National Manager People Operations

Able Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging

Flexible starting times and remote/WFH

50% Work From Home policy

17.5% annual leave loading

Employee discounts (retail and travel)

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Able Australia is seeking a National Manager People Operations to lead the national People and Culture function across Victoria and beyond. You will report to the Chief People Officer and guide a multidisciplinary team responsible for workforce planning, talent acquisition, injury management, training, compliance, and HR systems.

You will partner with senior leaders to provide expert workforce advice, drive complex change, and strengthen our people practices to ensure an exceptional employee

Qualifications

• Significant People and Culture leadership experience in a complex, multi-site, highly regulated environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Australian employment law, industrial relations, and enterprise agreements, including unionised settings.
• Proven ability to partner with executives, providing commercially sound advice and leading complex workforce initiatives.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and balancing competing priorities.
• Experience in disability, community services or healthcare sectors is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Able Australia’s national People Operations team, building capability and a high-performing culture.
• Partner with Executive and Senior Leaders to influence strategic decisions and steer complex people initiatives.
• Drive workforce planning and organisational change, including restructures and redeployment.
• Oversee workforce governance, compliance, and policies to meet legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement across People and Culture systems, reporting, and analytics.

Skills

People leadership

Industrial relations

Strategic advisory

Change management

Team development

Job description

Title: National Manager People Operations
Employment: Full time / Ongoing
Location: Surrey Hills VIC

About the role

An exciting opportunity to lead a national People and Culture function, develop a talented team and have a genuine influence on the future direction of a purpose-driven organisation.

Able Australia is a national not-for-profit organisation with approximately 1,200 employees across Australia's eastern states. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will lead our multidisciplinary People Operations team, with responsibility for workforce planning, talent acquisition, injury management, training, compliance and people systems.

As a trusted partner to our Executive and Senior Leaders, your expertise and ideas will be valued as you help guide organisational decisions, lead meaningful change and strengthen our people practices.

Through your leadership, you will play an important role in shaping a positive employee experience, building workforce capability and supporting the long-term sustainability of our organisation and the services we provide.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead and develop our national People Operations team, building capability, supporting professional growth and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Partner with Executive and Senior Leaders to provide expert workforce advice, influence strategic decisions and lead complex people initiatives.
• Drive workforce planning and organisational change, including restructures, redeployment, remuneration reviews and initiatives that strengthen organisational capability.
• Oversee workforce governance and compliance, ensuring people practices, policies and procedures meet legislative, industrial and regulatory requirements within a complex, unionised environment.
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement across People and Culture systems, processes and reporting, using workforce insights and technology to improve efficiency and employee experience.

Skills and experience required to be successful in this role:

• Significant People and Culture leadership experience within a complex, multi-site and highly regulated organisation, with demonstrated success leading broad operational HR functions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Australian employment legislation, industrial relations, and enterprise agreements, including experience operating in a unionised environment.
• Proven ability to partner with executives and senior leaders, providing commercially sound advice and successfully leading complex organisational change and workforce initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to balance organisational priorities, employee experience and operational requirements.
• Experience within the disability, community services or healthcare sectors will be highly regarded but is not essential.

For further information regarding the role and its requirements, please refer to the position description attached

Benefits of joining Able Australia:

• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits (pay less tax and take home more earnings)
• Flexible starting times and working from home options, including a 50% Work From Home policy
• 17.5% annual leave loading (get paid more on your holidays)
• Instant discounts to hundreds of online retailers, including Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Airbnb, Hotels, and Flights and more!
• Collaborative and positive team environments where your ideas matter
• Continuous support and supervision to enable you to develop your career and progress
• Our values are Trust, Respect, Excellence and Kindness and we imbed these values into all of our work practices

About Able Australia

Able Australia is a leading provider of disability services across Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, and the ACT. For over 50 years we have been delivering innovative support services to people with multiple disabilities and deafblindness.

As a registered provider of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), our vision is to enable the people we support to live the life they choose.

We encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment period.

You must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered for this position.

Employment is conditional upon screening checks throughout employment, applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks as required. Applicants will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: NDIS Worker Screening Check, International Police Check (if applicable), and Right to Work in Australia.

If you have any particular questions regarding the position or need to find out more, get in touch with Yvette Hyde, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner at careers @ableaustralia.org.au