"Associate Director, Organisational Development and People Strategy"

Job Description:

• Help shape leadership capability, organisational development, and people strategy at a world top 100 university.
• Shape enterprise culture and engagement priorities using workforce insights.
• Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on an ongoing basis.
• Competitive remuneration on offer.

About the area

The University of Western Australia is seeking a senior organisational development leader to design and steward enterprise frameworks that strengthen leadership capability, organisational effectiveness, and the University’s people strategy.

Reporting to the Chief People & Culture Officer, this role leads the design and integration of organisational development, leadership capability, workforce planning, employee experience, and people strategy across the University. The role operates at the centre of institutional strategy, ensuring leadership development, culture, organisational design, and employee experience operate as a coherent system that supports long term organisational performance.

About the opportunity

• Lead the design and delivery of enterprise organisational development, leadership capability and people strategy initiatives across the University.
• Shape and integrate key frameworks, leadership, workforce planning, culture, talent, organisational design, and employee experience, to enable long‑term institutional performance.
• Operate as a senior advisor to the Chief People & Culture Officer, influencing Executive leaders and ensuring people initiatives function as a connected, system‑wide strategy.

About you

• Experienced in leading enterprise‑level organisational development, people strategy, and organisational design initiatives in large, complex environments.
• Skilled in designing and governing leadership, talent, and capability frameworks, including succession planning.
• Able to lead workforce planning, culture, engagement, and employee experience strategies using data‑driven workforce insights.
• Knowledgeable in diversity, equity, remuneration governance and job architecture, with experience overseeing related frameworks.
• Confident partnering with senior leaders, Talent Acquisition and HR teams to embed strategy, frameworks, and governance across the institution.

Note: Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations. A current National Police Clearance, Working with Children Check and Finance Check will be required by the successful applicant.

Position description: AD, Organisational Development and People Strategy PD (522879).pdf

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Zander Ribbens at zander.ribbens@uwa.edu.au

How to apply

Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on 18th March 2026

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Please note: Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted outside of formal channels.