General Manager, People and Culture

**The Organisation**
Our client is a values-driven, national organisation with a rich tradition and history. Their dedication to serving the community is unwavering, encompassing a wide spectrum of health services, including acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, and home care services.

A vacancy has emerged for a combined strategic and operational leader to join this award-winning organisation as the 'General Manager, People and Culture’, responsible for overseeing their hospital services division.

**The Opportunity**
Collaborating closely with the Chief People Officer (CPO) and the hospital services leadership team, this national role oversees a comprehensive operational directive and strategic human resources initiatives across a large and diverse cohort. Its primary focus includes various components of the employee life cycle, including, but not limited to, the following responsibilities:

- Collaborating with the Chief People Officer (CPO) to ensure that people practices and processes consistently yield high-quality, mission-centric outcomes that effectively address the needs of both internal and external stakeholders.
- Assisting the CPO in executing the People Strategy to achieve the goals outlined in the Strategic Plan.
- Working together with the Head of Talent to execute workforce strategies aimed at attracting, recruiting, selecting, developing, and retaining high-quality professionals.
- Ensuring the delivery of human resource services and practices that effectively support management.
- Offering guidance and advice to the Human Resources Manager and team of Human Resource Business Partners (HRBPs) regarding all employee relations (ER) matters and case management.
- Actively participating and providing precise advice during agreement negotiations as needed.
- Driving and overseeing human resource-designated projects.
- Coaching managers to ensure their proficiency in current and relevant human resource management practices.
- Leading and facilitating the delivery of human resource services that align with the organisation's strategic objectives and embody existing values.
- Contributing to a collective approach to change management and the implementation of change.
- Offering the review and development of policies and procedures.
- Maintaining and cultivating effective relationships with relevant stakeholders by ensuring appropriate lines of communication are upheld.
- Ensuring compliance with legislation and regulations by implementing risk assessments and frameworks and management programs in both clinical and non-clinical areas.

**To Be Successful**
This is an opportunity to join a highly ethical and progressive organisation.

To capture the client's interest, you must also demonstrate the following:

- Proven senior-level tenure and resilience within the health services sector or exposure to large, complex, multi-site, unionised working environments.
- Demonstrated success as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders.
- Leadership in service delivery, driving cultural change, and managing major projects within complex organisations.
- Effective problem-solving in the face of complexity.
- A pragmatic and can-do approach, exhibited through sophisticated verbal and written communication.

This assignment holds significant importance, offering an attractive remuneration and benefits package while also involving the strategic leadership of a diverse and talented team.

For prompt consideration, please
**Jason Hunwick** at
**Think Talent** on
**0400 005 602**.