Talent & Workforce Strategy Lead

2 weeks ago

West Melbourne, Australia Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Full time

Talent & Workforce Strategy Lead

**Date**:27 Aug 2025

**Search suburb or city**: West Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3003

**Company**:Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
- **Lead workforce planning and talent management initiatives to ensure Lifeblood has the right talent and capabilities to deliver on its strategy**:

- **Permanent position with WFH flexibility - Melbourne location preferred**:

- **Circa $165k + Superannuation + Salary Packaging**

**Discover life-giving possibilities**
- Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it’s an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: to give life. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.

**About the role**
- Reporting to the Director, Talent & Capability, and a key member of the leadership team, the Talent and Workforce Strategy Lead is responsible for leading the strategic workforce planning and talent management initiatives to ensure Lifeblood has the right talent, capabilities and leadership pipeline to deliver on its strategy.
- This is a unique and exciting opportunity to shape meaningful employee experiences while driving strategic impact. The role oversees enterprise-wide governance for identifying and developing high-performing talent, succession planning and leading workforce architecture initiatives. By leveraging data and insights, this role will align talent strategies with business priorities and collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders to deliver a human-centred approach across all talent processes.

**Sound interesting? Here’s what we are looking for;**
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in talent management, workforce planning, HR transformation, or a related HR role (experience in medium-large scale organisations preferred)
- Demonstrated experience building and executing talent initiatives
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead complex enterprise initiatives and manage competing priorities
- Strategic mindset with the ability to simplify complexity and chart the best way forward
- Deep understanding of job architecture and its role in unlocking talent pathways, enabling skills-based workforce planning, and supporting strategic capability development.
- Proven experience using data and insights to shape talent strategies and inform workforce planning and decision-making. Skilled in partnering with key stakeholders to scale talent management, building on existing processes to amplify impact.
- Highly adaptable, with proven ability to influence and drive change in dynamic environments
- Passionate about people, with a commitment to enabling growth, development and career pathways across the organisation
- Technical acumen with the ability to connect people, strategy and data in practical ways

**Thrive in a diverse culture that cares for your wellbeing**
- We’re a diverse and inclusive bunch. We’re proud to foster an environment where all people can come together to achieve their very best. Whether it’s workplace safety or work/life balance, we look after our employees’ varying needs. As part of the Lifeblood team, you’ll have access to a generous salary packaging program, plus a great range of rewards like discounts on insurance, groceries, food & beverage, department stores, travel, and more.

**Next steps**
- If selected, you’ll be required to complete a few background checks and we’ll help you through this process.
- If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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