Manager People Services

• Permanent Full-time
• Vacancy 103/2025

The opportunity

We are in the market for an experienced and qualified professional Manager People Services; you are passionate about your profession and enjoy the rewards of a good challenge.

Are you an experienced HR leader passionate about shaping organisational culture and workforce capability? The City of Mandurah is seeking a Manager People Services to lead our People & Culture team and drive the delivery of strategic human resources and work health and safety initiatives.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will:

• Work with your team to develop, deliver and implement the City's human resources framework, ensuring best practice in human resources, industrial relations, and work health and safety advice across the organisation.
• Work with the Executive Leadership Team to drive the City of Mandurah Workforce Plan to strengthen organisational capability, capacity, and culture.
• Lead the provision of high-quality service delivery for our community, through the recruitment and development of a skilled workforce.

We are looking for a strategic thinker with significant HR leadership experience, strong knowledge of employment legislation, and a proven ability to lead organisational change. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of Mandurah by maximising the potential of our people.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Undergraduate degree in Human Resources or related discipline
• Significant experience as a leader within Human Resources and Organisational Development
• Extensive knowledge of employment legislation and regulations and thorough knowledge of human resource management and industrial relations principles and best practices.
• Significant experience in developing and delivering WHS strategies and plans
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of current strategic trends and issues affecting the core functions of the role, ideally within a local government context, with significant experience in leading change and developing organisational capability.
• Experience dealing with complex, cross-organisational matters and leveraging data/information as evidence for decision-making.

For more information about the role please refer to the position description.

This position attracts a competitive negotiated salary dependent on qualifications and experience and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution.

How to apply

Sound exactly like the sort of role for you? Great To apply please visit our Careers page at Further information can be obtained by calling Tahlia Jones, Director Business Services on

Closing date

Applications for this position are open until a suitable pool of candidates is received.

Our commitment

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their background, identity, experience, ability or thinking style. If you need assistance during the application process for accessibility reasons this is available upon request.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing harm is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees and volunteers.

Additional information

• All applications will be assessed in accordance with merit-based principles. Where an applicant does not fully meet the requirements outlined in the attached position description, including essential qualifications and license, the role may be reclassified, and an alternative remuneration package may be offered, subject to organisational needs in line with the City of Mandurah Industrial Agreement.
• As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to complete a drug and alcohol test.
• Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
• To support transparency and integrity, all employees of the City of Mandurah are required to declare any secondary employment to help us manage potential conflicts of interest appropriately.
• To read more about Working at the City of Mandurah please visit our Careers and Employment

Casey MihovilovichChief Executive Officer