Manager, People and Culture

**Key Position Information**
**Business Unit**:People and Culture**

Location**:Sydney, NSW**

Reports To**: Director, Governance**

Status**: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours / week)**

Level **SCHADS Level 6**

Direct Reports**:Nil
**About AbSec**
AbSec - NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation is the peak Aboriginal organisation in the
NSW child and family welfare sector. We provide an Aboriginal perspective on child protection and out-of-home
care policy to the NSW Government and support the Aboriginal community-controlled sector to deliver effective
services for Aboriginal children and families. We are a not-for-profit, incorporated community organisation,
governed by an all-Aboriginal board.

AbSec Learning and Development Centre (AbSec LDC), a subsidiary organisation and registered training
organisation. AbSec LDC is the only registered training organisation in NSW owned and managed by Aboriginal
people in the child and family support sector, offering recognised qualifications in disability support, family welfare
and child protection, as well as governance, leadership and management.

**Our Vision**
Aboriginal children and young people are looked after in safe, thriving Aboriginal families and communities
and are raised strong in spirit and identity, with every opportunity for lifelong wellbeing and connection to
culture.

**AbSec Principles**
**Acknowledgement and respect **- acknowledging the diversity of all Aboriginal nations and respecting

traditional owners of the land, constantly reminded by Elders, and cultural knowledge of communities to
inform our action
**Professionalism and integrity **- acting with the highest level of professionalism for our communities, ensuring

our integrity will not be compromised in striving for the provision of quality, culturally responsive and
accessible supports

**Self-determination **- ensuring that our focus is underpinned by the rights of Aboriginal people to make
decisions that impact their lives, recognising the interests of Aboriginal children, young people, families and
carers, and communities in all that we do
**Independence and solutions focused **- serving the interests of Aboriginal children, young people, families,

people with disability, communities and the organisations that support them to deliver holistic approaches to
issues impacting them
**Transparency and commitment **- remaining committed to our people in everything we do, ensuring our

actions are clear and promoted at every opportunity.

**AbSec NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation**
**_Caring for our children, families and communities _**

**Role Purpose**
The Manager, People and Culture is responsible for all aspects of human resources and employee culture to
improve business practices and foster a positive work environment in line regulatory and policy requirements
while also providing functional and operational support to leaders and managers to enable them to deliver quality
outcomes for the sector. The position is also responsible for work, health and safety within AbSec to provide
operational and advisory support to Directors, Managers and staff.

**Function Accountabilities**
**Strategic** Enable the effective delivery of people strategies to achieve AbSec’s objectives.

Drive work, health and safety initiatives and ensure solutions are aligned to achieve
business objectives.

Maintain strategic partnerships and relationships within the organisation, and externally, to
collaboratively achieve business objectives and deliver outstanding support services.

Influence organisational and cultural changes needed to achieve strategic objectives by
cultivating commitment to change and helping overcome resistance to change.

**Operational** Lead and manage all human resource functions through a business partnering service
model to provide relevant and responsive frameworks and procedures to support the
effective functioning of the business.

Contribute to the development of a collaborative high performing organisational culture by
building employee and organisational capability through advice, coaching and support.

Provide specialist and managerial leadership on operational people matters, risks, issues,
and trends to keep the leadership and managers informed.

Provide advice and support on employee and industrial relation matters.
Develop, implement, and monitor systems, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance

with legislative requirements and standards, including Award interpretation.
Identify, analyse, and review emerging people and culture policy issues and trends, review

and interpret relevant areas of research and provide evidence-based and industry best
practice recommendations.

Manage complex workplace people issues including grievances, performance improvement,
conduct and other investigations, disciplinary matters to build a harmonious and
productive working environment.

Lead, develop and facilitate learning and developmen