Position Description
Position title: Organisational Capability Consultant
Mission Australia
About us:
Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian organisation that has been
helping people re gain their independence for over 155 years.
We’ve learnt the paths to getting back independence are different for everyone.
This informs how we help people, through early learning and youth services, family
support and homelessness initiatives, employment and skills development, and
affordable housing. Our nationwide team delivers different approaches, alongside
our partners and everyday Australians who provide generous support.
Together we stand with Australians in need, until they can stand for themselves.
Purpose:
Inspired by Jesus Christ, Mission Australia exists to meet human need and to
spread the knowledge of the love of God.
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:18)
Values:
Compassion
Integrity
Respect Perseverance Celebration
Goal:
To reduce homelessness and strengthen communities.
Collaboration
Position Details:
Position Title:
Organisational Capability Consultant
Division:
Group Shared Services
Reports to:
Group Manager, Organisational Capability
Position Purpose:
Provide support to build organisation capability and a positive workplace culture.
This involves creating, developing and delivering innovative organisational
capability initiatives to improve organisational performance and drive employee
engagement.
Position Requirements (What are the key activities for the role?)
Key Result Area 1
Leadership Development and Performance
System
Key tasks
Position holder is successful when
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Scope and develop learning solutions to
meet specific learning needs for people
leaders and employees and to support
organisational initiatives.
Develop new leader induction integrated
with digital learning strategy.
Develop and implement mentoring
programs for leaders.
Support the review of performance
management framework and tools
including online.
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Program design incorporates Mission Australia
values, behaviours and learner job
expectations.
New leader program is delivered that meets
business requirements.
Mentoring is used effectively to develop core
leadership capability.
Ensure a blended learning approach supports
70-20-10 principles utilising technology
supported learning where appropriate.
Contribute to improvements across
performance framework, policies & processes.
Position Description | Organisational Capability Consultant
Key Result Area 2
Organisational Capability building
Key tasks
Position holder is successful when
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Develop learning and career maps to
support role based career development in
line with organisational capability needs
and sector changes.
Contribute to the development of
organisational capability initiatives in
response to changing needs, including
initiatives related to: leadership
development, career mapping,
performance management.
Provide specialist advice to Program areas
relating to staff engagement and learning
& career opportunities.
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Employees know how to navigate key learning
and opportunities to support their current role
as well as future role.
Information about learning opportunities is
easy to understand, accessible and aligned to
organisational capabilities.
Take a long-term perspective to enable
organisational capabilities and resources to
meet sector changes.
Key Result Area 3
Project management and delivery
Key tasks
Position holder is successful when
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Lead projects including developing and
implementing initiatives.
Use change management and
communication in People Development
plans.
Maintain and evaluate development
programs to ensure relevancy.
Develop and maintain guides, tools and
templates to support development for
both employees and managers.
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Plans are aligned to business needs and the
MA strategy, HR and business calendar.
Ensure a project management approach is
taken for all key initiatives and are delivered on
time and within budget.
A pragmatic, user centric approach is applied
to the delivery of all development initiatives.
Programs are delivered with positive feedback
from participants and key stakeholders.
Intranet, Learning Management System and
People Leader Portal resources are regularly
updated.
Employees and people leaders embrace new
people development initiatives.
Key Result Area 4
Relationship Management
Key tasks
Position holder is successful when
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Maintain constructive working
relationships with key groups across the
organisation.
Work closely with HR Business Partners in
each state to design and implement
initiatives.
Promote Organisational Capability and HR
strategy and initiatives .
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Strong relationships are built and maintained
with all stakeholder groups and feedback from
these individuals is positive.
Collaborative behaviour leads to effective
implementation and willingness for different
HR teams to work together.
Key Result Area 5
Consulting
Key tasks
Position holder is successful when
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Identify learning needs & solutions to
support cultural change and build
capability within the organisation
Coach frontline and middle managers to
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Stakeholders including HR team are equipped
to support or deliver specific initiatives.
Positive feedback on delivery of specific
initiatives and events.
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Position Description | Organisational Capability Consultant
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effectively implement initiatives and
improve leadership practice.
Deliver specific people development
programs or modules when required.
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Leadership capability improvements
demonstrated by coaching outcomes.
Applies insight and creativity to the
development of strategies.
Able to work independently to manage
multiple projects, adapt and respond to
changing circumstances.
P
UWork Health and Safety
Everyone is responsible for safety and must maintain:
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A safe working environment for themselves and others in the workplace
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Ensure required workplace health and safety actions are completed as required
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Participate in learning and development programs about workplace health and safety
Follow procedures to assist Mission Australia in reducing illness and injury including early reporting
of incidents/illness and injuries.
Purpose and Values
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Actively support Mission Australia’s purpose and values;
Positively and constructively represent our organisation to external contacts at all
opportunities;
Behave in a way that contributes to a workplace that is free of discrimination, harassment and
bullying behaviour at all times;
Operate in line with Mission Australia policies and practices (EG: financial, HR, etc.);
To help ensure the health, safety and welfare of self and others working in the business;
Follow reasonable directions given by the company in relation to Work Health and Safety.
Follow procedures to assist Mission Australia in reducing illness and injury including early
reporting of incidents/illness and injuries
Promote and work within Mission Australia's client service delivery principles, ethics, policies
and practice standards
Actively support Mission Australia’s Reconciliation Action Plan.
Recruitment information
Qualification, knowledge, skills and experience required to do the role
 Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering initiatives to support leadership development,
feedback tools, career development, performance management, and talent management.
 Demonstrated consulting and relationship management experience at operational leadership levels.
 Significant experience in developing and facilitating leadership workshops and forums.
 Ability to support cultural change programs for new business opportunities.
 Demonstrated expertise in the development of role based learning models or capability
frameworks.
 Understanding of adult learning methodologies for both groups and individuals.
 Relevant tertiary qualification in Organisational Development/Learning, Human Resources,
Psychology or Coaching.
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Position Description | Organisational Capability Consultant
 Highly developed written, oral communication and interpersonal skills, including advisory,
negotiation, influencing and problem solving skills with an emphasis on key stakeholder
management.
 Project management and change management skills.
 Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining positive and productive relationships with
key stakeholders, staff and people leaders.
Key challenges of the role
 Facilitating the implementation of programs through a national team of HR Business Partners and
other key people leaders with varying stakeholder requirements.
 Some travel may be required to support implementation of initiatives.
Compliance checks required
Working with Children
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National Police Check
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Vulnerable People Check
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Drivers Licence
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Other (prescribe)
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Approval
Manager name
Ruzika Soldo
Approval date
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