Project Manager Workforce Optimisation

About State Sport Centres:

If you are looking to make a difference in dynamic and energetic settings, we want to hear from you.  At State Sport Centres we responsible for delivering  Victoria's premier multi-sport facilities.  Through our venues we are dedicated to fostering peak performance, unlocking potential, and delivering world-class events.

State Sport Centres are more than just facilities.  Our venues are provide opportunities to sports enthusiasts at every level of ability to reachnew heights. Our venues exist to fuel passion, inspire excellence, and contribute to the wellbeing of the Victorian community.  

Join the team that transforms the sports landscape and creates a legacy of excitement, engagement and inspiration.

About the Role:

This role (12 Month Maxium Term Contract) is central to implementing the recommendations of a recent Workforce Optimisation Review. You'll be responsible for leading a defined program of work, improving systems and strategies that support compliance, performance and workforce planning across the organisation.  From patron-facing to back of house, business support to facilities management and maintenance and across every function and discipline of State Sport Centres, our workforce is the essential ingredient.

Working closely with leaders and teams across the business, you'll lead the implementation of improvements to how we roster, recruit, manage and develop our people, all while supporting operational excellence and a strong workplace culture.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Leading the implementation of a defined program of work focused on workforce efficiency, compliance, and strategic alignment
• Through program delivery, driving improvements in job design, rostering, recruitment, performance management, and compliance to support consistent and scalable people practices
• Informing improvements to our HRIS, ensuring functionality supports effective workforce planning, scheduling, and reporting
• Applying contemporary workforce planning methodologies and tools to enable accurate forecasting, modelling and data-informed decision-making
• Ensuring workforce data is accurate, reliable and used effectively for planning, risk identification and strategic reporting
• Advising on organisational change, support capability uplift across operational teams, and help embed new processes and systems
• Acting as a key link between People & Culture, Venue Operations, and executive stakeholders

Required skills and Qualifications:

• Experience leading workforce strategy or optimisation projects, ideally in complex environments
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, workforce data, and HR systems
• Solid working knowledge of employment legislation and industrial instruments
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• A collaborative, proactive approach and the ability to balance strategic and hands-on work
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in HR, workforce analytics or a related field

Why is this a great place to work?

You will love working at the State Sports Centres. Here's just a few reasons why:

• Great staff benefits including free parking, gym membership, discounts at SSCT food & beverage and retail outlets and complimentary court hire for casual bookings across the stadiums
• Family and friends' discounts on gym membership
• Discounted access to holiday programs and creche for dependents
• Flexible working arrangements
• You will be surrounded by elite athletes daily and will be supporting a wide range of elite sports and world class events, as well as community sport and recreation
• You will be challenged daily and can develop yourself as a person as well as gaining valuable career skills
• We have a fantastic team of people who are great to work with

Join us in our mission to help people to be excited about sport, engage in healthy activity and feel inspired to be their best

How to apply:

Please send through a resume (max 5 pages) and cover letter (max 1 page) supporting your application for this exciting role with State Sport Centres by 9am Tuesday 2nd September 2025. For further information please contact Abs Grant, Talent Acquisition Business Partner

SSCT values diversity, is an equal opportunity employer, and encourages applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and from people with disabilities. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are visitors to our venues and facilities. Successful applicants will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check before being able to commence employment.