Shape & lead our organisation-wide OD & culture program
Flexible and hybrid working with regular WFH days for a healthy work-life balance
Limited tenure (12 months) full time role + monthly RDO for 40 hour week
$130,497 - $146,231 Band 8 + super (subject to experience)

The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents and over 36,000 businesses who call Casey home.

Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, a must-visit destination nestled within Narre Warren in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey

Experience a flexible, supportive work environment with a strong culture of collaboration and growth.
Access to diverse professional development opportunities.
Conveniently located near Westfield shopping centre, with an adjacent gym/pool offering Free Workout Wednesdays, discounted memberships and an onsite café.
Enjoy a vibrant, award-winning workplace featuring an architecturally designed office, community library, free parking, and more.
Take part in our Thrive Program including free weekly yoga sessions, wellbeing initiatives and activities designed to support your health and work-life balance.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

Are you passionate about building capability, shaping culture and creating an environment where people can do their best work? As our Organisational Development Lead, you’ll drive initiatives that help our people thrive, strengthen connection and bring our values to life.

In this role, you’ll lead and inspire a team, design programs that develop capability and deliver initiatives that make a real difference to culture, wellbeing and inclusion. You’ll partner closely with leaders across the organisation to turn insights into action, embed values into everyday practice and support a workplace where people feel they belong.

This is your opportunity to make an impact at scale through championing culture, engagement and leadership development to help shape the future of one of Victoria’s fastest-growing councils.

What you’ll deliver

Lead the design and delivery of OD programs including onboarding, performance and development, engagement, employee listening, recognition, talent and succession, capability framework refresh and embedding, leadership development and forums, and employee value proposition.
Drive culture initiatives using the Human Synergistics framework, translate insights into meaningful action and create an engaging, connected and thriving workplace.
Champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing initiatives that support a safe, connected and inclusive organisation.
Coach and guide the OD team to deliver high-quality, customer-focused outcomes.
Partner across People & Culture and the broader organisation to provide evidence-based advice and solutions

What you’ll bring

Relevant degree in Organisational Development, Organisational Psychology, Human Resources or a related field.
Proven ability to deliver contemporary evidence-based OD practices across different organisations.
Experience in coaching and leading others.
Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills with a customer-focused approach.
Experience in culture transformation with an understanding of Human Synergistics tools being a bonus

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

To find out more about the role, please contact Erin Taplin, Acting Head of Learning and Organisation Development at etaplin@casey.vic.gov.au.

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Wednesday 24th September 2025.

Please Note: Applications will not be accepted via email. Please apply by following the links only.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9633 or Talent@casey.vic.gov.au.

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

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