Head of Learning & Organizational Development

Catholic Early EdCare•Brisbane, AL

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Early EdCare (CEEC) is seeking an experienced Head of Learning and Organisational Development to join our People and Culture team on a fixed-term maternity leave contract. As part of Centacare, we deliver early education and care and outside school hours care services across Southeast Queensland. Our purpose is to create safe, nurturing and inclusive environments where children can thrive, and this role plays a key part in strengthening the capability, confidence and experience of the people who make that possible across a large, geographically dispersed network of services. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a relatively new, highly skilled and energetic Learning and Organisational Development team. The team has been through a strong build phase, with several programs now moving into maintenance and continuous improvement. You will have the perfect blend of creation, implementation and management, with real scope to make your mark. We’re on an exciting journey of growth and looking for someone to continue the momentum.

Requirements

Experience leading Organisational Development, Learning and Development or capability programs in a large, complex and geographically dispersed workforce, ideally within an organisation of approximately 1,000-2,000 employees.
Background in multi-site service environments such as hospitality, retail, NDIS/disability services, education or care, where building a consistent culture and capability across remote locations is essential.
Strong capability in organisational development, culture, learning needs analysis, program design, facilitation and evaluation.
Experience designing and delivering leadership development, onboarding, induction and compliance training programs that work effectively across multiple remote worksites.
Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, influencing and project management skills, with an understanding of the challenges of educating and engaging geographically dispersed teams.
Experience leading a team, ideally a newly formed or evolving team, and managing external providers, resources and priorities.
Relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Education or a related field.
Current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card).

Nice To Haves

Experience in early childhood education, education, care, community services, hospitality, retail or NDIS/disability services would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

Lead a specialist team and partner with leaders across CEEC to deliver practical, engaging and impactful learning, leadership, culture and organisational development solutions across our 135+ early education and care services.
Shape the professional growth, leadership capability and employee experience of the people who care for our future generations.
Embed CEEC’s leadership development program and support the design and development of an emerging leaders’ program.
Elevate existing onboarding and induction programs so new starters feel connected, confident and set up for success.
Refresh and revitalise annual mandatory training to make it engage, practical and focused on knowledge retention across a distributed workforce.
Create and manage a suite of professional development opportunities, including leadership days and targeted capability-building programs.
Support initiatives such as employee survey frameworks, reward and recognition, health and wellbeing, and connection activities.
Lead and contribute to culture, change and inclusion initiatives, including RAP and DEIB priorities, with a strong focus on connection across remote and multi-site teams.
Manage LMS capability and use workforce, learning and performance insights to inform planning and continuous improvement.
Take responsibility for the end-of-year conference.