Director, People & Culture
About The Position
The Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) is seeking an experienced and strategic Director, People and Culture to join its Executive Leadership Team. This role will lead the development and delivery of a contemporary people strategy that supports organizational performance, workforce capability, and cultural transformation. The position requires an accomplished executive leader who combines strategic thinking with operational excellence in a fast-paced environment. The Director will be responsible for leading people and culture functions within a complex organization, designing and implementing workforce, culture, and organizational development strategies, and managing industrial and employee relations. This role also involves leading major change, reform, or transformation programs, engaging stakeholders, and providing strategic advice to executives and boards on complex people matters. A collaborative leadership style with a focus on capability development, accountability, and continuous improvement is essential.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, or equivalent knowledge and workplace experience.
- Significant experience at an executive level in the design, delivery, and management of integrated people and culture programs, workforce management strategies, change and transformation and human resource service delivery.
- Demonstrated record of achievement in managing a large and complex human resources and industrial relations portfolio to achieve organisational outcomes.
- A current Working with Children Check.
- Satisfactory completion of security and vetting checks.
Nice To Haves
- Significant executive-level experience leading people and culture functions within a complex organisation.
- Demonstrated success designing and implementing workforce, culture and organisational development strategies.
- Strong industrial and employee relations expertise.
- Proven experience leading major change, reform or transformation programs.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills.
- The ability to provide authoritative and strategic advice to executives and boards on complex people matters.
- A collaborative leadership style with a strong focus on capability development, accountability and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead and influence strategic people initiatives as part of the People & Culture Directorate.
- Lead the development and delivery of a contemporary people strategy that supports organisational performance, workforce capability and cultural transformation.
- Design and implement workforce, culture and organisational development strategies.
- Manage industrial and employee relations.
- Lead major change, reform or transformation programs.
- Engage stakeholders, influence and negotiate.
- Provide authoritative and strategic advice to executives and boards on complex people matters.
- Foster a collaborative leadership style with a strong focus on capability development, accountability and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Total Remuneration Package (TRP) including superannuation
- Commitment to Diversity
- Reasonable adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Associate degree
