Chief People Officer

estara; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 230,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

estara, South Australia’s specialist provider for people with spinal cord injuries and related disabilities, seeks an accomplished Chief People Officer to shape its people, culture and capability.

Reporting to the CEO and as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the CPO will lead a broad portfolio spanning People & Culture, workforce capability, WHS, Quality and Safeguarding. This is an enterprise leadership role, not just HR.

Qualifications

• Significant senior or executive People & Culture leadership experience.
• Strong capability across industrial relations, workforce strategy, organisational development and retention strategies.
• Experience leading through organisational change and complexity.
• The confidence and credibility to influence CEOs, Executives and Boards.
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach and strong professional judgement.
• The ability to build trust, develop leadership capability and bring people with you.
• Experience in disability, health, community services or another complex, regulated environment will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead a broad portfolio spanning People & Culture, workforce capability, WHS, Quality and Safeguarding.
• Partner with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to shape strategy, performance and workforce sustainability.
• Drive culture and capability programs that align with organisational purpose and transformation.

Skills

People & Culture leadership

Industrial relations

Workforce strategy

Organisational development

Change management

Executive stakeholder engagement

Education

HR/IR/Psychology degree

Job description

• Shape the people, culture and capability of an organisation with purpose.

estara, formerly known as PQSA and HomeCare+, is South Australia's specialist provider of services for people living with spinal cord injury, neurological and related disabilities. Built on more than 60 years of expertise, estara empowers people and their communities to adapt and thrive through specialised supports, expert guidance and strong community connections. With more than 600 employees across metropolitan and regional South Australia, estara is strengthening its foundations for the future through a significant transformation program focused on capability, sustainability and service excellence.

VUCA is partnering with estara to appoint an accomplished Chief People Officer to shape its people, culture, workforce and organisational capability agenda.

Reporting to the CEO and as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the CPO will lead a broad portfolio spanning People & Culture, workforce capability, WHS, Quality and Safeguarding. This is a genuine enterprise leadership role not simply an HR position. The CPO will be a trusted adviser to the CEO, Executive Team and Board, contributing to strategy, organisational performance, workforce sustainability, culture and transformation.

We are seeking a strategic, commercially astute and emotionally intelligent leader who can connect people strategy with organisational performance.

You will bring:

• Significant senior or executive People & Culture leadership experience
• Strong capability across industrial relations, workforce strategy, organisational development and retention strategies
• Experience leading through organisational change and complexity
• The confidence and credibility to influence CEOs, Executives and Boards
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach and strong professional judgement
• The ability to build trust, develop leadership capability and bring people with you

Experience in disability, health, community services or another complex, regulated environment will be highly regarded.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation with a proud history and strong social purpose, and to play a defining role in shaping its next chapter. If you are a people leader with tertiary qualifications in HR, IR, Psychology or another related discipline, who combines strategic thinking, commercial pragmatism and genuine care for people, VUCA would like to hear from you.

For further details on this role, including the full position description, visit www.vuca.com.au/ecpo.