- Work for Australia's most trusted and iconic charity
- Permanent Full time position available
- Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income

About Us

When people talk about the Flying Doctor, thoughts generally turn to red-bellied planes undertaking rescue missions in the Outback. However, the current Victorian story is one that reflects today's challenges for people living in remote and rural communities across the state. While we do still transport people by air and by road, this work is complemented by a range of primary health services that address the most common issues people living in country Victoria face when accessing health care.

About the Role

RFDS Victoria is seeking an experienced People & Culture leader to provide overarching leadership for the P&C; Operations function. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role leads the Senior P&C; Business Partner, two P&C; Business Partners and the P&C; Coordinator and provides credible senior guidance across employee and industrial relations, operational service delivery and workforce governance.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

- Lead and develop the P&C; Operations team and allocate portfolios, priorities and workloads.
- Act as the senior operational escalation point for grievances, investigations, performance, conduct, Fair Work obligations and industrial relations risk.
- Provide oversight on modern award and enterprise agreement interpretation, procedural fairness and complex case strategy.
- Guide organisational change, change impact assessment, consultation, redeployment and redundancy processes.
- Own operational service quality, workforce compliance, employee lifecycle and reporting governance.

To be successful, you will need:

- Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Industrial Relations, Law, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent substantial experience.
- Significant senior P&C; leadership experience,



including formal people management and complex employee and industrial relations.
- Strong working knowledge of the Fair Work Act, modern awards, enterprise agreements, procedural fairness and consultation obligations.
- Experience guiding grievances, workplace investigations, disciplinary processes, organisational change and employment-risk decisions.
- Satisfactory completion of safety screening including a current Working with Children's Check, National Police Check, and the right to work in Australia.

What working at RFDS can offer you:

- Five non-accruable Office Closure Leave days each year
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income
- Fitness passport - a discounted gym membership to gyms and pools that both you and your family can enjoy
- Access to discounted private health insurance
- Enjoy a full-time role with flexible work arrangements to work from home and at our Richmond office, transitioning to our Collins Street office later this year, as well as options for purchased leave.
- Great parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave.

Need more information?

For any enquiries, please email

To access the position description and to apply please click the 'Apply' to be redirected to our Career Centre.

Applications close on 4pm Thursday 22 October 2026

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.

We aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close advert as soon as we have found the right candidate, and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI communities.

📌 People & Culture Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria
📍 Melbourne