64-2023 - El1, Assistant Director, Performance and

4 days ago


Canberra, Australia The Treasury - Australian Government Full time

**People and Organisational Strategy Branch**
People and Organisational Strategy Branch reports to the Chief Operating Officer and supports the Treasury to deliver on its purpose of implementing policies and programs to achieve strong and sustainable economic and fiscal outcomes for Australians.

The Branch is responsible for driving organisational productivity through the people system by developing policies, practices and actions that shape a highly capable, productive, and effective working environment. The Branch includes functions of Performance and Wellbeing, Talent Attraction and Sourcing, Organisational Strategy (Workforce Planning), Employee Relations and Payroll Services.

**About the Role**
The Treasury is looking for an engaged and passionate HR professional to contribute to organisational culture change in relation to performance management, effective leadership and positive behaviours.

The focus of the role will be on:

- building manager and employee capability in relation to all aspects of positive performance and behaviour (including referral of conduct cases where required);
- leading a small team to administer the department’s performance management and behaviour frameworks;
- facilitating ongoing conversations with managers and employees in relation to better practice approaches, tools and initiatives to support a high performance culture;
- establishing and maintaining high quality relationships with senior managers and work in partnership to resolve cases of underperformance (including through probation), conduct or behavioural matters, including providing targeted strategies and associated advice;
- where required, providing performance case management services for more complex performance and behaviour cases;
- leading the analysis and reporting of information including, for example, quantitative and qualitative outcomes of performance development and probation systems, aspects of staff surveys and project-based initiatives.

The key skills and experience for the role include a demonstrated ability to:

- design and lead initiatives aimed at building manager and employee capability, including workshops, training programs and sharing better practice information, tools and initiatives in an innovative and contemporary way;
- provide practical and hands on support for managers dealing with underperformance, workplace behaviour and workplace conflict matters, including anticipating problems and contributing to issues management;
- make decisions using sound judgment, expertise and knowledge, under limited direction from the team leader and manager, on tasks with considerable complexity and sensitivity, demonstrating ownership and personal accountability;
- when required, develop and support complex relationships with internal stakeholders;
- provide complex rehabilitation case management support for employees and managers;
- analyse information, draw accurate conclusions and report findings persuasively; and
- conduct regular quality assurance of work area processes and manage identified risks.

**Desirable Qualifications / Experience**
- Demonstrated experience in design, development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of HR Strategies, policies and guidelines;
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement and communication;
- Highly developed interpersonal and written communications skills are essential.

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