Head of Learning & Organisational Development

Job title : Head of Learning & Organisational Development
Location : New South Wales
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Contact name : Daniel Connors
Contact email : dconnors@sharpandcarter.com.au
Job reference : 1730480
The Role

As Head of Learning & Organisational Development, you will own the end-to-end portfolio, from leadership development and critical capability building to organisational design, culture and change, early careers and technical learning.

This requires a leader who can set strategic direction, influence at the executive level, and drive consistent execution across a decentralised, project-driven organisation.

You will be accountable for:
  • Defining and leading the Group's learning and organisational development strategy, aligned to business priorities and future capability requirements
  • Delivering a practical, scalable learning portfolio that supports safe and effective project delivery spanning leadership programs, technical skills and early careers
  • Leading organisational development initiatives that improve effectiveness, culture and performance across the enterprise
  • Partnering with senior leaders to diagnose organisational challenges and design solutions that lift team and business performance
  • Leading and supporting change management across significant business transformations, ensuring people and capability are central to how change lands
  • Shaping leadership culture and accountability through frameworks, diagnostics and targeted interventions
  • Driving workforce and succession planning that builds depth of capability and reduces key person risk
  • Owning operational delivery across planning, budget, governance and performance metrics
  • Leading a high-performing team with clear accountability for delivery and outcomes
  • Using data and insight to measure impact, drive continuous improvement and inform investment decisions
What You'll Bring
  • Significant experience in senior learning and organisational development leadership roles within large, complex, operational or project-based organisations
  • A strong OD foundation, including experience in organisational design, culture change, diagnostics and change management
  • A proven ability to translate enterprise strategy into practical solutions with measurable commercial impact
  • Strong governance and commercial capability, including budget management, prioritisation and performance measurement
  • Deep understanding of leadership development and workforce capability in safety-critical or delivery-focused environments
  • The ability to influence senior leaders while staying grounded in frontline and project realities
  • An outcomes-driven, pragmatic leadership style
Why This Role
You will have genuine influence over how a large, complex organisation builds capability and organisational effectiveness in a way that directly supports delivery, safety and performance.

The scope is enterprise-wide, the stakeholders are senior, and the impact is real.

If you are a practitioner who leads from the front, thinks commercially and builds things that last, this is a role worth pursuing.

Applications are being managed confidentially. The organisation and further details will be shared with the shortlisted candidates. To express interest, reach out directly dconnors@sharpandcarter.com.au - 0413100931
or apply via the link.