Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management

Provide leadership, direction and clear expectations to a growing team of Organisational Development and Learning professionals.

Responsibilities include:

- Leading and developing a high-performing, customer-focused team.
- Managing workforce planning and capability growth.
- Coaching, mentoring and developing team members.
- Conducting performance and development conversations.
- Building a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Supporting the team through organisational growth, change and evolving priorities.
- Ensuring the team remains engaged, resilient and focused on delivering quality outcomes.

Organisational Development & Capability Programs

Lead the design, governance and ongoing evolution of leadership and professional development programs that support organisational priorities and future workforce capability.

This includes:

- Leadership development curriculum and pathways.
- Talent and succession development initiatives.
- Coaching frameworks and coaching panel management.
- Organisational capability development programs.
- Leadership assessments and development tools.
- Team effectiveness interventions.
- Behavioural capability frameworks.
- Learning and development strategy implementation.
- Program evaluation and continuous improvement.

You will ensure all solutions are contemporary, scalable, evidence-based and capable of delivering measurable business outcomes.

Learning & Development Strategy

Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and stakeholders to identify capability gaps and design targeted learning solutions.

Responsibilities include:

- Translating business needs into effective learning outcomes.
- Developing long-term capability frameworks and development plans.
- Applying contemporary adult learning and organisational development practices.
- Designing workshops, facilitated experiences and development programs.
- Evaluating effectiveness through data, feedback and business impact measures.
- Ensuring development initiatives align with broader organisational strategy.

Early Careers & Talent Development





Provide strategic oversight of early careers and emerging talent initiatives, including:

- Development programs.
- Performance and development activities.
- Alumni engagement activities.
- Talent and succession development initiatives.

You will ensure these programs support long-term workforce capability and align with broader leadership and organisational development strategies.

Stakeholder Engagement & Consulting

Partner with leaders, People & Culture stakeholders and business units to understand organisational priorities and develop impactful development solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

- Building trusted relationships with stakeholders across all levels.
- Providing expert organisational development and learning consultancy.
- Influencing and challenging stakeholders when required.
- Facilitating strategic discussions and capability planning workshops.
- Supporting leaders to establish psychologically safe, high-performing teams.
- Managing competing priorities while maintaining strong stakeholder partnerships.

External Partner Management

Manage and oversee external providers including:

- Executive and leadership coaching partners.
- Learning and development consultants.
- Training providers.
- Assessment and psychometric providers.

You will ensure services deliver quality outcomes, value for money and alignment with organisational objectives.

Governance, Reporting & Compliance

Ensure all organisational development programs are appropriately governed, evaluated and reported.

Responsibilities include:

- Program governance and quality assurance.
- Learning compliance and reporting.
- Measurement and evaluation frameworks.
- Program utilisation and participation tracking.
- Management of operational and compliance requirements.
- Adherence to WHS, Equal Employment Prospect and Diversity policies.

Qualifications





- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Organisational Development, Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline; and/or
- Extensive demonstrated experience in Organisational Development, Learning & Development, Leadership Development or a related field.

Essential Skills & Experience

- Strong expertise in Learning & Development and Organisational Development.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Significant experience designing and delivering leadership development programs.
- Strong knowledge of organisational development, change management, talent management and employee engagement practices.
- Exceptional facilitation skills across face-to-face, virtual and hybrid environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, consulting and influencing capability.
- Experience managing multiple programs and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, evolving and matrixed environments.
- Ability to use data and insights to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.

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📌 Organisational Development Programs Manager (Adelaide)
🏢 ManpowerGroup
📍 Adelaide