Program Lead

Transport-For-Nsw; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport For NSW is seeking a Program Lead to drive strategic people and governance programs from concept to delivery. The role operates in a hybrid model with 50% workplace attendance, based in Sydney, NSW, and fixed-term full-time until June 2027.

The position focuses on strengthening leadership, governance, and organisational change to generate sustainable business outcomes. Applicants will work across the enterprise with leaders and stakeholders to deliver enterprise-wide programs that

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic programs across Transport for NSW, focusing on enterprise-wide organisational effectiveness, leadership, governance and culture initiatives.
• Spearhead programs from concept through to delivery, coordinating across the enterprise and engaging leaders and stakeholders.
• Shape leadership programs, influence cultural initiatives, improve governance frameworks and enable organisation-wide change.

Job description

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Program Lead - Strategic People & Governance Programs (Temporary opportunity until June 27)

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number: 110621

Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time

Salary range: An attractive remuneration package

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.

You know that to make a meaningful contribution there needs to be connection and collaboration across the teams. Here’s your opportunity to help our people make a big impact.

In this role, you'll:

Work as part of a team delivering enterprise-wide organisational effectiveness, leadership, governance and culture initiatives. This role will see you lead and deliver strategic programs across Transport that:

• Strengthen leadership capability;
• Improve governance practices;
• Embed organisational change; and
• Drive better business outcomes across Transport.

You will spearhead programs of work from concept through to delivery, bringing people together across the enterprise to develop approaches, coordinate implementation and achieve sustainable outcomes. Working closely with leaders at different levels as well as key stakeholders, you will shape leadership programs, influence cultural initiatives, help improve governance frameworks and facilitate organisation-wide change in a dynamic and highly collaborative environment.

This role is Fixed Term Full Time until June 2027 and operates within our hybrid working model, requiring 50% workplace attendance. The home base for this role is Elizabeth St Sydney CBD, with flexibility to work from other office locations at times.

Your program delivery expertise, stakeholder management capability and ability to navigate complexity, developed through consulting, organisational design, HR business partnering, transformation or related environments, will see you excel in driving initiatives from strategy into action. You will bring a commercial and customer-focused mindset, balancing competing priorities while building trusted relationships across all levels of the organisation to deliver meaningful outcomes. You're recognised as a confident communicator and influencer, skilled at facilitating workshops, engaging leadership teams and translating complex challenges into practical solutions. Experienced in delivering people-focused programs and projects, you are comfortable working across multiple initiatives simultaneously, leading independent streams of work and achieving results through collaboration.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers .

For more information about this role, please contact [e-mail].

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Transport acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the country on which we work, their traditions, culture and a shared history and identity. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continued connection to country.