Organisational Design & Development

General manager; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General manager in Sydney is seeking an experienced Organisational Development professional to lead talent, learning and capability initiatives across the business. The role focuses on delivering a major frontline capability program, establishing governance, coordinating site readiness and driving leadership development.

You will influence senior leaders and partner with site teams to translate strategy into action, spanning recruitment, onboarding and broader people initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in organisational development, talent, learning and capability initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex people programs across multi-site operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated project plan with milestones and governance.
• Coordinate site assessments and readiness across multiple locations.
• Mobilise resources and manage induction, training deployment and learning activities.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of regional training resources.
• Partner with People & Culture and leaders to translate capability needs into actions.
• Lead talent reviews and leadership development initiatives.

Job description

The Company

Our client is part of one of Australia’s largest FMCG organisations, with a significant national footprint and a large, diverse workforce. Operating across a multi-site environment, the business has a strong focus on investing in its people and building the leadership and workforce capability required to support its ongoing success. With a well-established People & Culture function, you will join a collaborative team committed to delivering meaningful people initiatives across the organisation.

The Opportunity

As the OD Manager, you will play an important role in delivering key organisational development, talent and capability priorities across the business.

A major focus of the role will be leading a significant frontline capability program. You will take ownership of the program through assessment, resource mobilisation and site readiness, ensuring there is a clear plan, strong governance and continued momentum through to implementation. Alongside this, you will contribute to broader organisational development priorities, with a particular focus on talent reviews and leadership development.

Further, you will:

• Develop and maintain an integrated project plan, managing key milestones, risks, dependencies, resources and reporting
• Coordinate site assessments and readiness activities across multiple locations
• Mobilise the people and resources required to support successful program delivery
• Coordinate induction, training deployment and broader learning activities as the program progresses
• Support the recruitment and onboarding of regional training resources
• Establish effective program governance and provide clear updates to senior stakeholders
• Partner closely with People & Culture, operational leaders and site teams to understand capability requirements and translate these into action
• Lead and support talent review processes and development initiatives
• Contribute to the delivery of leadership development programs
• Support broader organisational development, learning and capability initiatives across the business

About You

You will be an experienced Organisational Development professional with a strong background across talent, learning and capability, coupled with demonstrated experience delivering complex people programs. A confident relationship builder, you can influence senior leaders while working closely with operational and site-based teams to turn plans into action.

You will bring strong project management skills and experience managing multiple workstreams, stakeholders and dependencies. Exposure to multi-site capability or workforce initiatives within FMCG, manufacturing, logistics or a similarly operational environment will be highly regarded.

The Process

The process will include an initial meeting with a Levyl consultant, followed by a two-stage interview process with the client.

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