Job description

Are you a passionate, strategic people leader ready to make a lasting difference? Join GLaWAC as Director People, Safety and Wellbeing and help shape a thriving, culturally safe and inclusive workplace. Working alongside our leadership team, you’ll drive people strategy, strengthen organisational culture and champion the safety, wellbeing and development of our workforce, with a particular focus on empowering Gunaikurnai staff through self-determined leadership and career development opportunities. Bring your expertise, lead with purpose and help build a strong future for our people and community.

About GLaWAC

Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) represents the Traditional Owners of Gippsland, the Gunaikurnai people. The role of GLaWAC is to meet the aspirations of the Whole of Country Plan and to support members through Native Title related matters.

Come and join our fantastic team!

About the Position

The Director People, Safety and Wellbeing leads GLaWAC’s people strategy and the Human Resources function, aligning workforce capability, culture and people systems with the organisation’s strategic priorities. The role provides trusted advice to the CEO, Executive Directors and managers and leads an integrated approach to employee relations, organisational development, remuneration, health, safety and wellbeing and organisational culture. GLaWAC cares deeply about the development of staff, particularly Gunaikurnai staff. The Director position is responsible for ensuring self-determined leadership, development and succession programs are integrated into the business. The Director combines strategic leadership with practical implementation, strengthens leadership capability and supports a respectful, culturally protected and accountable workplace.

Essential Skills / Experience

- At least 10 years’ experience in human resources, including substantial senior leadership responsibility for people strategy and complex HR operations.




- Demonstrated ability to advise and influence executive stakeholders, exercise sound judgement and deliver against organisational priorities.
- Strong employee and industrial relations capability, including complex case management, investigations, performance matters and organisational change.
- Experience leading people frameworks across workforce planning, remuneration, performance, leadership development and HR governance.
- Ability to oversee health, safety and wellbeing priorities in partnership with specialist and operational leaders.
- Proven ability to lead a specialist team, manage resources and improve HR services and systems.
- Ability to work respectfully in an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation, seek cultural guidance and support self-determination and cultural safety.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and analytical skills, including clear executive reporting and discretion in sensitive matters.

Desirable Skills / Experience

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in human resources, employment relations, business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience in an Aboriginal community controlled, not for profit or similarly complex organisation.
- Experience implementing HR information systems and leading remuneration, performance or organisational development programs.

Why should you join us?

Supportive Team Environment

Financial benefits of Salary Packaging

Excellent Cultural and Personal Development Opportunities

How to Apply

Send:

- Cover Letter - Tell us why you would be great for this position and,
- Resume - showing us relevant experience for this position.
- Click the 'Apply Now' button to submit your application.

For further information call (03) 5152 5100 or go to our website: https://gunaikurnai.org/ or email [email protected] using the subject line: Director - People, Safety and Wellbeing - Kalimna West enquiry via Ethical Jobs.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.

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