Senior Manager Inclusion

Lead Cultural Change at Transport for NSW

Build Workplaces Where Everyone Belongs. Drive Meaningful Change.

Shape the culture at one of NSW's largest employers. As Senior Manager Inclusion & Discrimination/Harassment Prevention, you'll lead the strategy and delivery of Transport's inclusion initiatives, Reconciliation Action Plan, and discrimination/harassment prevention framework – turning commitment into action and creating workplaces where respect and belonging are lived, not just spoken.

Your Impact

Strategic Leadership

• Drive Transport's Diversity & Inclusion Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and positive duty obligations
• Design evidence-based frameworks, policies, and prevention strategies that create genuinely respectful and inclusive workplaces with measurable outcomes across the whole of the organisation through strategic integration
• Lead flagship programs including , Gender Equality Action Plan, and Disability Action Plan
• Build comprehensive reporting systems that track progress and deliver actionable insights to leadership

Culture & Capability

• Champion inclusion across disability, gender, Aboriginal workforce, and intersectional dimensions
• Equip leaders with skills and tools to build respectful and inclusive teams through targeted training and coaching
• Partner with employee networks, fostering engagement and authentic voice
• Embed respectful and inclusive practices into leadership, team dynamics, and daily operations

Prevention & Accountability

• Lead discrimination and harassment prevention strategy, including risk identification and mitigation
• Collaborate with executives, P&C, and external partners to embed prevention and accountability
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations while driving genuine cultural transformation
• Foster open conversations and proactive support around complex inclusion topics

What You Bring

Essential

• Proven experience leading inclusion, diversity, or workplace discrimination, harassment and bullying prevention initiatives at scale
• Deep knowledge of obligations, anti-discrimination legislation, and best practices
• Track record designing evidence-based strategies that drive behavioural and cultural change
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing at executive level

Your Strengths

• Change Leadership – You turn strategy into action and embed respect and inclusion into operations
• Strategic Design – You create frameworks that deliver measurable, sustainable outcomes
• Influence & Partnership – You build trust and drive collaboration across diverse stakeholders
• Courage & Empathy – You navigate sensitive conversations with authenticity and impact
• Data-Driven – You use insights to inform strategy and demonstrate progress

The Opportunity

Yes, there are challenges:

• Driving behavioural change at scale across 30,000+ employees
• Working with areas of deeply entrenched cultures and gender segregated industries/areas of the business.
• Building understanding of intersectional inclusion and encouraging difficult conversations
• Balancing compliance requirements with authentic cultural transformation

But that's exactly why this role matters. You'll have genuine executive support, resources, and mandate to create lasting change in an organisation committed to becoming an employer of choice for all.

You can find out more in the role description or our information pack. 

Why Transport?

• Lead inclusion strategy for one of Australia's largest transport networks
• Executive-level support and genuine commitment to cultural change
• Opportunity to make tangible impact for 30,000+ employees
• Work on high-profile initiatives including RAP and implementation
• Be part of shaping Transport's reputation as an inclusive, respectful workplace

Ready to Drive Change?

If you're an inclusion, discrimination, harassment, respect leader who combines strategic thinking with practical implementation, and you're ready to turn policy into practice at scale, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build workplaces where everyone belongs.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team's home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now

Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday 30 November 2025. 

For more information about this role, please contact GARY..NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. 

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