Executive Manager

**Join the Y Team**

At the Y, we believe in the power of inspired young people, and here at Y Ballarat we provide a wide range of programs and services in close to 100 communities across Victoria, including rural and remote communities. We currently have over 700 staff across the state and continue to grow and develop our passionate workforce.

Our children’s services operations include the management of largest portfolio of sessional Kindergarten’s in Victoria, 4 Long Day Cares and 8 Before and After School Care services. Our youth specific programs have an increased presence in Ballarat through our leadership, engagement and education programs. For further details visit our Y Kinders or Y Ballarat websites, or visit our annual community impact report

**Our**Opportunity**

Are you an accomplished People and Culture leader with a passion for driving operational excellence, cultural regeneration and delivering on strategic outcomes?

The Y Ballarat is seeking an experienced HR leader to become our Executive Manager - People and Culture. The role will oversee and lead our organisation’s people and culture operations across our substantial portfolio that includes over 100 service locations including kindergartens, long day care centre’s, outside school hours care venues, swimming lessons and youth education and engagement.

As the Executive Manager - People and Culture, you will work collaboratively with the Executive Leadership team to implement our vision and mission, ensuring the delivery of strategic goals and objectives. Your ability to understand people and business challenges, combined with a workforce development knowledge that empowers others and allows our people to thrive will inform your contribution to our future growth.

If this resonates with you, we would love for you to come and join our organisation and play a pivotal role in driving our long-term success, contributing positively to our people and the community. We have a competitive remuneration package that appropriately values the role’s significance, skill level and required experience on offer.

**Joining us will bring you**:

- ** Leadership Opportunities**: Have a positive influence over organizational strategies, making a positive impact on our people and communities
- ** Unrivalled Support**: Join a welcoming and collaborative team committed to providing you any support you need to grow your skills and knowledge. Our Shared Services are here to make things easier for you to focus on your role. We want you to evolve and grow within our team.
- ** Wellbeing**: Access our comprehensive support services including Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing programs; including access to YMCA facilities
- ** Staff Discounts**:Access to a range of discounts across Long Day Care, Outside School Hours Care and Swimming Lesson programs

We asked our current staff why they love Y Ballarat and Y Kinders, here are some of their responses

“We love to celebrate different cultures here. Everyone is welcome"

“I like the amount of professional development we have access to"

“The Y is child focused. Everything we do is for the children and that's great”

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better outcomes for the communities we work and live in. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.

**Interested?**

For a confidential discussion please contact Craig Mathieson - CEO on 0401 186 287 or 03 4311 1517

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a National Police Check and maintain a valid employment Working with Children Check whilst employed in this position.

Prior to being appointed to this position it is required that there is a full disclosure of any pre-existing injuries or disease that might be affected by employment in this position.

You are an accomplished senior human resource professional, with a proven track record in providing expert and contemporary knowledge of generalist human resources policies and practices with significant capability in business partnering. A strategic leader who can lead by example. You are a creative, original thinker, not constrained by the status quo and continuously striving to improve the way we work.

As a values-based leader, you will inspire and empower our people, with a drive for problem-solving and results. You will have the experience of balancing strategic and operational drivers, combined with exceptional relationship building and communication skills that will empower you to navigate complex business environments and make strategy a reality.

Your values-based leadership will be supplemented by appreciating the commercial reality of our diverse business units in a large and complex not-for-profit organisation. You will be confident, inquisitive and analytical, identifying new improvements and initiatives whilst utilising your creative problem-solving capabiliti