- Lead People & Culture through its next phase of transformation
- Embed recent ways of working and show the value P&C; delivers for Casey
- Join one of Australia’s fastest-growing municipalities

The Position The City of Casey is seeking to appoint a contemporary, pragmatic and courageous Chief People Officer who can hold the near-term delivery agenda while building the foundations for the workforce, leadership and people services Casey will need over the longer term. As the principal people and culture adviser, the Chief People Officer will partner with the Executive Leadership Team and senior leaders to translate organisational strategy into practical workforce, leadership, culture and service outcomes. The role leads a broad portfolio encompassing strategic workforce planning, culture and capability, talent, business partnering, workplace relations, people operations, payroll governance, people systems, and health, safety and wellbeing.

This is a significant opportunity to lead People & Culture through its next phase of transformation. You will guide the design, implementation and embedding of a new tiered service model, and position the function as an integrated, trusted and evidence-led enterprise partner.

You will advance strategic workforce planning and champion organisational readiness for future investment in digital people systems, data and insights.

The successful appointee appointee will bring substantial executive experience across a broad people & culture portfolio within a large, complex and diverse organisation. You will have demonstrated change agency and a track record of building high-performing teams and connecting workforce strategy with service and organisational priorities. Experience in employment and industrial relations, safety,



governance and organisational risk will be important.

Local government or wider public sector experience will be highly regarded, although executives with related experience are encouraged to apply.

The Organisation The City of Casey serves one of Victoria’s fastest growing and most diverse communities. Located approximately 35 kilometres southeast of Melbourne’s CBD and covering 410 square kilometres, Casey is Victoria’s most populous council and a dynamic municipality encompassing established urban communities, areas of significant heritage and a rapidly developing peri-urban growth front.

Council employs approximately 1,900 people, representing 1,204 full-time equivalent positions, and delivers an extensive range of community, infrastructure, planning and enabling services. Its community vision is to become a more connected, innovative and resilient community.

Guided by the values Dream Big, Empower Each Other and Make Our Community Proud, Casey is focused on creating a thriving community and a high-performing organisation that is equipped for the future.

Join a city that is home to a remarkable diversity of cultures, languages, faiths, identities, landscapes, and stories.

For more information on the organisation visit: https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/

Applications close: 26 November 2026.

To apply: please visit https://futureleadership.com.au/opportunities/chief-people-officer-cascpo1126/ and, using reference CAScpo1126, address your cover letter and resume to David Baber, of Future Leadership™, or call 1300 347 437 for further information. We encourage early applications at this time of year.

For further information on Future Leadership™ and additional opportunities please visit https://futureleadership.com.au

📌 Chief People Officer @ City of Casey (Melbourne)
🏢 Future Leadership
📍 Melbourne