Executive Manager People and Culture

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Executive Manager People and Culture will lead, inspire and promote a positive organisational culture that fosters and supports the mission of the Catholic Church, CatholicCare and its wider operations.

Working closely with the CatholicCare leadership team, the Archdiocese’s Church Office and other diocesan entities, this newly created role will lead the development of mission-centered people and culture strategies that promote continuous learning and development, provide opportunities for employee growth and capability, and improve organisational outcomes.

You will provide specialist operational advice as it relates to workforce related matters to the leadership team and to diocesan entities. You will support other Executive Managers in relation to the management of people and culture aspects of their services.

You will promote strategies that engage and encourage CatholicCare’s workforce to be aligned with the direction, mission and goals of CatholicCare and the broader Archdiocese.

Central to this role will be your ability to work collaboratively, sensitively and positively with a broad spectrum of people within the organisation.

Key Requirements

Your extensive leadership experience in a people and culture role, as well as your proven ability to lead the development and implementation of people and culture strategies are key to this role.

Tertiary qualified in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or a related discipline, you will be a strategic, analytical an innovative thinker with the ability to develop high-level strategic plans.

You will bring sound commercial management skills and strong business acumen.  This is supported by your ability to make sound decisions, be a strong adviser to other leaders, and negotiate successful outcomes.

You will be a strong negotiator and influencer and have a track record of building mutually respectful partnerships. You will be inspirational and visionary and demonstrate an ability to lead, promote and nurture Catholic identity and mission.

You have a strong work ethic, a high degree of personal integrity, and an ability to work with a broad spectrum of people across an organisation.

You will be abreast of contemporary practices in human resource management and committed to developing, implementing and maintaining an organisation’s learning, development and coaching framework.