Job Deputy Director Navy Workforce Change, Blacktown

The key duties of the position include
The Role
The Deputy Director Navy Workforce Change will be responsible for leading workforce change projects to support the functions in the Navy Employment Category Development (NECD) branch. The role will manage various change initiatives, be accountable for supporting and/or developing additional changes, and liaise with key stakeholders and sponsors both inside and outside of the branch to ensure change are set up for success. The role be required to support the ongoing delivery of the Navy Mastery System (NMS), a workforce change initiative started in Navy in 2021.

The NMS is informed by modernised learning and development strategies, career design and workforce planning. There is therefore a need for someone with a workforce and/or workforce planning background. Ongoing management and innovation of the NMS will be the primary focus with the role working in close collaboration with the Director.

About our Team
The role sits within the Directorate of Navy Employment Category Transformation and Reform (DNECTR), a small and agile workforce planning and design team that prides itself on disrupting the status quo. To date, the team has architected and designed a number of workforce transformation activities and partnered with stakeholders to implement changes into workforce-in-being systems and processes.

The team requires an experienced individual that has a change management and workforce planning background with strong communication skills to contribute to future transformation and reform activities. The team primarily works within Navy, but there is potential for increased collaboration with Air Force, Army, other Domain leads and Defence Groups.

The role will be predominately based in Canberra, with flexible working arrangements available. There may also be opportunities to travel pending project requirements and operating environment.

Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will bring a range of transferable workforce change management, project management, workforce planning and organisational skills to Defence. They will have strong communication skills and recent change management experience, and thrive in an environment that seeks innovation. It is preferable that the individual has a HR background and is committed to learning and accessing creative and more efficient ways of working.

They will enjoy learning about the people and the environment the Directorate supports within Navy. They may have experience in delivering change projects and change artefacts, and supporting communication activities as part of change adoption. They may also have a background in workforce planning.