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EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER, PEOPLE AND CULTURE
- Executive people and culture opportunity
- Build effective relationships with staff, members and volunteers
- Assist Victoria’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable
About the organisation
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria (Vinnies Victoria) believes in creating a just and compassionate society. Providing assistance to thousands of people living in poverty across the state, Vinnies Victoria’s services include: soup vans, emergency accommodation, education programs, kids' camps and day outs, home visitation and assistance with paying for school fees, utility bills and medical costs. The network of more than 100 Vinnies Shops plays a vital part in funding the Vinnies Victoria’s programs and services, providing material assistance to those they help. Members and volunteers assist people in a way that promotes dignity, empowerment and sustainable pathways to change.
About the role
As a ‘trusted adviser’ to the Group CEO and executive team, the Executive General Manager, People and Culture (EGM, P&C) sets the Vinnies Victoria’s people and culture vision, and leads the people and culture function. With accountability for driving the development and implementation of people and culture strategies, programs, policies, systems and processes, the EGM, P&C will ensure these practices are implemented in an efficient, effective, customer-focused and legally compliant manner. The appointee will encourage an organisation-wide commitment to quality and continuous improvement through leadership of data-informed development initiatives that address current and future business and people capability needs. Critical to the success of this role is the development of trusted relationships with staff, members and volunteers.
About you
Inspired by the high-value, community-focused work of Vinnies Victoria, you have extensive experience providing strategic advice and strong leadership to people and culture functions within organisations supported by complex governance structures. Your exceptional communication and interpersonal skills allow you to build collaborative working relationships at all levels of an organisation, where you inspire and motivate people, and effectively build trust. Underpinning your well-rounded skillset across strategic and operational priorities is your systems-thinking approach to quickly understand the operating landscape, enabling you to ‘hit the ground running’. Leverage your passion for optimising culture to support an organisation providing critical community services across the state.
To apply, click ‘Apply for this job’, submitting your resume in Microsoft Word format. For more information prior to application, please email Elizabeth McMahon at SHK on elizabeth.mcmahon@shk.com.au quoting job #2764196 Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.