Head of People

We value human interaction. Split between work-from-hom and a Uniting office
- Lead a team of 30 HR professionals through 4 direct reports (Senior Managers)
- Report to an Executive & be the P&C Partner for the Executive Leadership team

**Your new role**:
In this newly created role as Head of P&C, you will lead the team to shape the future of Uniting's people by providing strategic, tactical, and transformative leadership to both Executive and P&C teams. Working in a large and complex organisation, you will use your advanced communication and relational leadership style to steer the full spectrum of P&C functions, ensuring seamless and impactful support throughout the entire employee lifecycle.

Your proactive approach to talent mangement and deliberate fosteroing of a culture of engagement and continuous development will ensure our P&C priorities directly enable organisationals goals. Your experience in leading data-driven decision making and leveraging analytics to enhance recruitment, retention, and employee satisfaction will ultimately support the Uniting teams to thrive.

We have recently embarked on a journey of implementing a full end-to-end HCM solution and need your expertise and leadership in this space to ensure successful implementation and optimisation.

To highlight a few elements you'll be responsible for:

- Actively advising the Uniting Senior Management Group on people matters and directly contribute to the development of Uniting's strategic plan whil developing and maintaining the strategic P&C plan
- Leading the continuous evolution and optimisation of the P&C service delivery model, including the readiness work as we move to implement a new HCM in the coming 18 months
- Leading the provision of expert advice on employment and industrial relations matters
- Actively leading the development of the P&C Division, enhancing both technical and relational skills development and strategically aligned improvement intiatives

**About your team**:
Working as a Senior Leader within the largest support service function at Uniting, you will represent P&C on the People, Quality, and Strategy Leadership team and lead a team of 30 HR professionals through four (4) direct reports who form the P&C Leadership team. Each Senior Manager (direct report) is responsible for a particular P&C function including Business Partnering; Talent & People Services; Workforce Experience; and Workplace Relations. The P&C team are an engaged, values-aligned and supportive team team that work cross-functionally to collaborate and effectively partner with leaders and employees across the all Uniting programs delivered throughout metro and regional Victoria and Tasmania.

**Benefits of working at Uniting**:
Our work isn't easy, but it matters. Work with peopl who care as much as you do.

In addition to your salary, you can access the following:

- $15,900 in salary packaging to reduce your fortnightly tax and increase your fortnightly take-home pay
- Split your time between home and any Uniting office. We value human interaction and will like you to work from an office location a minimum 2 days / week
- We recognise contributions with our annual recognition and shout-out programs
- Our people are central - access leadership development
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops
- Opt in or out of public holidays, be respected for your unique background

**Your skills and experience**:
Your extensive leaderhsip and generalist HRM experience provides you the capability to, and comfort in flexing between strategic thinking / planning and 'hands on' tactical delivery. Having worked in complex matrixed organisational structures, you have a curious mindset that see you navigate complexity and operate in ambiguity with ease.

You will also bring:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications and or post grad with a HRM focus
- Leadership experience in the implementation of a HCM solution
- Demonstrated advanced communication and engagement skills, enabling you to drive positive change in complex organisations
- Sound working IR / ER knowledge across multiple Modern Awards, employment legislation and industrial regulations
- Demonstrated success in delivering HR projects
- Strong budget management experience

View the position description here

**How to apply**:
For any questions, reach out to **Amy Padgham, General Manager - People, Quality and Strategy** on **03 9051 6893** for a chat.

**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range fo services across Victoria and Tasmania.