Plan International Australia · Melbourne, Australia
Join Plan International Australia as a Senior Business Partner, People & Culture to lead organisational transformation through people practices, capability and connected ways of working. You’ll ensure strategy becomes reality by coaching managers, designing performance systems, and embedding feminist leadership principles across a new portfolio-based structure focused on girls’ equality.
About the Role
You’ll report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and be the senior partner shaping how people work, grow and connect across four new portfolios: Engagement, Impact, Fundraising and Operations. You’ll design and embed coaching, performance and collaboration practices that turn strategy into daily reality — while championing feminist leadership and shifting power toward girls and local partners. This is a high-impact, transformational role in a mission-driven organisation with hybrid work, wellbeing support, and strong diversity commitments.
What You Will Do
Coach and develop managers and senior leaders across the organisation.
Design and implement performance and development systems aligned with strategic goals.
Embed new ways of working, team rhythms and collaboration practices across portfolios.
Champion feminist leadership as a daily practice of care, clarity and accountability.
Ensure organisational transformation through people capability and culture.
Support the shift toward power and resources toward girls and local partners.
Manage sensitive information with the seriousness it demands.
Use AI and new technology responsibly and ethically to enhance impact.
What We Are Looking For
Senior HR or Organisational Development professional with 5+ years’ experience.
Degree in HR, OD or related field.
Deep knowledge of Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards and modern awards (SCHADS experience preferred).
Proven coaching and leadership development experience.
Experience designing performance and development systems.
Experience embedding new ways of working and collaboration practices.
Experience advising on complex employee relations with sound judgment.
Strong data interpretation and insight translation skills.
Openness to using AI and new technology responsibly.
Commitment to feminist leadership and girls’ equality.
Apply now if you’re energised by the challenge of helping an organisation transform how it works — not just what it does — and want to use your expertise in service of girls’ equality.