Divisional Head People & Performance

City of Salisbury

The City of Salisbury is one of South Australia’s largest and most progressive Councils, serving a growing community of 148,000 residents from a range of cultures and backgrounds. It is home to over 10,000 businesses and contributes 6% of the gross state product, in a region central to the state’s future growth plans. With more than 400 dedicated staff, total income of $177m, assets of $2.8b and a significant focus on economic development and community wellbeing, the City has an exciting future focused on enhancing liveability and prosperity across the northern region.

Located in a state-of-the-art Salisbury Community Hub only 25 minutes from the CBD the role reports to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team. The Divisional Head People & Performance is responsible for leading, shaping and managing contemporary people and culture strategies, services, systems and capability. Key areas of responsibility include:

• leading all aspects of the People & Performance portfolio including workforce planning, talent acquisition and development, organisational development, performance management, training and development, wellbeing and safety, diversity and industrial relations;
• continuing to foster a productive, high performing and collaborative work environment that supports the organisation’s strategic priorities and service-oriented culture;
• providing high level P&C advice and support to the CEO, Deputy CEO and management;
• leading, developing and managing the People & Performance team in the provision of valued services across their areas of delivery;
• ensuring compliance, data integrity and workforce assurance across P&C systems, processes and reporting;
• developing and maintaining productive relationships with a range of key stakeholders both internally and externally to the organisation.

Applications are encouraged from experienced senior people and culture managers with a demonstrated track record in contemporary P&C leadership. Key attributes for success in this role include a highly collaborative approach, strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, sound analytical and problem-solving capability and the ability to engage and influence a diverse range of stakeholders. Professionalism, credibility, warmth, resilience and the capacity to activate both strategic and operational outcomes will be important.

Make an enquiry to explore this exciting career opportunity to make a valuable contribution to this respected and highly progressive organisation.

Further Information / How to Apply

• Visit salisbury.sa.gov.au for further information on our client.
• Confidential enquiries are welcome to Andrew Reed and Bernie Dyer on (08) 8100 8827.
• Visit henderconsulting.com.au for a job and person specification and to submit your application which should include a cover letter and CV uploaded as one PDF document .