Executive Director

Description:

About us

Our purpose in Education is to equip young people to lead rewarding lives in a complex and fast-changing world. This is important because the learners of today are the foundation of a prosperous Australia tomorrow. The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

People Group

The People Group is responsible providing high-quality educational outcomes through the support and development of our staff. This includes (not limited to):

• Driving human resources and workforce strategy, including developing better technology for our human resources functions.
• Strengthening school leadership and boosting the supply of high-quality teachers.
• Leading work across communications and work health and safety.
• Driving accountability through professional and ethical standards.
• Ensuring that the department is a high-performing organisation and a great place to work.

Explore the Department of Education website for more information.

About the role

Reporting to Chief People Officer, you will have a seat at the executive table providing strategic leadership on industrial relations matters impacting our school and corporate workforce. Through your leadership and implementation of key policies and practices you will be helping our department achieve positive outcomes for our workforce.

This role will lead the negotiation of our awards and industrial instruments, and will drive implementation of the most effective employee relations frameworks. You will be an expert in collaborating with our employees, unions, and key stakeholders across the department.

Our working environment is fast paced and will suit an individual who can embody both critical thinking and thinking outside the box to solve complex problems with a positive innovation mindset. You will be able to respond to complex employee relations issues that focus on informed decision making with a mindset of continuous improvement.

We are looking for passionate and driven team players from all walks of life to join a forward-thinking team. We are seeking values-driven professionals who are resilient, outcomes-focused and highly influential, who can drive their team to excellence.

What are we looking for

• Experience & Qualifications – Extensive workplace, employment, or industrial relations experience/qualifications gained in a similar professional services environment is desirable but not essential. A willingness to quickly learn the portfolio is critical.
• Leadership – Demonstrated experience leading a large complex organisation and/or senior HR leadership experience, ideally but not necessarily in an employee relations role.
• Communication & Negotiation – Highly experienced in resolving difficult matters with multiple stakeholders in a large and complex environment, ideally but not necessarily in an industrial relations context.
• Partnership – Demonstrated experience in building strategic partnerships with a large range of internal and external stakeholders and familiarity with diverse and complex workforces.
• Commitment – Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.