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

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Program Lead to drive Strategic People & Governance Programs on a fixed-term basis until June 27. Based in Sydney, this role operates within a hybrid model with 50% attendance and home base at Elizabeth St Sydney CBD.

You'll spearhead leadership development, governance improvements and organisational change across the enterprise, aligning programs from strategy to delivery and partnering with senior leaders to deliver tangible outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering leadership and governance programs across large organisations.
• Ability to navigate complexity and work across enterprise-wide initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen leadership capability across the organisation.
• Improve governance practices within Transport for NSW.
• Embed organisational change and drive better business outcomes.
• Lead programs from concept through to delivery with cross-enterprise collaboration.

Skills

Leadership capability

Stakeholder management

Change management

Consulting / Organisational design

Job description

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

Transport for NSW - Sydney International Airport NSW

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

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:

• Strengthen leadership capability
• Improve governance practices
• Embed organisational change
• 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.

About you

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.

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy

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.