Senior Vice President

Overview

People. Passion. Pride. This is what has driven our teams since 1833.

Since that time, we have developed to become a critical partner in the global aviation industry, delivering time-critical logistics services at over 340 locations in 65 countries, across 6 continents.

But at the heart of our business is our people.

Role Purpose

Are you ready to shape the future of people strategy across one of the most dynamic regions in aviation? As Senior Vice President – HR (OSEA), you'll lead a passionate team of HR professionals and partner closely with regional leaders to drive real business impact. Working hand-in-hand with the Executive Vice President (OSEA), you'll champion and execute forward thinking People initiatives that fuel performance, growth, and employee engagement seamlessly aligning regional ambitions with Menzies Aviation's global people strategy.

In this pivotal role, you'll serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the regional leadership team, overseeing the full scope of HR operations. From talent development and organisational design to culture-building and change leadership, you'll be at the forefront of creating a thriving, high performing workforce that powers our success across the region

What you will be doing

• Provide strategic leadership, direction, and development to the HR team across the OSEA Region, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused HR services.
• Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to design and implement tailored people strategies that directly support and drive the overarching business objectives.
• Lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of HR and people initiatives aligned with organisational goals.
• Ensure compliance with all employment laws and regulatory requirements across the group, fostering a safe, inclusive, and legally compliant workplace. Educate and guide management on legal obligations and HR best practices.
• Oversee the delivery of comprehensive, end-to-end HR services, including but not limited to: talent acquisition, onboarding, learning and development, employee relations, succession planning, wellbeing, total rewards, policy governance, performance management, organisational design, and culture transformation.

Would you like to see more detail on the accountabilities of the role? Please see the attached job description for further information

Safety, Security, Wellbeing and Compliance:

You will have a responsibility and duty whilst at work to take reasonable care of the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself and others in accordance with provided information, training, and workplace health and safety rules or procedures. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment for all staff members. In all areas of our business there is a potential risk to the health, safety and welfare to everyone on our sites through the misuse of alcohol and drugs. As such the Company prohibits such misuse and carries out regular testing to enforce our Substance Misuse Policy.

Please see the attached job description for further details on safety, security, wellbeing & compliance.

What we are looking for

• Extensive, proven experience operating at a senior level within Human Resources in a large, complex matrix organisation.
• Senior HR leadership experience within Australia, New Zealand and the South-East Asia region.
• Strong ability to build and maintain effective business relationships with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills, with a successful track record of developing people strategies and leading multidisciplinary HR teams.
• Commercially astute, with a clear understanding of how to balance organisational value with investment in people initiatives.

Diversity

Menzies Aviation are a committed equal opportunity employer and encourage applications for suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, and maternity. We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where the different knowledge, perspectives, experiences, and approaches of our global workforce are represented. Where everyone feels valued and can reach their full potential.

Please be aware that as part of our recruitment process, we may look to use a variety of resourcing tools to help us understand your skills and experience in relation to the role. Please feel free to contact to recruiter below, if there are any reasonable adjustments to our process that you would like us to consider.

As part of our recruitment process, we will always consider how candidates fit with our values which you can learn more about here.

Application Instructions

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