Team Leader Organisational Development

Join your local council in a dynamic organisational development role
- Full-time permanent role with flexible working arrangements

**Team Leader Organisational Development**

**About the Council**:
The City of Onkaparinga is South Australia’s largest metropolitan council with just over 10 percent of the state’s population and is continuing to grow rapidly. We are a high performing; responsive, innovative organisation that meets our communities’ needs and strives to achieve excellence in all areas.
Our professional and friendly workplace offers a great working environment in which individuals are accountable and supported to continually develop to be the best they can be.

**About the role**:
The OD team is a project focussed team, responsible for the continuous development of our workforce culture and capability programs. Working closely with senior leaders and the Human Resources Team, the OD team will identify opportunities for improvement which are aligned with our Workforce Plan, and will develop leadership capability programs, team culture development programs and employee engagement initiatives to support capability improvements across our workforce.

The Team Leader OD is a hands on role, responsible for being involved in the delivery of projects, but also providing guidance and leadership to the OD team. Critical to the success of this role is time spent building strong relationships with the Human Resources team in particular, but also with other people leaders to gain acceptance for OD projects and programs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Partnering with Human Resources to identify initiatives and opportunities to develop programs that build and develop leadership and people capabilities.
- Management of ongoing organisational ‘people projects’
- Delivery of OD functions including:

- Develop and deliver People and Culture projects and workforce plan outcomes
- Delivering ‘Welcome Day’ and maintaining a contemporary employee onboarding program
- Maintaining a performance measurement and talent development pathway (currently MyPlan)
- Delivering ‘Town Hall’ and other organisational culture sessions and events
- Creating an environment where all members of the OD team can achieve success, through and the provision of strong and supportive leadership
- Analysing and reviewing the impact of programs, projects and initiatives to enable continuous improvement

**About the Person**:
In addition, the Team Leader OD will also require:

- A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as; Human Resources, Business, or Project Management _(highly desirable)_
- Accreditations in professional styles assessments (i.e., Saville Wave), DiSC, remuneration structures (i.e., Mercer) or other workforce related frameworks _(desirable)_
- Demonstrated experience in managing workplace change projects, including the ability to take a concept, create a scope, plan timelines and resource requirements, and deliver tangible results _(essential)_
- Comprehensive understanding of HR and L&D processes, policies, trends and emerging concepts _(essential)_
- Highly developed communication skills, including the ability to build relationships and communicate with all levels and areas of the organisation _(essential)_
- Demonstrated ability to influence and motivate others to achieve common goals _(essential)_
- Proven ability to analyse operational systems and process to support continuous improvement and drive innovation _(essential)_

**Benefits**:

- Working with an organisation which encourages diversity, values growth and support of its employees, customers, and the wider community
- Flexible working options, including working from home (WFH) arrangements
- Backed by a supportive, inclusive, and value-aligned team culture
- Encouragement and support in professional development

**_The City of Onkaparinga is an equal opportunity employer and employs people coming from a variety of diverse backgrounds, who are passionate, and whose values closely align with our mission to create a better place to live and work. _**

**_We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including but not limited to; applicants who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, individuals with a disability, people who identify as LGBTIQA+, veterans, current serving Defence personnel and those who come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds._**

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