The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We're focused on supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research. It's all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life. About the role: Do you: want to be involved in large scale, complex programmatic work with the potential for sector-wide change? excel in designing and delivering internal services and initiatives to achieve strategic outcomes? foster strong partnerships across diverse internal and external stakeholders to drive consensus and action? The Senior Organisational Development Adviser is responsible for identifying, developing and implementing interventions that drive improvement in organisational effectiveness, and support the department to meet its strategic objectives. Working closely with the Learning & Development team, the Senior Organisational Development Adviser will contribute to the department's Learning and Organisational Development strategy, determine the priority capability and organisational development initiatives, and deliver evidence-based interventions at the organisation, team, and individual level. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience applying systems thinking to the design and delivery of organisational development and capability initiatives, providing a comprehensive, integrated suite of interventions across the organisation, and at every stage of employee experience and development. They will bring contemporary and innovative strategies, applied skills in co-design and improvement, and seek to leverage internal capabilities in both the design and delivery of interventions. About us: At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected. We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all. Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate: Supporting the Learning and Development team to develop and maintain the Learning and Organisational Development Strategy by contributing the organisational development components which will support the department to meet its strategic objectives. This includes identifying organisational development priorities and recommending interventions, using contemporary design and delivery methodologies. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and partners to design and build contemporary, evidence-based organisational development programs and activities to build, enhance, or introduce priority capabilities, behaviours, and practices, at the organisation, team and individual level. This may include (but is not limited to) focus areas such as talent management, performance management, leadership development, team development, and targeted capability development. Managing, facilitating and continuously reviewing and improve organisational development frameworks, programs and processes in collaboration with key stakeholders and partners, identifying opportunities f
