Executive Director, People Advisory & Assurance

• Full-time, Continuing position

• Build an empowered and resilient workforce and drive improved outcomes

• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About the role

The Executive Director, People Advisory & Assurance reports to the Chief People Officer and is a critical member of the People Executive team.

Responsible for leading the People and Advisory Assurance portfolio, this role provides high quality strategic HR advice, practices, systems and frameworks that enable RMIT to meet its people related legislative obligations and manage its people related risks. This role leads the coordinated and effective delivery of People Services, Health Safety & Wellbeing and Workplace Relations services.

This role will set the University’s people related risk appetites and provide thought leadership to build an empowered and resilient workforce and drive improved outcomes.

The People Advisory & Assurance comprises the following centres of expertise –

• Policy & Workplace Relations (Industrial Relations strategy, Policy & Compliance management, Enterprise Bargaining, Employee Case management and Union relationships) 

• Health, Safety & Wellbeing (Occupational Health & Safety, Policy & Compliance management, Safer Communities for staff and students, Gender Based Violence Prevention, Workers Compensation and Return to Work and Psychological Safety & Wellbeing)

• People Services (Payroll, Operations, Contracts and People Advisory Services)

This role requires considerable influence to enable the People Strategy and to reform the risk management and service delivery experience and will closely collaborate with senior executives across the University to enable this change. 

To be successful in this position, you’ll have

• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing enterprise-wide strategies in the areas of Workplace Relations and Health, Safety & Wellbeing with measurable outcomes.

• Extensive experience in leading integrated risk and assurance functions in a large organisation

• A thorough working knowledge of relevant health & safety, industrial relations and people operations legislative obligations

• Proven ability to design and deliver integrated people and operational transformation programs.

• Exceptional influencing and relationship-building skills, including evidence of the capacity to engage core stakeholders across a complex and diverse organisation to drive outcomes.

• A record of success as a trusted advisor to Senior Executives, with extensive experience in designing strategies to drive organisational effectiveness that are pragmatic, innovative and outcomes focused.

• Possesses robust commercial acumen in decision making and advice.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the Portfolio

The People function sits in the Operations Portfolio and is comprised of a team of strategic HR professionals who provide outstanding, client focused, proactive and effective solutions and services for all RMIT employees. 

Our success is achieved by understanding our business and operating as a business partner to our clients.  We deliver responsive, innovative and practical solutions and services that allow the University to enter the Future of Work.

The People team operates in a manner that supports the RMIT values and achievement of the RMIT Knowledge with Action Strategy.  By providing tailored, quality human resources services and products and ensuring a high level of expert support and advice, the People team will enhance College/Portfolio and Groups ability to meet their business objectives. This in turn will allow the University workforce to better support the current and future student population at the University.

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

Following the application deadline, submissions will be reviewed upon closing with interviews expected to commence in late January.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Adrian Heward via [email protected] for a copy of the candidate prospectus.

Position Description - Executive Director People Advisory and Assurance

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Applications Close:
7 Jan 2024 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to  being  a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Isla n der community.  

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