Services
HR expertise, shaped around your business.
Whether you need ongoing HR support or help with a specific challenge, I work with you as a partner - not a distant consultant.
What I do
DS People Partners provides fractional HR support to small and medium businesses that need HR support without the cost of a full-time hire. I learn your business, understand your people challenges and deliver practical solutions.
How I can help
HR Advisory
Build a people strategy that aligns with your business goals. I help you think through workforce planning, organisational design, and the HR foundations that support sustainable growth.
- Workforce planning
- Organisational design
- HR roadmap development
- People metrics and reporting
Recruitment & Onboarding
Attract and retain the right people. I design recruitment processes, support hiring decisions, and build onboarding programs that set new starters up for success from day one.
- Role design and job descriptions
- Interview frameworks
- Candidate assessment
- Onboarding program design
Policies & Compliance
Protect your business and your people with clear, compliant HR policies. I review, update, or build your policy framework to reflect current legislation and best practice.
- Policy review and development
- Quality Management System Set Up
- Fair Work compliance
- Return-to-work programs
Performance & Culture
Build a culture where people do their best work. I help you design performance frameworks, address underperformance constructively, and create the conditions for engagement and retention.
- Performance review frameworks
- Underperformance management
- Engagement initiatives
- Culture diagnostics
Employee Relations
Support with everyday employee relations matters, including disciplinary processes, grievances, and workplace investigations. For more complex ER situations, I'll work alongside you and refer to specialist support where needed.
- Disciplinary and grievance processes
- Fair Work guidance
- Workplace investigations (straightforward matters)
- Termination and redundancy
HR Systems & Processes
Get more from your HR technology and processes. I help you select, implement, or optimise your HRIS and build workflows that reduce admin and improve data quality.
- HRIS selection and implementation
- Process mapping and improvement
- Payroll governance
- Reporting
Ways to work together
Option 1
Ongoing HR Partner (Retainer)
Best for businesses that need regular HR support. Ongoing HR advice, guidance and support for a set number of hours each month. Gain access to HR expertise without the cost of a full-time hire.
Option 2
HR Projects
Focused support for a specific initiative - a policy overhaul, a recruitment process, development of a position description. Defined scope, clear deliverables, fixed timeline.
Option 3
On Demand HR Advice
Strategic HR advice on an as-needed basis. Great for business owners or managers who want a sounding board for people decisions without ongoing commitment.
Not sure where to start?
Every business is different. Let's have a conversation about what you're dealing with and work out the best way I can help.