Senior Manager Strategy And Research

Senior Manager, Strategy & Research

• Full time, 3 year fixed term executive contract
• Geelong office location, with flexible hybrid working
• Competitive executive salary of $230,000 TRP inclusive of Super
• Salary packaging options

Care in Action

With a career at the TAC, you’ll be helping us look out for the lives of everyone who travels on Victoria’s roads. That’s care in action.

Right now, we’re seeking a Senior Manager, Strategy & Research who will play their part in this shared purpose, while also supporting the progress of clients and colleagues so they can achieve great things. That’s truly rewarding work that will help us continue to deliver life-critical services where it matters. 

About the role

The Senior Manager, Strategy & Research plays an integral role in leading all stages of the TAC’s strategic lifecycle, including the development, implementation, corporate business planning and monitoring and reporting corporate performance.

Your prior experience leading a strategic function will enable you to support and quickly add value to the TAC’s current Strategy Refresh, ensuring the initiatives and business focus is aligned to the broader Strategy, corporate plan and corporate goals.

This role also oversees the TAC’s Research function, which has the responsibility of developing the Health, Disability and Compensation research investments, ensuring maintenance of robust research programs, and positively influence and advocate the research insights to support decision making throughout the business.

Success in this role will see you managing a high performing team of professionals with a broad remit. Working closely with the Executive and Senior Leadership teams, you will foster trusting relationships whilst influencing the design, development and communication of the organisation’s strategic, corporate and business plans.

About the Team

The Senior Manager, Strategy & Research has six direct reports across the Strategy and Research functions. Reporting directly to the Executive General Manager, this role is a critical member of the Performance, Risk & Strategy Senior Leadership Team in establishing a cohesive enabling division for the organisation.

What we’re looking for

Proven leader

• Experience managing a team of professionals by creating and maintaining an environment where people can develop and thrive in their role
• Developed emotional awareness and interpersonal skills to identify opportunities for development and to maintain a high performing and safe work culture
• Promote an energised culture that is focused on collaborative working in the interests of the organisation as a whole
• Ability to work in a flexible, agile and fast-paced manner

Strategic planning

• Experience in leading an organisations strategic development and business planning function, applying contemporary methodologies to assist in the analysis and reporting against delivery milestones
• Experience overseeing and leading the monitoring and reporting on corporate performance
• Experience in external scanning to identify and assess emerging opportunities and risks that may support or challenge the TAC’s corporate objectives
• Open minded with an understanding of the internal and external operating environment of the TAC

Collaboration and engagement

• Demonstrated experience engaging and collaborating with Senior Leaders, Executives and Board members with strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to understand and explain complex information and concepts to stakeholders of all levels of the organisation

Why you’ll love it here

There’s more to work than a competitive salary and amazing employee benefits. As our newest Senior Manager, Strategy & Research, you’ll also:

Be rewarded for great work

Corporate incentive plans, quarterly excellence rewards, and development pathways. Do great work and you’ll get rewarded for it.

Grow and go places

We’re invested in your progress. When you work for one of Victoria’s largest and leading workplaces, you’ll receive extensive opportunities for internal development and access to the LinkedIn Learning Digital Hub.

Be supported at every step

Be a part of an inclusive, diverse team that thrives on support and collaboration.  With flexible hybrid working arrangements to set you up for success.

Ready to put care in action?We’d like to hear from you.

Click apply to submit your Cover Letter and Resume. If successful, you’ll progress to an interview. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.

For more information, read the attached Position Description or contact Bree Ford, PC&E Shared Services Specialist at *********@tac.vic.gov.au or you can contact PC&E on (03) 5225 7*** for a confidential discussion. Applications for this role will be accepted up until 11:55pm on Sunday 10 March.

If we can do anything to help make applying for this role easier, please let our People, Culture & Engagement Team know at ***************@tac.vic.gov.au. If over the phone is better for you, our number is 5225 7500.

A safe place to work

We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. This extends to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people with disability, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse and LGBTIQ+ people to apply for our roles.

At the TAC we are committed to the safety of children and young people. For more information regarding our commitment to child safety, please visit our website.

 Position Description - Senior Manager Strategy and Research_220224.docx