Senior Manager, People Experience & Culture Transformation

The University of Newcastle; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 141,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Flexible working arrangements

Salary packaging

Superannuation / 17%

Job summary

The University of Newcastle is seeking a Senior Manager, People Experience to lead a portfolio of strategic employee experience and organisational development initiatives that will help shape the University's future workforce and culture.

As a key leadership role within Human Resource Services, you will translate the People Enabling Plan into meaningful programs, drive initiatives through to implementation and evaluation, and lead a specialist team to deliver high-quality outcomes from concept

Qualifications

• Experience in organisational development, employee experience and strategic HR program delivery.
• Strong leadership and program management capabilities.
• Ability to translate complex people strategies into practical initiatives with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of a portfolio of university-wide employee experience and organisational development programs aligned with the University's strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic advice and insights to senior leaders on organisational development, workforce trends and opportunities for cultural transformation.
• Drive initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, talent management, succession planning, performance development, career pathways, mentoring and internal mobility.
• Lead the employee experience measurement and insights program using surveys, HR metrics and workforce analytics to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee university-wide recognition initiatives, including the Excellence Awards and Celebrating Success programs.
• Lead, develop and inspire a specialist team, fostering collaboration, accountability and high-quality program delivery.
• Build partnerships across the University and externally, leveraging research, benchmarking and sector trends to inform innovative people initiatives.

Job description

The University of Newcastle is seeking a Senior Manager, People Experience to lead a portfolio of strategic employee experience and organisational development initiatives that will help shape the University's future workforce and culture.

As a key leadership role within Human Resource Services, you will translate the People Enabling Plan into meaningful programs, drive initiatives through to implementation and evaluation, and lead a specialist team to deliver high-quality outcomes from concept