Job description
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is an independent statutory office established to protect the rights and interests of adults with impaired decision-making capacity, and children and young people in the child protection system and other visitable sites.
Join us as we protect, support, advocate, educate and empower, to build a Queensland where our most vulnerable community members can live with dignity.
Please visit the OPG website to learn more.
- Temporary flexible full-time
- Collaborative, supportive team environment
- CBD location, close to public transport
about the role
The primary purpose of the Manager Capability and Culture role is to deliver a range of workforce management-related services. The role is also required to deliver specialist advice to executive and senior management to foster a capable, engaged, healthy workforce and identify and mitigate people-related risks and ensure the delivery of services aligned to, and promoting, contemporary public sector workforce objectives.
key responsibilities
- Provide leadership and management of a team delivering expert HR advice and consultancy services in: employment and industrial relations; employment arrangements and conditions; policy/Directive application and interpretation; performance and conduct management; case management; union liaison; workforce planning and establishment management; talent acquisition; recruitment and selection; and workforce reporting.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support business operations and enhance organisational effectiveness.
- Develop, maintain and implement policies, procedures and systems to provide sound governance for people management at the OPG.
- Lead strategic and operational projects to support the OPG’s workforce priorities, including psychosocial safety and workforce planning.
- Participate in the development and delivery of workforce reporting and dashboards and using meaningful data reports and insights to enable evidence-based decision making to mitigate risks and maximise opportunities to build a capable, engaged, healthy workforce.
- Manage budget and resource planning to maximise the efficient and effective delivery of operational
- people and culture services.
- Coach and develop a professionally strong, competent, collaborative, innovative and resilient team.
- Contribute to a positive and safe work environment for you and others, by modelling and promoting
- conduct that is culturally capable, inclusive, respectful, and ethical.
A demonstrated background in human resource management and project management is highly desirable.
A position description is attached.