Head of HR & Workforce Planning
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Closing date
24 August 2026
Posted 10 Aug 2026
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Role description
Shape workforce strategy, workplace relations and organisational capability for one of South Australia's largest employers.
- Senior leadership role with system-wide influence
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of 14 HR and workforce specialists
- Drive workforce outcomes for 9,500 employees across 101 schools
- Salary Range $215-229k base
At CESA, you'll lead workforce strategy, workplace relations and people transformation across 101 schools and almost 9,500 employees. This is a rare opportunity to influence system-wide outcomes, drive organisational change and shape the future workforce of one of South Australia's largest employers.
The Opportunity
As Head of Human Resources & Workforce Planning, you will lead a multidisciplinary team spanning Human Resources, Workplace Relations, Talent Management, and HR Systems.
You will provide strategic leadership across workforce planning, organisational capability, enterprise bargaining, workplace relations, people governance and HR transformation initiatives. Working closely with executive leaders, school principals, governing bodies and union representatives, you will shape workforce outcomes across one of South Australia's most significant education systems.
Why this role?
This is a rare opportunity to:
- Strengthen governance, compliance and contemporary people practices
- Lead enterprise bargaining and complex workplace relations initiatives
- Shape workforce strategy for one of South Australia's largest employers
- Influence executive decision-making and system-wide organisational outcomes
- Drive workforce planning, succession and leadership capa…