Director, People and Culture, USC

The University of the Sunshine Coast is an ambitious and growing young university, with a footprint that has extended to six distinctly different campuses along the SE Queensland Coast. USC has the clear focus of being Australia’s premier university by creating opportunities through accessible education; research that is impactful, engaging, and aligned to the needs of local and global communities; and maintaining a collaborative, contemporary and respectful university environment.

As part of USC’s commitment to its people and ensuring an equitable, diverse, and high performing culture, the People and Culture function at USC provides skilled advice and quality services to attract, develop, motivate and maintain a diverse and engaged workforce. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the extended leadership team, the Director, People and Culture provides strategic leadership and direction on all people and culture aspects across the University to ensure that USC’s mission and strategic goals are achieved.

To succeed in this senior leadership position, you will be a highly experienced senior HR manager with a strong track record in strategic human resources management gained within a large and complex environment. Your capacity to lead people, processes and outcomes through relationship building, coaching, and collaboration will be exceptional.

Devereaux Consulting is assisting USC with this search. For a confidential conversation or to request the candidate prospectus, please contact Jackie Besley, Managing Partner on +61 413 633 195 or email usc@devereauxconsulting.com. Applications close on Monday 6 September 2021.