Senior Manager, People and Planning

Indigenous Business Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Indigenous Business Australia is seeking a Senior Manager People and Planning to lead the agency’s workforce planning, analytics, payroll and recruitment operations from the PPC directorate. You will provide strategic advice to the Board and Executives, translating workforce data into actionable insights to support sustainability and informed decision-making.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, drive governance of workforce information and partner across the business to align people strategy

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading strategic workforce planning initiatives, including forecasting and risk management.
• Proven expertise in people analytics, workforce reporting and data interpretation.
• Ability to lead system and process enhancements while preserving payroll integrity.
• Strong strategic thinker with capacity to identify trends and develop innovative solutions.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing across diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation and evaluation of the agency’s workforce planning framework.
• Provide strategic advice on workforce composition, succession planning and talent requirements.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities and craft recommendations.
• Oversee collection and interpretation of workforce data to support decision making.
• Deliver high-quality workforce reporting, dashboards and insights for governance bodies.

Skills

Workforce planning

People analytics

Systems & process improvements

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The Senior Manager People and Planning is a key leadership position within the PPC directorate.

The role leads the development and implementation of the agency’s workforce plan, people analytics capability, recruitment operations and payroll. The role provides strategic leadership and authoritative advice to senior executives on workforce risks, workforce supply and demand, and remuneration.

The position is responsible for delivering evidence-based workforce insights that inform organisational decision-making, support workforce sustainability, and enable achievement of agency objectives. The Senior Manager leads a multidisciplinary team and works collaboratively across the agency to ensure workforce planning, workforce reporting, payroll and recruitment align with business priorities and legislative requirements.

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Extensive experience leading strategic workforce planning initiatives, including workforce forecasting and workforce risk management, talent management and succession planning around critical roles.
• Strong expertise in people analytics, workforce reporting and data interpretation, with the ability to translate complex workforce data into practical insights and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Demonstrated capability to lead enhancements to systems and processes, whilst maintaining customer services and integrity of workforce data, reporting and payroll processes.
• Exceptional strategic thinking skills, including the ability to identify emerging workforce trends, assess organisational impacts and develop innovative solutions to complex workforce challenges.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with a track record of building productive relationships and achieving outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups.

The key duties of the position include:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the agency’s workforce planning framework.
• Provide strategic advice on workforce composition, succession planning, talent management and future workforce requirements.
• Identify emerging workforce trends, risks and opportunities, and develop recommendations to address workforce challenges.
• Oversee the collection, analysis and interpretation of workforce data to support evidence-based decision making.
• Deliver high-quality workforce reporting, dashboards and strategic insights IBA’s Board, Executive and governance committees.
• Develop predictive and scenario-based workforce modelling to support strategic planning and workforce investment decisions.
• Ensure workforce data governance, integrity and compliance with relevant legislative and policy requirements.
• Oversee the payroll and recruitment operations function, including enabling system and process enhancements.
• Other duties as required.

Getting to know the Indigenous Business Australia

About UsOur vision is for a nation in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are economically independent and an integral part of the economy.IBA was created to assist and enhance the economic development opportunities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia.IBA serves, partners and invests with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to own their future. We go further than provide money; we invest in people, places and ideas that can’t wait. We help make them real.We’re deeply invested in the financial success and economic independence of Indigenous Australians.It’s why we exist.We canHelp you own your own home. Loans and financial services – affordable, simple and personalised. So you can take ownership of your home and your future.Help you start or grow a business. Business Finance and partnerships – from big ideas through to making them happen, we can provide the right mix of products, services, advice, networks and capability.Help you invest in your future. Focused on making a strong, positive impact with a portfolio that provides responsible financial returns and a whole lot more for communities and our partners.