- Great opportunity to join the Qantas People Group and work across a diverse, fast-paced, high-growth portfolio
- Opportunity to use your expertise to execute initiatives for Leadership and Professional Development
- Permanent Full-Time Position based at our Mascot Campus
At Qantas, we represent Australia to the world. Our diverse country is known for its unique spirit, mateship, and a can-do attitude. Together we’re strong and resilient, and we work hard to make sure we’re always at our best.
Our People team works closely with the business to help set, drive and deliver our business and people strategy. We have an unwavering focus on building a flexible and adaptable workforce, driving leadership capability, improving productivity and creating safe workplaces.
The Organisational Development Manager is responsible for contributing to the execution of our Group People strategy with a specific focus on Leadership and Professional Development. The role is required to analyse Group needs at a strategic and business unit level and translate those needs into the design and delivery of practical, aligned and cost effective solutions. This position must adopt a consultative approach focused on integrating best practice, researched and practical knowledge, whilst collaboratively partnering with the People Community, external providers and Qantas Group Business Leaders.
This role will also require significant project management responsibilities, ensuring successful implementation by planning with a flexible approach to account for the changing demands of the business. Facilitation, coaching and exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence and direct others, is especially required.
Experience with designing and embedding capability frameworks for large-scale workforces across the employee life-cycle will be highly regarded.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- 5-7 years’ experience in Organisational Development with direct responsibility for the design and implementation of Leadership and Professional Development programs in a medium to large organisation
- Bachelor’s degree in Organisational Psychology, Human Resources or related field
- Significant Organisational Development experience and capability preferably in Leadership Development, Talent and/or Culture within fast-paced professional and/or operational environments
- Extensive experience in the design, leading and delivering of strategic people programs and services in a commercial environment
- Ability to initiate and build relationships with senior leaders, and a reputation for sound judgement, advice, influencing leaders
- Highly skilled in managing a variety of tasks simultaneously in the face of changing priorities and requirements, whilst maintaining a strong attention to detail
- Sound experience in influencing key decision makers in the face of resistance to achieve problem resolution by exhibiting a high level of emotional intelligence
- Demonstrate strong executive presence in Senior Leader communication, coaching and facilitation
- Apply knowledge of functional human resources disciplines to business challenges, including recruitment, capability development, performance management, adult learning, and organisational development
- Critical and creative thinking to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions and approaches to problems
Why Qantas?
You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.
There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.
The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.
We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.
Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.
If you’re ready for a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application today.
Applications close: Wednesday 2 April 2025
Please note: applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.
About us
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic and international services.
About us
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic and international services.
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