Manager Organisational Development

**Guiding the future of NSW education***

**Position details**
- **Ongoing roles, Clerk 11/12**
- **Close to Wynyard station with hybrid work arrangements (2 office days per week)**
- **New role, build our organisational development function**

**About us**

At the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), we’re dedicated to carrying out meaningful work that drives improvements and elevates student achievement across NSW, now and into the future.

We accomplish this by supporting all school sectors with high-quality syllabuses, assessment (including managing the HSC and NAPLAN), teaching standards (e.g., accrediting teachers) and school environments (including setting and monitoring school standards).

NESA is a unique organisation in NSW (of around 700 FTE staff) with significant state-wide impact, visit our website to learn more about the important work we do.

**About the role**

It's an exciting time to join the People and Culture (P&C) function at NESA. We are in a period of growth, transforming our operating model and re-defining our service offerings across the full range of people deliverables to support exceptional business outcomes. In addition to enhancing delivery of core operational services and pursuing new enabling technology solutions, the People and Culture team is responsible for designing and delivering an exciting agenda of strategic people priorities and workforce programs.

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer as part of the P&C leadership team, the Manager Organisational Development will have the rare opportunity to stand up a new organisation-wide function with a full and varied remit, and design and deliver strategies and services across the employee lifecycle including leadership development, learning and development, performance management, employee listening, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and culture and engagement.

The organisational development (OD) function is being established as part of a new P&C operating model and in direct response to key organisational commitments and priorities focused on enhancing employee development, experience and engagement, driving a positive workplace culture.

On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for:

- Providing specialised expertise to shape and execute a range of key programs and deliverables in areas including leadership capability, learning and development, performance management, employee listening, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and culture and engagement.
- Collaborating across teams to drive practical and effective people solutions and programs, including making strategic recommendations that will deliver value to the organisation across the entire employee lifecycle.
- Undertaking research and benchmarking including using data and metrics to enable evidence-based recommendations and fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Engaging across NESA to define workforce needs, challenges and opportunities, provide coaching and support including capability and leadership uplift, especially regarding engagement, retention and recognition.
- Leading the design and delivery of talent management and succession planning, equity, inclusion and belonging strategies.
- Leveraging new and emerging technology for the design and delivery of programs, initiatives and projects within established timeframes and budgets.
- Leading and managing team members, including work planning, role clarity, coaching, mentoring and professional development.

This is an exciting and varied role for an energetic professional who will relish the opportunity to establish and lead NESA’s OD function.

We invite you to download the** **role description** **for additional important information on the role and welcome queries to Michelle Carlon on the contact details above.

**At NESA you'll benefit from**:

- An organisation where your contribution has a big impact, and you collaborate directly with senior leaders
- An enviable CBD location (all modes of transport nearby, and excellent coffee and eateries) with refurbished offices
- Flexible working arrangements and generous leave entitlements
- Access to discounted health and fitness memberships via Fitness Passport, an employee assistance program and annual flu vaccinations
- Salary packaging options
- Working in a purpose driven and ethical organisation with committed colleagues

**Ready to join us?**
- Provide an example of an organisational development strategy you created and implemented, including how you ensured alignment with the organisation’s overall strategic goals.
- Describe a time when you have faced resistance to change within an organisation. What was the situation, how did you manage these challenges and what was the outcome?

If you need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process and workplace, please reach out to the contact person above_._

**Important information**

**Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. For ongoing roles, you must be an Australian or New