General Manager, People Enablement, Safety and Capability

Make a real difference
Be part of one of Victoria’s leading not-for-profits and help create meaningful change in the community every day.

Location

Box Hill

Work type

Full-time, Ongoing

Schedule

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Salary

Competitive Salary + Tax reducing salary package

Working model

Hybrid, Flexible working arrangement

A little bit about you
You are a senior enterprise leader who can bring specialist disciplines together into one connected, well-governed People function, while respecting the technical expertise within each. You bring strategic thinking, sound judgement and a genuine commitment to building a safe and inclusive workplace.
More specifically you will have:

A tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, Organisational Development, Work Health and Safety, Information Systems or a related discipline
Significant senior leadership experience across multidisciplinary People, corporate enabling or workforce functions in a complex organisation
Strong experience in at least two of the following: work health and safety, organisational capability and learning, HR systems/technology, payroll, workforce analytics, or equity, diversity and inclusion
Demonstrated experience sponsoring transformation, systems improvement or process redesign with measurable service and risk outcomes
Experience leading specialist teams and partnering with executives and operational leaders across a multi-site environment
Sound knowledge of Victorian occupational health and safety obligations, including psychosocial health and safety, and a strong understanding of payroll governance, data integrity and control environments
Highly developed strategic thinking, governance, risk and assurance capability, with excellent influencing, stakeholder management and executive reporting skills

About the role
As General Manager, People Enablement, Safety and Capability, you will lead the group-wide enabling functions that support a safe, capable, inclusive, compliant and well-supported workforce across St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria, VincentCare Victoria (VCV) and VincentCare Community Housing (VCCH). Your portfolio brings together Learning and Development and organisational capability, Work Health and Safety, People systems and data, payroll, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
A key focus is to create reliable and scalable People infrastructure, strengthen workforce and leadership capability, embed physical and psychological safety, improve payroll and system integrity, and advance an inclusive culture in which employees, volunteers and members can contribute and thrive.
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Key responsibilities

Lead the People Enablement, Safety and Capability portfolio in alignment with the People Strategy, organisational strategy, mission and values
Provide group-wide leadership and governance for work health and safety and wellbeing, ensuring physical and psychological safety are integrated into organisational decision making, change and operational practice
Lead the group-wide learning, development and capability agenda, including leadership development, role capability, mandatory learning and workforce development
Provide executive ownership of the People systems and technology environment, including system governance, service quality, data integrity and access controls
Provide senior accountability for payroll service delivery, governance, controls and continuous improvement
Provide strategic leadership for equity, diversity and inclusion, supporting culturally safe, inclusive and accessible practices across the group
Leads, coaches and develops specialist leaders and teams across the portfolio.
Builds a collaborative culture that values professional expertise, evidence-based practice, service excellence and continuous improvement.

Why join Vinnies?

Not for profit salary packaging – increases your take-home pay
Make an impact – support over 300,000 Victorians each year
Opportunity to shape service delivery, organisational culture and implement key organisational strategy
Flexible working arrangements
A supportive and collaborative workplace environment focussed on supporting those in our community that are in need
Purpose-led work – contribute to social justice every day

About us
For more than 170 years the St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria has been providing practical and compassionate support to people across Victoria who are doing it tough, whether that's struggling to put food on the table, pay for essentials, keep children at school, or keep a roof over their head. We help people from crisis through to rebuilding their lives with stability, dignity and hope. We believe every human life has inherent worth.
The St Vincent de Paul Society and its wide network of members and volunteers provide practical frontline support, advocacy and friendship for the most vulnerable members of our community. Key services include home visitation; Vinnies Shops; youth programs; soup vans; assistance for asylum seekers and refugees; education and tutoring; and professional accommodation and health services through VincentCare and community and social housing through VincentCare Community Housing. The St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria has more than 11,000+ members and volunteers. Internationally, the Society operates in 149 countries and more than 950,000 members.

Want to know more?

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How to apply
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you.
Please submit:

Your CV
A short cover letter outlining your suitability

Applications close: 12th October 2026
Please note: applications will be reviewed as they are received and the role may close earlier. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please contact Mario Marii – General Manager People and Culture Operations on 0461 560 932 for a confidential discussion
Important information

Pre-employment checks are required (including National Police Check, Working With Children Check and right to work)
We are committed to child safety
We value diversity and inclusion and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all backgrounds

No agencies please.

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