Project Manager - Workforce Mobilisation

Hemisphere Search & Selection; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hemisphere Search & Selection in Sydney is seeking a Project Manager, Workforce Mobilisation to translate workforce strategy into a coordinated plan that delivers business outcomes.

You will bring together People and Culture specialists, lead governance and planning forums, and align recruitment and workforce initiatives to support strategic goals.

This role requires strong stakeholder management, exceptional communication, and experience in workforce planning or organisational change.

Qualifications

• PM qualification and/or demonstrated success delivering complex workforce, people, transformation or strategic initiatives will be essential.
• Strong understanding of the employee lifecycle and contemporary People & Culture practices, with the ability to translate strategy into practical delivery plans.
• Sound business acumen, judgement and problem-solving skills, with a focus on achieving organisational outcomes.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders and coordinate delivery across teams with shared responsibilities and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data and insights into actionable plans, executive reports, presentations and recommendations.
• Proficiency in project planning and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project, Power BI and Microsoft 365.
• Experience in workforce planning, organisational development, change management or broader People & Culture functions is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Turn strategy into action: Build and maintain an integrated workforce mobilisation roadmap, translating specialist strategies and initiatives into prioritised plans aligned with business goals.
• Bring people and priorities together: Partner with business leaders and People & Culture teams to coordinate delivery, manage dependencies and build shared accountability.
• Enable confident decisions: Lead governance and planning forums, providing executives with clear visibility of progress, risks, milestones and outcomes.
• Keep delivery on track: Proactively resolve barriers and competing priorities, applying project and change management practices to deliver workforce outcomes.
• Connect the employee experience: Align initiatives across attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, leadership, engagement, retention and workforce transitions.
• Support workforce transformation: Help deliver strategic workforce planning, capability development and organisational change initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement: Use workforce data and insights to strengthen planning, mobilisation and business performance.
• Champion safe, accountable delivery: Model positive safety behaviours and manage projects in line with enterprise governance, financial, environmental, WHS, risk and compliance requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Project management qualification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Job description

Hemisphere Search & Selection - Sydney NSW

We're partnering with a business that champions flexible working, welcomes diverse perspectives and is committed to helping its people feel safe, respected and supported. People and purpose are central to this organisation's next chapter. With meaningful change underway, it's an exciting time to contribute to a workplace where culture and wellbeing matter.

As Project Manager, Workforce Mobilisation, you'll turn workforce strategy into a clear, coordinated plan that delivers business outcomes. Bringing together specialists across People and Culture—from Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition to Leadership, Reward, Employee Relations, Culture and Organisational Development, you'll align priorities, connect initiatives and drive delivery across the employee lifecycle.

You'll lead project planning, governance and stakeholder engagement, giving leaders visibility of milestones, dependencies, risks and outcomes to support informed decisions. By integrating recruitment with the broader workforce agenda, you'll help the organisation mobilise its people and capabilities to meet its strategic goals.

Organisation

We're partnering with a business that champions flexible working, welcomes diverse perspectives and is committed to helping its people feel safe, respected and supported. People and purpose are central to this organisation's next chapter. With meaningful change underway, it's an exciting time to contribute to a workplace where culture and wellbeing matter.

Opportunity

As Project Manager, Workforce Mobilisation, you'll turn workforce strategy into a clear, coordinated plan that delivers business outcomes. Bringing together specialists across People and Culture—from Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition to Leadership, Reward, Employee Relations, Culture and Organisational Development, you'll align priorities, connect initiatives and drive delivery across the employee lifecycle.

You'll lead project planning, governance and stakeholder engagement, giving leaders visibility of milestones, dependencies, risks and outcomes to support informed decisions. By integrating recruitment with the broader workforce agenda, you'll help the organisation mobilise its people and capabilities to meet its strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn strategy into action: Build and maintain an integrated workforce mobilisation roadmap, translating specialist strategies and initiatives into prioritised plans aligned with business goals.
• Bring people and priorities together: Partner with business leaders and People & Culture teams to coordinate delivery, manage dependencies and build shared accountability.
• Enable confident decisions: Lead governance and planning forums, providing executives with clear visibility of progress, risks, milestones and outcomes.
• Keep delivery on track: Proactively resolve barriers and competing priorities, applying project and change management practices to deliver workforce outcomes.
• Connect the employee experience: Align initiatives across attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, leadership, engagement, retention and workforce transitions.
• Support workforce transformation: Help deliver strategic workforce planning, capability development and organisational change initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement: Use workforce data and insights to strengthen planning, mobilisation and business performance.
• Champion safe, accountable delivery: Model positive safety behaviours and manage projects in line with enterprise governance, financial, environmental, WHS, risk and compliance requirements.

Experience Required

• Project management qualification and/or demonstrated success delivering complex workforce, people, transformation or strategic initiatives will be essential.
• Strong understanding of the employee lifecycle and contemporary People & Culture practices, with the ability to translate strategy into practical delivery plans.
• Sound business acumen, judgement and problem-solving skills, with a focus on achieving organisational outcomes.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders and coordinate delivery across teams with shared responsibilities and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data and insights into actionable plans, executive reports, presentations and recommendations.
• Proficiency in project planning and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project, Power BI and Microsoft 365.
• Experience in workforce planning, organisational development, change management or broader People & Culture functions is highly regarded.

Application

If you are ready for your next challenge and confident you match the required profile; we look forward to receiving your application. For any additional information before applying, please email James at ***email_hidden*** to arrange a convenient time to speak.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. While all applications are carefully reviewed, we are unable to provide individual feedback to every applicant.