Director People Experience

About the role

Zoos Victoria, a not-for-profit Victorian Government statutory authority operating Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Kyabram Fauna Park, is recruiting a Director People Experience. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and sitting as a member of the Executive Team, the Director leads the people, culture, safety and organisational development agenda, shapes a values-driven, people-first culture and builds capability in the function. The role advises the CEO, Board and Executive Team on people matters and has strategic oversight of enterprise bargaining, employee relations, capability, remuneration and HR systems.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the people, culture, safety and organisational development agenda and shape how the People Experience function operates into the future.
• Advise the CEO, Board and Executive Team on people matters, with strategic oversight of enterprise bargaining, employee relations, capability, remuneration and HR systems.
• Support organisational change, manage people-related risks and strengthen a safe, compassionate and high-performing culture through the Safety Circle approach.
• Build capability and develop practical, creative solutions that support the organisation's purpose.

Required profile

• Broad generalist HR experience across organisational development, change, employee relations, safety, workforce planning and enterprise bargaining.
• Experience in government, a statutory authority or another complex, regulated environment is highly regarded.
• Strong strategic understanding of industrial relations and the confidence to manage complex union matters with both sensitivity and firmness.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources or Business; postgraduate qualifications and AHRI certification are highly regarded.