Manager People Capability and Culture

**About the Department**

At the Academy, we are passionate about meaningful and exciting work that has an impact on education and student outcomes. Our shared purpose is to create and offer evidence-informed professional learning programs, events and initiatives designed to take Victoria's highly skilled teachers and school leaders from great to exceptional and advance the quality and status of teaching and school leadership.

We care about the quality of our work, demonstrate collective responsibility for continuous improvement and support each other to do the very best we can every day to achieve our goals.

The Academy is a learning organisation that provides opportunities for employees to grow. We have a positive culture that we are building together, where people feel supported, valued and heard.

**About the Division**

As a Division of the Academy, the Business Services Division leads the provision of quality Academy corporate support services and functions (including procurement, project management and program governance, human resources and culture architecture, finance, facilities management and, risk, audit and performance reporting) which enable successful operation of the Academy. In addition, the Business Services Division is responsible for the oversight, delivery and reporting of the compliance obligations required of a Victorian government statutory authority.

**About the Role**

The Manager, People, Capability, and Culture (PCC) is responsible for the efficient delivery and implementation of the Academy's PCC functions, encompassing HR services and processes. This role provides leadership, expert guidance, and strategic insights to drive best practice and continuous improvement in the Academy's People, Capability and Culture functions, cultivating a culture of high performance across the Academy.

A key focus of the role is continuing the foundations for a strong organisational-level cultural environment through organisational professional learning initiatives, survey insights, and evidence-based strategies and activities. The Manager oversees the development of organisational-level people, capability and culture plans, ensuring they align with strategic priorities and set up each Division and Business Unit for success in implementation. By fostering a high-performance culture, driving stakeholder engagement, and ensuring effective team management, the Manager supports the Academy in achieving its objectives and strengthening its people, culture, and capability functions.

The Manager, People, Capability and Culture will:

- provide leadership and management to the Academy's PCC team who is responsible for the provision of organisation-wide people, capability and culture strategies, initiatives and activities, including providing authoritative advice to key Academy stakeholders including the Academy's Executive Leadership Team.
- use authentic relationship building and stakeholder management to link and align the Academy's activities to the Department of Education's VPS and Teaching Service Human Resources policies and processes.
- undertake planning, implementation and reporting on people, capability and culture matters to ensure priorities are met through efficient and effective resource management
- be a critical point of authoritative advice on some staffing related matters, for instance in mediations and challenging conversations.

**Capabilities**

**Desirable**Qualifications and Experience**
- Proven ability to effectively engage and build positive relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders through effective communication and exceptional consulting abilities.
- Effective leadership of people - both directly and indirectly - to achieve common goals.
- Experience in translating organisational strategy into operational actions.
- Tertiary qualifications in organisational development, Human Resources or a similar field.

**Further Information**

Please respond by submitting a cover letter, supported by a maximum 2-page response to the key selection criteria and a recent CV/Resume.

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

**Applications close** 11:59pm on 25/07/2025.