Director Culture & Inclusion

You can create a unique and lasting impact on the people of Transport for NSW through leading a team that delivers the desired culture, behaviours and employee engagement at Transport for NSW.
  

In this role:
 
As part of the Communication & Workplaces enabling division, you will report to the Executive Director Culture & Capability and be an integral part of our newly established Branch Leadership Team. In this critical role you will ensure we build partnerships and relationships with the Deputy Secretary, the Transport Executive cohort and the divisional and agency leadership teams to provide advice and expertise, along with design, develop and deliver ongoing programs that drive a respectful culture, behaviours and employee engagement to facilitate a healthy, diverse and inclusive workplace. 
 
You and your team will:

• Support organisational outcomes by developing, monitoring and measuring impacts or programs and initiatives to drive the desired culture.

• Provision of expert advisory services on discrimination, harassment, psychosocial hazards and diversity and inclusion matters.

• Develop initiatives to support workforce education, legislative compliance and risk management on legal obligations.

• Be accountable for monitoring and reporting on compliance of anti-discrimination, inclusion and diversity obligations.

• Establish a range of frameworks and controls to manage risk of psychosocial hazards.

• Lead and manage the People Matter Employee Survey (PMES), ensuring that insights and strategic directions are developed, we underpin strategy development through this survey, and that results are translated into actionable items.

• Drive the development and delivery of the Wellbeing, D&I and Discrimination & Harassment programs. Ensure that key objectives are met and behaviour change is achieved.

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For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.
 

About you  
 
You are a tertiary qualified diversity and inclusion leader with a deep understanding and knowledge of relevant diversity and safety legislation and policy, preferably with a strong legal or human rights background. You:
 

• Are a strategic thinker and outcomes focused.

• Bring deep experience, insight and knowledge of employee wellbeing and diversity and inclusion consultation and education.

• Understand how to get things done in a government setting. 

• Bring deep experience using different employee listening techniques, including survey design, focus workshops and qualitative/quantitative analysis.

• Bring proven experience delivering programs which support a thriving workforce culture.

• Bring demonstrated experience dealing with executive stakeholders and the ability to articulate complex concepts and put forward compelling arguments and rationales to all levels and types of audiences.

Who we are

At Transport, we’re passionate about making NSW a better place to live, work and visit. Our vision is to give everyone the freedom to choose how and when they get around, no matter where they live. Right now, we’re delivering a $63bn program within the next 4 years – the largest Australia has ever seen – to keep people and goods moving, connect communities and shape the future of our cities, centres and regions. At Transport, we’re also committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible workforce, which reflects the community and the customers we serve. 

Our organisation – Transport for NSW – is comprised of numerous integrated divisions that focus on achieving community outcomes for the greater good and on putting our customers at the centre and our people at the heart of everything we do.
 

Join us
 

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday 2nd March 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact ALEX.BURR@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. 

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