Head of People Processes and Systems
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Closing date
5 August 2026
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Role description
About the Role
The Head of People Processes and Systems will:
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across talent acquisition, employee services, and DOSCEL Office payroll.
- Drive the mapping, maintenance, optimisation, redesign, and implementation of people processes and systems.
- Develop and implement workforce acquisition and growth strategies aligned with organisational priorities.
- Lead recruitment and talent acquisition initiatives, focusing on candidate experience, strategic sourcing, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee remuneration and benefits frameworks, including salary reviews, allowances, and executive remuneration.
- Assess, optimise, and integrate Human Capital Management (HCM) systems to improve efficiency, data integrity, and reporting capability.
- Lead workforce planning, people metrics, dashboards, and statutory reporting.
- Drive process improvement, automation, and innovation across People and Culture functions.
- Develop training and capability-building initiatives to enhance workforce and team
performance. - Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support
organisational objectives and service excellence.
About You
You are a strategic and collaborative people leader with strong expertise in workforce
strategy, people operations, systems, and organisational improvement. You thrive in complex
environments and can successfully balance operational excellence with long-term strategic
outcomes.
You will demonstrate:
- Significant experience leading multidisciplinary teams across talent acquisition,
employee services, payroll, or broad…