Manager People Strategy

Council Jobs; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

End ofTrip facilities

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing programs

Discounted gym membership

Professional development

Job summary

Hobsons Bay City Council is seeking a senior leader to drive the People Strategy and shape a high-performance culture. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you’ll oversee organisational development, workforce planning, talent, culture, and system strategies across a multidisciplinary portfolio.

This role offers genuine scope to influence and shape how people experience work, with hybrid flexibility and a focus on care, inclusion and belonging.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading contemporary people, culture or organisational development functions.
• Move between big-picture strategy and practical delivery.
• Understand what creates a strong employee experience and turn that into action.
• Shaping culture and building organisational capability, not just running HR programs.
• Use workforce data and employee insights to challenge assumptions.
• Build trusted relationships at senior/executive levels.
• Lead through change with authenticity, curiosity and care.
• Create an inclusive environment where people can contribute and be themselves.
• Bring energy and positivity and help people enjoy being part of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of Council’s workforce and people strategies.
• Shape organisation-wide approaches to culture, capability, leadership and employee experience.
• Lead strategic workforce planning, talent management and organisational development initiatives.
• Use workforce insights and analytics to identify opportunities and inform better decisions.
• Lead development of contemporary people systems and practices that make it easier for our people to do great work.
• Partner with leaders across Council to enable organisational change and build capability.
• Oversee strategic projects that strengthen how we attract, develop, engage and retain our people.
• Create opportunities to recognise success, celebrate our people and strengthen connection and belonging across Council.
• Lead, coach and develop the People Strategy team, creating clarity, trust and space for great ideas.

Skills

People strategy

Organisational development

Workforce planning

Talent management

Leadership

Employee experience

Change management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HR / related discipline

Job description

• Senior leadership opportunity within People &Culture
• Shape the people strategy, culture and employeeexperience at Hobsons Bay
• Permanent, full-time position
• Salary package circa $215,000, commensurate withexperience

At Hobsons Bay City Council, we’re building a workplace thatreflects our community and our values, and we have big ambitionsfor what the employee experience at Council can be.

We want Hobsons Bay to be a place where people thrive,celebrate and belong. A workplace with high expectationsand genuine care for our people and the community we serve, wheregreat work is recognised, and different perspectives are welcomed.We’re committed to developing our people to be their best.

We’ve made real progress, but there’s more to do.

And that’s where you come in.

The opportunity

We’re looking for a Manager People Strategy whowants to help shape what comes next.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer and as a member ofHobson’s Bay City Council’s Senior Leadership Team, you’ll lead thePeople Strategy function and a multidisciplinary portfolio spanningorganisational development, workforce planning, talent,culture, change, people systems, and strategicprojects.

This is a role with real scope to influence.

You’ll work across Council to understand what our people need,turn organisational priorities into practical people strategies andhelp create the conditions where employees and leaders can do theirbest work.

We’re looking for someone who can bring the strategy, but alsothe humanity. Someone who understands that culture isn’t somethingwritten in a document. It’s created through the everyday experienceof our people.

What you’ll do

• Lead the development and delivery of Council’s workforceand people strategies
• Shape organisation-wide approaches to culture, capability,leadership and employee experience
• Lead strategic workforce planning, talent management andorganisational development initiatives
• Use workforce insights and analytics to identifyopportunities and inform better decisions
• Lead the development of contemporary people systems andpractices that make it easier for our people to do greatwork
• Partner with leaders across Council to enableorganisational change and build capability
• Oversee strategic projects that strengthen how we attract,develop, engage and retain our people
• Create opportunities to recognise success, celebrate ourpeople and strengthen connection and belonging acrossCouncil
• Lead, coach and develop the People Strategy team, creatingclarity, trust and space for great ideas

What you’ll bring

We care just as much about how you lead as whatyou know.

You’ll be someone who:

• Has significant experience leading contemporary people,culture or organisational development functions
• Can move comfortably between big-picture strategy andpractical delivery
• Understands what creates a strong employee experience andknows how to turn that understanding into action
• Has a track record of shaping culture and buildingorganisational capability, not just running HR programs
• Uses evidence, workforce data and employee insights tochallenge assumptions and make better decisions
• Builds trusted relationships and influence at senior andexecutive levels
• Bring people with you through change, including when thepath isn’t straightforward
• Leads with authenticity, curiosity and care
• Creates an environment where people are included, feel safeto contribute ideas, challenge thinking and be themselves
• Knows serious work doesn’t always require us to takeourselves too seriously
• Brings energy, personality and positivity, and genuinelywants people to enjoy being part of the organisation

You’ll also bring relevant tertiary qualifications in humanresources, organisational development, business or a relateddiscipline, together with substantial relevant experience.

Why Hobsons Bay?

Because this is a chance to do more than inherit a PeopleStrategy.

It’s an opportunity to help shape our nextchapter.

You’ll have the backing and scope to challenge how things havetraditionally been done, try new approaches and influence whatworking at Hobsons Bay feels like.

We want to build a workplace where high performance and humanitysit comfortably alongside each other. Where people have clarity andaccountability, but also connection. Where we recognise great work,celebrate our successes and create moments of joy along theway.

Pre-Employment Requirements

Progressed candidates will be required to complete a NationalPolice Record Check and a Working With Children Check.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident orhold a valid work permit or visa with full unrestricted workingrights. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitmentprocess.

What we can offer

• Hybrid working flexibility, whether you're home, or in ournewly renovated & spacious office facilities.
• Our location in the centre of Altona is close to publictransport, cafes and parks. Enjoy your lunch at the pier, or anafternoon walk along the lake.
• Go to the gym or ride your bike before work? Our End ofTrip Facility offers bike storage and shower facilities to getyou refreshed and ready to go!
• Exclusive staff access to our Employee Assistance Program,wellbeing programs, discounted local gym membership,Reflexology sessions, Meditation, Yoga & Circuit classes, andwalking & social clubs.
• Ongoing professional development support - we'll championyour growth, because your career matters to us!
• A team that’s shaping a brighter future, working togetherto create a sustainable, thriving community for generations tocome.

We are a proud inclusive employer. We encouragepeople from all walks of life to apply for our job opportunities.Our commitment is to provide diverse, safe and inclusiveenvironments where everyone can grow and succeed.