Head of Organisational Development

3 hours ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Davidson Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Davidson is proudly partnering with an Australian organisation who are seeking an interim leader to guide their Organisational Development function.

This is a senior leadership opportunity to shape and deliver strategies that foster a high-performing, values-driven, and people-focused organisation. You will lead initiatives that build leadership capability, strengthen organisational culture, and enhance engagement across employees, members, and volunteers.

Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you'll play a key role in aligning talent, culture, and capability initiatives with the organisation's strategic direction - helping to ensure a unified, inclusive, and future-ready workforce that thrives on purpose and collaboration.

This is a contract interim opportunity with an immediate start until the end of January.

About the Role

  • Developing and delivering the organisation's OD strategy to support business goals and future workforce needs.
  • Partnering with executives and senior leaders to provide strategic advice on culture, capability, and organisational design.
  • Leading and mentoring a team of OD, learning, and change professionals to deliver impactful outcomes.
  • Driving initiatives that strengthen organisational culture, align values, and enhance engagement across employees, members, and volunteers.
  • Leading organisational health and engagement surveys, analysing results, and translating insights into meaningful action.
  • Designing and implementing leadership development frameworks and programs that build capability and support a high-performance culture.

About You

  • Bringing significant experience in organisational development, learning, or people strategy at a senior level.
  • Demonstrating proven success in leading culture transformation and enterprise-wide change initiatives.
  • Applying deep expertise in leadership and talent development frameworks, tools, and contemporary best practice.
  • Building strong relationships through exceptional consulting, facilitation, and influencing skills with executives and senior stakeholders.
  • Drawing on experience within a member-based or not-for-profit organisation to navigate complex stakeholder environments.
  • Holding tertiary qualifications in Organisational Psychology, Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline (postgraduate qualifications highly regarded).

The Benefits

  • Opportunity to make an immediate impact by shaping culture and capability across a purpose-driven organisation.
  • Senior, strategic remit with direct access to the executive team and influence at the highest level.
  • Collaborative, future-focused People & Culture team committed to driving meaningful organisational change.
  • Short-term interim opportunity with the potential to transition into a permanent leadership role for the right person.
  • Flexible work environment that values outcomes, inclusion, and genuine collaboration.

Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Neil Williams on , quoting reference JN Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us

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