This is a unique role for an experienced people professional, to lead our people and culture program. This role has a focus on our people strategy, to enhance organisational culture, employee experience, people development, wellbeing, capability and leadership.

You are flexible and agile in juggling changing needs and explore others’ points of view, extending their great ideas and pushing boundaries on ways to improve.

If you are looking for a role which will allow you to be creative, solve problems, and make a big difference to the organisation and our people we’d love to hear from you.

What you'll be responsible for

You will work closely with the Tourism Tasmania executive team, to help lead the people and culture strategy at the agency. You will assist in the design, development and implementation of our people program, including ensuring alignment with strategic goals. This role involves providing expert human resource advice, supporting managers and fostering a positive and inclusive culture across the agency.

You will work collaboratively to enhance employee engagement, build a high- performance agency and positive culture, directly delivering initiatives, as well as supporting staff and managers to achieve their goals.

What you'll work on

• In consultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Operating Officer (COO), implement an effective contemporary and future focussed people and culture program across the employee lifecycle to enhance employee experience, culture, wellbeing and brand reputation of the organisation.
• Together with the CEO, COO, and Executive Team undertake a leadership role on the integration of our values through the organisation and foster the development of a higher performance workplace culture.
• Manage the design, development, implementation and review of people policies, procedures and programs, including strategic workforce planning, performance and development planning, leadership and management development, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and talent and succession planning.
• Liaise with Tourism Tasmania’s Service Level Agreement partner regarding complex human resource challenges including the early intervention or resolution of work-related issues, employee relationships and industrial matters.
• With the support of our people partners, provide advice on operational people matters, risks, issues and trends which support, develop and improve culture, ensuring our staff are engaged, inspired and supported to achieve Tourism Tasmania’s objectives.
• Ensure the delivery of effective human resources services and advice across all people related areas including performance, capability, organisational design, conflict resolution and employee relations, utilising the support of our people partners.
• Provide authoritative advice to the Executive Team on organisational change management processes, supporting the design and implementation of change strategies enabling managers to engage and manage the workforce to achieve business outcomes.
• Coach and support managers in handling workplace disputes, complaints, and grievances, fostering positive relationships and effective resolutions, building ownership in responding to challenges.
• Coach and support managers through training and development opportunities.
• Monitor key HR metrics (turnover, absenteeism, engagement, employee relations trends) and provide insights to leadership to improve workforce outcomes.
• Lead the small People and Culture team at Tourism Tasmania, and work in with the extended team through our service level agreement.

Who you are

You are an experienced people and culture professional eager to make a difference by developing people and fostering growth with a passion for fostering a high-performance workplace culture. As a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, you thrive in collaborative environments and are a strategic thinker and creative who delivers effective solutions.

Adaptable and innovative, you contribute valuable ideas across people and culture initiatives, thrive in guiding and coaching others, modelling the culture we are working towards. Your enthusiasm for helping others, strong background in the people space and building trusted relationships will be key to your impact in this role.

Supporting documents

 Statement of Duties (pdf)

 Statement of Duties (docx)

 Advice to Applicants (pdf)

For further information

Please contact Sarah Clark, Chief Executive Officer, on 0418 291 767 or email sarah.clark@tourism.tas.gov.au

How to apply