A rare opportunity with one of Australia’s largest and most trusted providers of employment and community services.

Are you an Organisational Development professional looking for a meaningful role in a great team, where you can use your expertise to make a difference every day?

About the Role

Workskil Australia is excited to introduce the new role of Organisational Development Specialist. This role will see you working in partnership with the business to develop organisational capability through the delivery of our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and new Learning and Development strategy.

You will contribute to the successful design, implementation and evaluation of the full suite of OD frameworks, initiatives and programs including employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and learning and development.

This is a full time, ongoing position based at our Head Office in Melrose Park.

You’ll experience the work/life balance that comes with working a 9-day fortnight, with a dedicated and fixed day off every second week. You will still receive the remuneration of a full-time employee in addition to the ability to salary sacrifice.

This challenging fast-paced role will be a sought-after opportunity, so we encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.

About You

To be successful in the role you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience developing and implementing Organisational Development initiatives focused on enhancing organisational capability, ideally in a national corporate organisation equivalent to Workskil’s size of over 700 staff
• Strong ability to be customer focused and build collaborative partnerships with colleagues, business stakeholders and external suppliers
• Sound project management and change management skills and the ability to support effective organisational change
• Experience building capability of leaders and specialists through learning and development interventions
• Excellent attention to detail, written communication, data analysis, presentation and report writing skills (ie:  interpreting and sharing insights from Employee Engagement surveys)
• Ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse range of staff and offer authentic allyship; and
• Experience in the design and implementation of leading practise Diversity and Inclusion strategies and action plans.

You will also be required to: 

• Have strong skills in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; and 
• Hold a Diploma in HR, OD or a related field. A degree in these fields is desirable.

About Us

Workskil Australia is the nation’s largest not-for-profit employment services provider. For over 40 years, we have helped individuals find work and achieve sustainable financial and social self-reliance.

We provide a range of employment, work experience, disability, youth, Indigenous and community services across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.

We promote a positive team culture where high performance can thrive. We value excellent customer service, integrity and honesty in our employees. We look for employees who have a genuine passion for working with those in need, are results-focused and can contribute to a strong team. In return for your truly valued contribution, we will support your ongoing career development and offer a friendly, supportive and innovative environment for you to thrive.

We work hard every day to:

• Support our customers to secure great long-term job opportunities.
• Meet the labour needs of business and industry through quality recruitment services at no cost.
• Assist businesses with diversifying their workforce.
• Provide specialist employment and community services to people seeking work, including people with mental illness, injury or disability and Indigenous Australians.
• Deliver work experience projects to the community.

Our values remain at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to conduct our business with the highest degree of care, integrity, respect, honesty and service. We believe that the care, respect and high level of service we give to all our customers is our key point of difference.

Remuneration

A competitive salary will be negotiated commensurate with skills and experience. As Workskil Australia is a public benevolent institution, we can also offer a portion of the salary through tax effective salary packaging. 

About your application

For your application, please include both a cover letter and resume. Your letter should set out why you are the appropriate candidate for the role. For ease of upload, we encourage you to combine these into one file as a pdf or word document. If you progress in your application for this role Workskil Australia will undertake screening, including medical assessments and police checks to ensure that you can carry out the inherent requirements of this role and that reasonable accommodations can be made. Prior to an offer of employment being made, candidates must provide authority for a Federal Police Clearance and other checks that may be a requirement of the position. To learn more about working at Workskil Australia head to https://www.workskil.com.au/about-us/work-with-us/   

We are actively looking to fill this role and reserve the right to shortlist and interview applicants whilst this advertisement is open so encourage you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

Workskil Australia is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we particularly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and applicants who have a disability. We deliver a range of employment and community services to children, young people and their families and are committed to creating a safe environment for children and young people in the delivery of these services.