Head of People Experience & Organizational Development

University of Newcastle; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 141,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration: 140791-150846 AUD p.a.

Flexible working arrangements

35 hour week

17% super and salary packaging

Additional University Holiday days

Discounts in private health insurance,

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

The University of Newcastle seeks a Senior Manager; People Experience to lead a portfolio of strategic employee experience and organisational development initiatives that will shape our workforce and culture. As a senior leader in HR Services, you will translate the People Enabling Plan into impactful programs and manage a team of OD and project specialists.

You will drive concept-to-implementation and evaluation with strategic thinking and analytics.

Qualifications

• You are a strategic and engaging people leader with a strong background in organisational development, employee experience and strategic HR program delivery.
• You can translate complex people strategies into practical initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes.
• You build collaborative relationships and lead multidisciplinary teams through complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of a portfolio of university-wide employee experience and organisational development programs aligned with the University's strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic advice and insights to senior leaders on organisational development, workforce trends, employee experience and cultural transformation opportunities.
• Drive initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, talent management, succession planning, performance development, career pathways, mentoring and internal mobility.
• Lead the University's employee experience measurement and insights program using surveys, HR metrics and analytics.
• Oversee university-wide recognition initiatives including Excellence Awards and Celebrating Success programs.
• Lead, develop and inspire a specialist team, fostering collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement and high-quality program delivery.
• Build partnerships across the University and externally, leveraging research, benchmarking and sector trends to inform innovative people initiatives.

Job description

The University of Newcastle seeks a Senior Manager; People Experience to lead a portfolio of strategic employee experience and organisational development initiatives that will shape our workforce and culture. As a senior leader in HR Services, you will translate the People Enabling Plan into impactful programs and manage a team of OD and project specialists.

You will drive concept-to-implementation and evaluation with strategic thinking and analytics.