Chief People Officer

**Chief People Officer**:
**Job no**: 497592

**Work type**: MSP Contract

**Classification**: MSP

**Categories**: Management, Human Resources

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we’ve built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**About the role**
As the Chief People Officer, you will report to the Director of Strategy People and Performance and be responsible for developing and implementing the human resource plans and strategies in line with the organisation's strategic direction.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing strategic leadership and motivation to and being accountable for the performance of the People functions - Partnering, Policy & Workplace Relations, Shared Services, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Talent Capability and Employee Experience, and Employee Communications and Engagement
- Leading the development and implementation of the City's People Strategy to improve the employee experience at the City so our employees feel valued and engaged.
- Establishing and leading a People Tiered Service Delivery model that facilitates the servicing of and engagement with the organisation and its people related needs / enquiries across the entire talent lifecycle through customer service excellence.
- Providing strategic direction in capability development, performance management and development, learning and, talent pipeline planning and succession planning and performance development.
- Providing accurate advice and direction on matters regarding compliance, legislation, and industrial instruments to prevent and resolve significant industrial disputes, grievances, and union consultations.
- Manage all aspects of the unit's strategy, business planning, financial resources, and operations through the effective leadership of people and retaining accountability for the unit's performance.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have a graduate degree in Human Resources, Organisation Development, Management, Business or a similar field with extensive experience leading human resource functions in a similar-sized organisation.

Essential Experience:

- Extensive knowledge and proven experience in leading the People function in a comparable organisation in a complex or challenging environment.
- Demonstrated experience in coaching an executive team, collaborating with others and building strong stakeholder networks in the pursuit of strategic goals and objectives.
- Demonstrated experience in working autonomously under broad direction with highly developed problem solving ability and experience working in complex environments.
- Demonstrated skills in business planning and management, budget development, financial and resource management, and undertaking reporting per strategic goals and KPIs.
- Extensive knowledge of local government-specific HR legislations and compliance and demonstrated experience working in maintaining effective relationships with unions.

**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.

Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- flexible work arrangements
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary a