Organisational Development and Learning Manager

Forensicare; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensicare, Victoria’s specialist forensic mental health service, seeks an Organisational Development and Learning Manager to lead the OD and Learning team and translate strategic priorities into practical, evidence-informed initiatives that strengthen our people and organisational capability.

You will partner with senior leaders and People & Culture colleagues to diagnose needs, design contemporary leadership and culture programs, drive inclusion and wellbeing, and evaluate impact to inform

Qualifications

• A relevant qualification in organisational development, organisational psychology, human resources, learning and development, change management or a related discipline, and/or substantial relevant experience.
• Extensive experience leading and developing a multidisciplinary OD, learning or workforce capability team.
• Significant experience designing, delivering and evaluating OD, leadership, learning and capability initiatives at organisational scale.
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change using recognised change management principles and tools.
• Strong knowledge of organisational behaviour, culture, adult learning and workforce capability.
• Experience advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, wellbeing and employee engagement.
• Highly developed consulting, facilitation, communication and influencing capability, including working with senior leaders.
• Strong strategic planning, project and resource management skills, together with an evidence-based approach to evaluation and measuring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and support the Organisational Development and Learning team.
• Manage organisation-wide OD, learning, leadership and workforce capability initiatives from design through to implementation and evaluation.
• Develop contemporary leadership, behavioural capability, team effectiveness and development solutions.
• Strengthen organisational change capability through practical frameworks, tools, leader coaching and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and embed inclusive practice and lived experience perspectives into organisational programs.
• Lead Forensicare's approach to employee wellbeing initiatives and programs.
• Manage employee engagement approaches, including surveys, feedback mechanisms and organisational action planning.
• Partner with senior leaders and managers to diagnose needs and co-design practical, sustainable solutions.
• Use data, evaluation and continuous improvement to assess impact and inform future priorities.
• Manage resources, external providers, risks and competing priorities to achieve high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Organisational development

Leadership development

Workforce capability

Diversity, equity, inclusion

Employee engagement

Consulting

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Evidence-based evaluation

Education

Organisational development degree

Organisational psychology

Change management qualification

Job description

Organisational Development and Learning Manager

Organisational Development and Learning Manager

Employment: Full-Time Ongoing

Location: Thomas Embling Hospital, Fairfield, with work across other Forensicare sites as required
Classification / Pay Grade: Management & Admin Officer Grade 8
Salary: $144,970 plus superannuation and salary packaging

About Forensicare

Forensicare is Victoria’s specialist provider of forensic mental health services. We deliver recovery-focused services for people living with serious mental illness or problematic behaviours who are connected to, or at risk of contact with, the justice system. Our services span community, inpatient and secure environments across Victoria.

About the role

This is an opportunity to take a broad leadership role spanning organisational development, learning, leadership, culture, workforce capability, change management, diversity, equity, inclusion and wellbeing, and employee engagement.

As Organisational Development and Learning Manager, you will lead the Organisational Development and Learning team and translate Forensicare's strategic priorities into practical, evidence-informed initiatives that strengthen our people, leaders and organisational capability.

Working closely with senior leaders, managers, People and Culture colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation, you will provide expert advice, identify organisational needs and develop contemporary solutions that support a psychologically safe, inclusive and high-performing workplace.

You will also bring a strong focus to evaluation and continuous improvement, using data, feedback and evidence to demonstrate impact and inform future priorities and investment.

What you'll be doing

In this role, you will:

• Lead, develop and support the Organisational Development and Learning team.
• Manage organisation-wide OD, learning, leadership and workforce capability initiatives from design through to implementation and evaluation.
• Develop contemporary leadership, behavioural capability, team effectiveness and development solutions.
• Strengthen organisational change capability through practical frameworks, tools, leader coaching and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and embed inclusive practice and lived experience perspectives into organisational programs.
• Lead Forensicare's approach to employee wellbeing initiatives and programs.
• Manage employee engagement approaches, including surveys, feedback mechanisms and organisational action planning.
• Partner with senior leaders and managers to diagnose needs and co-design practical, sustainable solutions.
• Use data, evaluation and continuous improvement to assess impact and inform future priorities.
• Manage resources, external providers, risks and competing priorities to achieve high-quality outcomes.

About you

You are an experienced organisational development and learning leader who can move confidently between strategy and implementation. You understand how culture, leadership, learning, change and employee experience work together and can translate organisational priorities into solutions that make a practical difference.

You will bring:

• A relevant qualification in organisational development, organisational psychology, human resources, learning and development, change management or a related discipline, and/or substantial relevant experience.
• Extensive experience leading and developing a multidisciplinary OD, learning or workforce capability team.
• Significant experience designing, delivering and evaluating organisational development, leadership, learning and capability initiatives at organisational scale.
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change using recognised change management principles and tools.
• Strong knowledge of organisational behaviour, culture, adult learning and workforce capability.
• Experience advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, wellbeing and employee engagement.
• Highly developed consulting, facilitation, communication and influencing capability, including working with senior leaders.
• Strong strategic planning, project and resource management skills, together with an evidence-based approach to evaluation and measuring outcomes.

Why join Forensicare?

This role provides an opportunity to influence the way Forensicare develops its people, leaders and organisational capability.

You will have the scope to lead an established portfolio while shaping contemporary approaches to organisational development, learning, leadership, culture, change and employee experience across Victoria's specialist forensic mental health service.

• Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
• This position is subject to a Police Check

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times.

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.