Manager, Organisation Development (SPD)

About the role

The Strategic Planning Division is looking for a Manager, Senior Manager or Principal Manager in Organisation Development (OD) to act as an individual contributor and/or team lead. You will help shape the division's strategic direction and policy work, and drive OD efforts that strengthen organisational effectiveness, culture, operating model and readiness for change. You will work across the division to turn strategy into organisation-wide change, strengthen alignment between divisions and build organisational capacity.

Key responsibilities

• Support strategic planning so that OD work is anchored in the division's long-term direction and priorities
• Make sure OD interventions match the division's mission, priorities and operating context
• Work with divisions to turn strategic priorities into coordinated OD plans, change initiatives and capability-building efforts
• Diagnose organisational issues using data, staff feedback and stakeholder insights, and recommend practical interventions
• Design and run OD interventions such as organisation design, culture-building, staff engagement and change management
• Build frameworks, tools and engagement platforms, and partner with divisions such as Strategic Comms and HR to strengthen alignment and collaboration
• Partner with HR, Corporate Planning and others on Strategic Workforce Planning projects, and build OD practices and change management capability
• Track progress, surface organisational risks and issues, and support leaders and change champions in sustaining implementation

Required profile

• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and the ability to look beyond the surface
• Good project management and problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of public governance and its principles
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable engaging external and internal stakeholders
• Able to work independently, proactively manage work assignments and handle a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Meticulous, organised and committed to the ethos of public service

Required skills

• Organisation development, change management, organisation design and/or culture-building concepts
• Staff engagement, pulse surveys, data analysis and insights generation (preferred)

Successful candidates will be offered a contract initially, which may be extended or converted to a permanent tenure. Candidates are encouraged to create a Careers & Skills Passport account and include their public profile in their application.