Ses Band 1, Branch Head, People

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia First Grade Recruitment Full time

**Position Status**: Ongoing

**Position Type**:Full-time

**Location**:Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Hobart

**Closing Date**:11pm (AEST) Sunday 10 September

**Remuneration**:SES Band 1

First Grade has partnered with a prominent Commonwealth Government Department to source an SES Band 1, Branch Head, within their People Division.

**The Branch**

The People Branch is responsible for the department's strategic and operational HR advice, strategies and support services, with a focus on enabling business areas to meet their workforce needs.

People Branch is responsible for:

- Inclusion
- Learning and Development and Talent Management
- Onboarding and SAP Payroll
- Recruitment and Employment Programs
- SES Unit
- Workforce Planning, HR Reporting and Establishments
- Workforce Relations (including enterprise bargaining)

**The Role**

As the Branch Head leading the People Branch, you will be responsible for providing strategic and operational HR advice, guidance and leadership to stakeholders operating in unique and complex environments.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

- Providing high level advice and support to Senior Executive and the department to ensure legislative obligations, departmental priorities and objectives are met
- Leading, delivering and/or implementing various HR strategies and Frameworks including but not limited to the People Strategy, Inclusion Strategy, Workforce Plan and a Capability Framework
- Overseeing the coordination of the department's enterprise agreement bargaining and other HR internal working groups and committees
- Engaging with key external and departmental committees, forums, and meetings and forming productive working relationships with key stakeholders
- Leading your branch and teams while actively building effective, robust and collaborative relationships and capabilities
- Promoting integrity practices by displaying a high level of ethical behaviour in accordance with the APS Code of Conduct, APS Values and APS Employment Principles
- Leading in a manner that is consistent with the Secretaries Charter of Leadership Behaviours (be Dynamic, be Respectful, have Integrity, Value others and Empower people)

**What we are looking for**
- Are a highly collaborative, flexible team player that embraces diversity to deliver significant outcomes
- Have experience in organisational leadership and in growing organisations through strategy, planning, change management and people management
- Are highly motivated and have an agile approach that enables you to anticipate opportunities, push knowledge boundaries, encourage creativity and innovative ideas
- Have exceptional judgement and decision-making skills which you practice with discretion
- Have analytical abilities of a high order and experience in solving complex issues
- Will have the ability to influence, negotiate, advocate, and inspire others
- The ability to focus on the needs of the branch and department, exercising sound judgement while understanding governance requirements and aligning the department’s strategies with government priorities
- Have the ability to demonstrate your collaboration and agility with a proven record of delivering high quality and innovative outcomes in a complex and operationally diverse environment
- Drive broad transformational change and uplift, both internal and external to the department
- Have outstanding leadership skills, a substantial record of achievement and a reputation for innovation and delivery of results
- Possess excellent stakeholder relationship skills and experience in engaging with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to explore opportunities and solve complex problems.
- Demonstrate a strategic perspective and ability to manage competing demands and work to tight deadlines
- Have highly developed management and stakeholder engagement skills and ability to represent the department at a range of forums.
- Have the ability to communicate effectively with all audiences, be articulate and persuasive and capable of guiding negotiations to a point of resolution in a facilitative way
- Demonstrate public service professionalism and probity
- Are willing to build your confidence in working with all abilities as you will be responsible for the implementation of practices that provide a safe and accessible working environment for all employees
- Has relevant tertiary qualifications or strong experience relevant to the role as desirable

It is
**highly desirable** that applicants are able to engage with First Nations culture and people in their work. We expect that you will be experienced working in diverse teams and be willing to work on building your own competency in understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and how it impacts on the work of the department.

**Eligibility**
- Citizenship _
To be eligible for employment with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water you must be an Australian

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