Senior Workforce Strategy Advisor
About the position
As the Senior Workforce Strategy Advisor, you will report to the Team Leader, Workforce Strategy and collaborate with other members of the section, Branch and across CASA. You will work under broad direction, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure CASA has effective workforce strategies in place to address its workforce challenges. You will provide high-level policy advice and engage in complex problem solving and issues management as well as review, interpret, analyse and report CASA’s workforce metrics and related commentary for all HR reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- As the Senior Workforce Strategy Advisor, you will be responsible for:
- Contribute to the development and implementation of CASA’s Strategic Workforce Plan by applying an understanding of CASA’s strategic direction, functions, and operating environment to deliver effective workforce planning initiatives and HR strategies
- Provide advice and assistance to develop and implement CASA’s People & Culture Strategy and Action Plan. Work with stakeholders to ensure HR initiatives align with organisational goals and priorities
- Assist in developing and maintaining CASA’s Establishment Management framework, ensuring processes align with operational and strategic goals
- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to assist in workforce planning and management of establishment practices aligned to budgets
- Influence and embed best practice HR strategy through the provision of professional guidance to managers
- Establish and maintain HR Analytics and visualisation function for CASA, including communicating and implementing One Model
- Analyse and interpret data and information from multiple sources to provide advice and guidance to various stakeholders
- Develop and maintain appropriate frameworks to ensure the CASA workforce profile meets the future needs of CASA aligned to strategic priorities
- Understand business area workforce challenges and assist in identifying appropriate HR strategies to address them
- Encourage a learning environment within the team including internal and external stakeholders to build HR capability
- Model and promote workplace safety, equity and diversity, participative management and environmental management in the workplace in accordance with and act in accordance with the CASA Values and Behaviours.
Qualifications and Experience
Employment with CASA is subject to conditions prescribed within the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
- At minimum, prospective CASA employees must undergo pre-employment screening. You must be willing to provide required information to successfully undergo a police record check.
- Must be an Australia citizen
Key Competencies and Knowledge
- Demonstrated experience across several HR areas
- Demonstrated experience in project management
- Demonstrated ability to research, analyse and evaluate complex policy issues, and provide strategic advice to senior management across a range of HR and workforce management issues
- Demonstrated experience in workforce planning activities and/or reporting (or desire to learn)
- An understanding of workplace issues and relevant legislation in a public-sector environment
- High-level problem-solving skills with the ability to develop and implement procedures, improve processes, provide flexible solutions, and achieve results
- Ability to independently exercise judgement in handling complex queries and supporting other team members in knowledge sharing to achieve outcomes
- Tertiary qualifications in the areas of human resource management, occupational psychology, or business management is desirable
Workplace Responsibilities
- Comply with CASA’s Values and Code of Conduct directive, including maintaining a current declaration of any conflict of interest.
- Contribute to maintaining a positive health and safety culture at CASA, including supporting psychosocial wellbeing in the workplace, and participate in decisions that may affect my health, safety and wellbeing.
- Model and promote workplace safety, equity, diversity, participative management and environmental management in the workplace.
Affirmative Measures
This vacancy is being advertised concurrently under a general and an affirmative measure recruitment process.
Affirmative measures is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait people or people living with a disability, evidence will be requested if your application progresses under an affirmative measures process.
About us
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) primary function is to conduct the safety regulation of civil air operations in Australia, Australian civil airspace and the operation civil air operations in Australia, Australian civil airspace and the operation of Australian aircraft overseas.
CASA is committed to having a flexible and inclusive workplace and recognises and values the diversity of the wider Australian community.
We encourage and welcome applications from people with Disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.
Culture and benefits
We value our people. CASA values social and cultural diversity and is committed to a safe workplace. We are committed to the attraction, recruitment and retention of Indigenous Australians and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
CASA is committed to attaining and retaining the highest quality of skilled professionals and providing a desirable work environment in which they can maximise their talent and potential. We provide rewarding careers, promote work-life balance and support professional and personal development.
Contact Officer for enquiries: Sam Nolan, sam.nolan@casa.gov.au, (07) 31447415
Closing Date for Applications: 11:30pm, AEDT Sunday 02 February 2025.
For full details and information on the role please visit the Careers | Civil Aviation Safety Authority (casa.gov.au). Applications for all CASA vacancies must be submitted through the CASA e-Recruitment portal