People and Culture Manager

Our Client a Leading NSW Government Department are looking for a People and Culture Manager (Grade 11/12) to join their team on a 12 month contract. There is a high likelihood for the role to extend past this point.
The People and Culture Manager (P&C) leads the people and culture function for the Agency and is accountable for the provision of services to the business to ensure the Agency is able to manage its people risk, regulatory and policy obligations and to deliver initiatives to support our people, bring our values to life and enable the achievement of strategic goals. The P&C Manager is also responsible for leading and managing the People & Culture team.

Day to Day Duties:

• Develop and lead the People & Culture strategy in alignment with the organisational strategic plan.

• Lead and implement the People and Culture policy framework to support the strategy and ‘fit for purpose’ action plans in alignment with public sector policy requirements.

• Develop and lead the recruitment and retention strategies of the Organisation to ensure a high performing workforce culture.

• Provide strategic and expert advice in people and culture related matters to the Executive including case management support on staff issues that are complex or high risk.

• Business owner of all people and culture related strategies, frameworks, programs and systems to deliver ‘best practise’ implementation plans and adoption by staff.

• Provide expert advice in Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Industrial Relation (IR) matters

• Develop the design and adoption of various organisational capability building initiatives, with the aim of developing a positive workplace culture.

• Lead the roll-out of the People Matter Survey (and other government sector data collection activities) on behalf of the Client

Essential Requirements

• A tertiary qualification that includes a P&C discipline.

• Demonstrated experience in a senior P&C leadership role, with responsibility for building, leading and managing a team of subject matter experts in the P&C functional area.

• Demonstrated ability to develop strategy and to develop and deliver programs of work to achieve the strategic goals.

• Proven ability to operate in both a strategic and operational environment, providing expert and strategic advice and delivering on operational plans to support business needs.

• Proven expertise in GSE, WHS, IR and other relevant employee relations legislation, awards, policies and procedures

• Experience in leading modernisation initiatives in P&C policy, procedures, practise, systems and practises.

• Successful police check.

For further information on this role or to confidentially apply, please contact Lauren Atkinson on 02 8227 9200 or apply directly via the Apply for this job button. Only WORD FORMAT resumes will be accepted.