Director People & Culture

Mater Foundation are looking for a Director of People and Culture to join the team! This newly created, key leadership position will be a permanent, full-time role will be based at our Newstead campus. Continued business growth, and a true commitment to maintaining a highly engaged team, has fostered this new role.

As the healthcare needs of Queenslanders grow, so does the role of Mater Foundation. 

Mater Foundation is an iconic Queensland fundraising and philanthropic institution, committed to providing exceptional care through health, education and research. It meets a profoundly satisfying mission to improve the health and wellbeing of our community and to continue the Mater tradition of care and compassion.

Mater Foundation helps to underpin an extensive network of hospitals across Queensland, a world-class research institute and a nationally accredited education provider.

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900

What you’ll be doing

As the Director of People & Culture, you will work closely the Mater Foundation CEO and our Human Resources team, collaborating with the Director of Business Partnering and Organisational Development. Together, you will provide leadership, support, and guidance to our team members, helping them achieve their professional aspirations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising the CEO and leadership team on strategies, trends, and issues related to leading people in a high-performance environment.
• Partnering with the leadership team to attract, onboard, retain, and engage our team members, aligning with our People and Learning policies and processes.
• Coaching business leaders on performance management, compensation, recruitment practices, and decision-making.
• Providing advice and guidance to people managers for effective coaching conversations and fostering a positive and respectful workplace culture.
• Developing strategies to celebrate the success of our team members and coordinating team development programs.
• Analysing our People and Culture initiatives, consolidating feedback and trends, and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Overseeing the annual engagement survey and coordinating action planning.
• Supporting and coordinating the annual performance review process.
• Providing regular reporting and insights from people metrics to improve organisational performance.
• Representing Mater Foundation in Mater-wide people management initiatives.
• Managing People related matters in collaboration with Mater Human Resources, including employment contracts, payroll queries, workplace investigations, and policies and procedures.
• Acting as the first point of escalation for employee enquiries and issues, ensuring effective resolution.
• Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Staying informed about market trends, talent acquisition strategies, and industry best practices.

 About you

To be successful in this role, you should have a relevant qualification in Human Resources or equivalent and at least 5 years of experience in a similar role. You should possess excellent organisational and time management skills, demonstrate resilience and a can-do attitude, and have a high level of initiative and attention to detail.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and HR databases is required, as well as a strong understanding of Australian employment processes. Your empathetic skills, self-motivation, and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information will also be crucial.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
• Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

For more information specific to the role, please view the PD here –  Director People and Culture.pdf

Applications close on Tuesday 21 May 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.