National Practice Leader, Workplace Health

3 months ago


Sydney, Australia Aon Corporation Full time

Posting Description:

- Lead and deliver risk improvement services to our major clients across Australia
- Provide strategic leadership and direction to a passionate team of safety professionals
- Full time opportunity with flexible working arrangements

**National Practice Leader, Workplace Health & Safety (WHS)**

This role sits within our broader People Solutions practice; which focuses on the provision of Consulting and Advisory services to our portfolio of valued corporate clients within WHS, Accident & Health, Life, Workers Compensation, Private Health Insurance specialisations and Human Capital Solutions.

Reporting to the Director, Workplace Risk; as National Practice Leader, WHS you will be responsible for developing and executing our go-to-market safety strategy. You will also provide strategic leadership and direction to a passionate team of safety professionals located in Sydney, Perth, Queensland & Melbourne to deliver risk improvement services to our major clients across Australia.

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our Aon offices.

**Aon is in the business of better decisions**

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

**What the day will look like**

This is an outstanding, once in time opportunity for a passionate safety professional to lead our national Work, Health & Safety strategy across Australia.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Developing and executing on a national safety strategy.
- Leading our innovation hub and developing new solutions to address the changing Work, Health & Safety landscape.
- In collaboration with our Asia Pacific Marketing team, develop a marketing strategy to ensure our clients are kept abreast of key changes to the Work, Health & Safety landscape in real time.
- Work, Health & Safety Management Systems Reviews.
- Compliance and Risk Management.
- Due Diligence & Governance.
- Strategy & Performance Improvement.
- Mental Health and Psychological Health and Safety.
- Identifying appropriate resourcing solutions, taking into account the needs of the client, individual abilities and the wider needs of the business.
- Providing technical leadership and training to the Workplace Risk team and broader People Solutions business.
- Financial responsibility for the Safety P&L to ensure the safety consulting practice achieves revenue and profit margins.
- Costing, planning, scheduling, resourcing and driving large projects/ programs within the safety practice.
- Business development; expanding engagements with existing clients, sourcing new projects/ consultancy services and engaging with our insurer partners.

**How this opportunity is different**

As an Aon colleague, you will never be limited by your job title. Instead, you will learn and grow alongside some of the most talented people in the business, who genuinely want you to be the best version of yourself.

We honestly believe that our culture is different, with authentic and inquisitive individuals who each bring something unique to our team.

Be you, be unique with us.

**Skills and experience that will lead to success**

As part of the Aon Workplace Leadership team, your professionalism, drive, passion and expertise are key
- to succeeding in this role as well as:

- Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health & Safety required or equivalent.
- Experience in strategically leading health and safety at either a national or regional level across a diverse complex organisation.
- Proven success working in a consultancy firm and / leading small teams or experience with an insurer or a broker.
- Exposure to financial management or running their own business.
- A practical approach with strong knowledge of legislative requirements.
- Knowledge of the workers’ compensation landscape is desirable.
- Confident in presenting to Executives, Boards and 'C' suite executives on safety and risk prevention strategies.
- A thought leader and a natural innovator.

**How we support our colleagues**

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all


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