Director, Talent, Engagement and Development
Job No.: 674625
Location: Mulgrave
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: A competitive remuneration package will apply
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative and global community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
The Director, Talent and Development is a critical leadership role within Monash HR, responsible for the strategic direction of University-wide learning platforms, programs and organisational development initiatives to build and encourage a climate for improved employee development, performance and engagement.
Reporting to the Chief People Officer you will provide expert leadership and oversight to a high-performing team, ensuring best practice across the University’s development and engagement functions. You will collaborate with HR Director colleagues to drive service excellence in HR.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement employee development and engagement strategies to support the University’s strategy Impact 2030
- Lead the design and implementation of development programs and enhance existing development approaches using contemporary Organisational Development approaches
- Devise staff learning and engagement initiatives to contribute to the University’s Employee Value Proposition and the retention of high-performance staff, with actions being informed by strong metrics such as exit interview, industry and market data.
- Develop tailored, client-focused solutions where known learning and development needs and /or gaps have been identified. Provide leadership and expert advice to senior management, HR colleagues and key stakeholders across the University, encouraging a climate for improved development, performance and engagement
- Design and implement a change management framework and service to support organisational change and redesign.
- As a member of the HR Leadership Team collaborate with the HR Director colleagues to drive HR service excellence and contribute more broadly to HR strategy and practice
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to enhance team capability, performance, and accountability
About You
- Post graduate qualified in human resources or another equivalent field
- Deep subject matter expertise in learning and development, organisational development, change management, employee engagement and project management
- Significant experience in implementing organisational development strategies and frameworks, achieving measurable impacts on employee engagement, development and performance
- Proven experience in leading an HR Centre of Excellence to deliver though leadership/specialised services and provide expert advice and solutions to a large and diverse client base
- Excellent consultative, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, as well as written and presentation skills. Demonstrated capacity to formulate options and viable business cases and negotiate their successful progress through approval processes.
- Experience contributing at the HR leadership level including leading change and improvement initiatives and role modelling Monash values of integrity, collaboration, innovation and excellence
- Expertise in supporting others to achieve excellence, developing high-performing teams, setting clear direction, providing discipline-specific guidance and fostering a diverse, inclusive and cooperative team working environment
- Ability to navigate complex, dynamic and changing environments, embrace change, demonstrate sound decision-making
- Awareness of the higher education sector, university governance structures/ policies, global context and factors influencing institutional success.
What we Offer:
- You’ll be working for one of the world's top universities, with a truly values-driven strategy
- Dynamic and collaborative HR Leadership Team with diverse and challenging work, broadening your skills and expertise
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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Be part of our story. Work with us to #ChangeIt.
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
To apply, submit your CV along with a detailed cover letter and a document addressing the Key Selection Criteria contained within the attached Position Description. For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Tiffany Tzatzakis, Senior Recruitment Consultant, tiffany.tzatzakis@monash.edu
Position Description: Director, Talent, Engagement and Development
Applications Close: Sunday 2 March 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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