Workforce Capability Lead

UniSC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

UniSC is entering a critical phase of workforce and capability uplift to support our Strategic Plan and long‑term sustainability. As Workforce Capability Lead, you will play a pivotal enterprise role translating the University’s Strategic Workforce Plan into practical, coordinated initiatives that strengthen workforce capability across the institution. Reporting to the Associate Director, Culture and Capability, this role operates with a high degree of autonomy and influence. You will work in close partnership with senior Academic and Professional people leaders, People and Culture colleagues, and key stakeholders to embed workforce planning, succession and career development into UniSC’s core planning, budgeting and decision‑making processes. This is a senior specialist leadership role, focused on enterprise outcomes rather than line management. Your impact will be felt through the frameworks, insights and advice that enable leaders to make confident, evidence‑based workforce decisions.

Requirements

Relevant qualifications and extensive experience in workforce planning, organisational development, analytics or a related discipline
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise‑level workforce or capability initiatives in a large, complex organisation (ideally Higher Education, Health, Government or adjacent sector)
Strong capability in workforce analytics, scenario planning and executive‑level reporting
Proven experience designing and embedding workforce or capability frameworks
A strong track record partnering with senior leaders and influencing outcomes in complex environments
Experience contributing to organisational change or transformation initiatives, with a focus on sustainable capability outcomes

Nice To Haves

Experience in a university or similarly complex, regulated environment is highly regarded

Responsibilities

Lead the enterprise‑wide translation of UniSC’s Strategic Workforce Plan into actionable workforce, succession and career development frameworks
Embed workforce planning into annual planning, budgeting and workforce review cycles, ensuring alignment between strategy, capability and financial settings
Use workforce and talent data, analytics and scenario modelling to inform executive decisions on workforce supply and demand, critical roles and succession risk
Develop high‑quality workforce planning outputs, including workforce plans, dashboards and executive‑level insights
Partner with senior leaders and People and Culture colleagues to uplift organisational capability in workforce planning and talent assessment
Ensure workforce and capability impacts are proactively considered in organisational change, transformation and business planning initiatives
Provide authoritative, trusted advice while enabling consistent application across diverse schools, institutes and departments