need be “sense makers”, as far as helping others in the business to understand the availability of and how to leverage the various people tools and processes available to deliver on their objectives and optimise performance.