Are you an out-of-the box thinker ready to open a new Green Door?

If you don’t know us, we are 160 years young, with a burning aspiration to disrupt cycles of disadvantage that hinder the wellbeing of women, girls and families. 

We are part of a global network spanning 70 countries and are a leader within the APAC region.

As our founding Sisters of the Good Shepherd walked through the Green Door in 1863 to begin their mission in Australia, our new 2023-27 Strategy “Opening a new Green Door” steps out our future journey as we strive for equity, dignity and social justice.

New organisational design has created a number of leadership opportunities to advance and deliver a bold agenda through new paradigms, fresh, critical thinking and innovative operating models.

The Role

Against a backdrop of significant organisational growth and entering our next stage of evolution, we require a key HR leader and trusted advisor to:

• Support strategy execution through focus, clear communication to key stakeholders, accountability mapping, workforce readiness to amplify our impact.
• Shape and lead a progressive Human Resources portfolio that is fit for purpose and culturally aligned.
• Support the implementation of a new operating and organisational model predicated on collaboration, accountability and interdependencies working with key stakeholders.

Balancing strategic and core HR activity, you will stand up our People strategy as a key enabler and ensure delivery of exemplar HR service provision and business partnering for a great people experience (individuals, leaders).

You will inspire, lead and contribute to organisation-wide capability development and culture to deliver the desired transformative change for Good Shepherd to grow and thrive.

About You

• An accomplished HR executive (10+ years' experience) in a complex/multi-faceted service delivery environment preferably in For Purpose
• Proven track record in HR strategy development with wide-ranging HR portfolio experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop a fit for purpose HR function, infrastructure, and service capability
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing organisational and culturally aligned HR initiatives and plans with measurable outcomes
• Strategic thinker with outstanding facilitation skills
• Recognised HR leader who inspires, builds and shapes great HR teams
• Insightful, analytical, problem solver and decision maker
• Comfortably adept to respond to ambiguity and adaptive
• Credible, engaging communicator with demonstrated ability to forge effective stakeholder relationships and partnerships
• Humble, curious and self-aware
• Recognised tertiary qualification – Bachelor or Masters level in Human Resource Management, Psychology or related.

Information

In addition to a competitive salary, employees can access generous packaging benefits and extra leave over Easter, Christmas/New Year.

To support your application submission, please request the detailed Executive Brief via [email protected], using the subject line: General Manager - Human Resources enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Pre-employment screening for the successful candidate will include credential checking, National Police Certificate, Working with Children Check and a psychometric assessment. 

About Us

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand is a for-purpose specialist community services organisation for women, girls and families providing family and domestic violence support services, microfinancing programs and products, financial counselling and coaching, family and youth programs, playgroups, education programs, and community (connection) houses. 

We employ 500 people in Australia who make the difference: supported by our Board and strategic partners to elevate our mission locally and globally to amplify social impact.

Our Values: Value of Each Person, Reconciliation, Justice, Audacity, Zeal.

No agencies please.