Organisational Development Lead

Organisational Development Lead

Australian Unity - Melbourne

About us

Established in 1840, we are Australia’s first wellbeing company, delivering health, wealth and care services for our members and the community.

As a social enterprise, we’re motivated by our purpose to positively impact the wellbeing of millions. We reinvest profits to deliver products and services sustainably that matter most to our members, customers and the Australian community.

For us, Real Wellbeing encompasses the whole experience of life. It’s about feeling supported in your health, connected with your community and empowered to live life on your terms.

The Opportunity

The Organisational Development Lead is a highly visible role responsible for shaping the design, delivery and

continuous improvement of skills and leadership pathways that drive performance uplift across the enterprise. ensuring our people are equipped to support future growth, member value, and execution excellence aligned to our strategic objectives.

The role manages the OpportUnity Lab leadership and skills framework and vendor relationships, curates fit-for-purpose learning pathways aligned to platform and enabling functional needs, and ensures learning experiences are practical, scalable and aligned to organisational priorities, compliance requirements and customer outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

OpportUnity Lab Activation and Utilisation

• Develop activation and adoption plans and engagement initiatives to drive skill and capability development
• Opportunity Lab systems, tools and environments are operational, maintained and fit for purpose.
• Vendor performance is actively managed against agreed service, quality and commercial expectations.

Leadership and Organisational Development

• Design and deliver leadership development initiatives aligned to business priorities. Develop capability frameworks & capability pathways, succession planning development, and other talent development initiatives.
• Capability initiatives contribute to improved readiness, consistency and performance in target groups.
• Support broader organisational development initiatives aligned to transformation and strategy

Learning Pathways, Experience, and Effectiveness

• Develop learning pathways, organise and reviews to ensure relevance, accessibility, quality and consistency across the capability offer
• Monitor learning effectiveness, engagement and compliance outcomes
• Drive innovative learning experiences including webinars, lunch & and ensure data and operational insight are implemented to monitor effectiveness and report outcomes.

Stakeholder Engagement and Delivery Coordination

• Strong partnerships are built with leaders across the group, Heads of Employee Experience, SMEs and support functions to prioritise needs and coordinate effective delivery.
• Work plans, schedules and communications are clear, practical and responsive to operational requirements

Applications Close: June 17th, 2026 

The Ideal Profile – About You

You bring a sophisticated understanding of contemporary organisational development, learning, employee experience, and organisational needs, with the ability to translate strategy into practical, scalable solutions with at least 5-7 years experience in medium-to-large enterprises. You will have effective stakeholder engagement skills, ability to work across multiple functions, balancing competing priorities while building strong, trusted relationships.

You will bring:

• 5-7 year’s demonstrated experience in learning, capability, workforce development or a related role in matrixed medium-to-large organisations undergoing change.
• Experience managing learning platforms, infrastructure or vendor relationships
• Experience working with content libraries, digital learning assets or blended learning solutions
• Experience evaluating learning effectiveness and improving programs, processes or learner experience
• Experience operating in a regulated or service-based environment, ideally in health, aged care or community services

Why Join Us?

At Australian Unity, we provide a supportive, flexible and purpose‑driven environment where you can make a meaningful impact.

You will enjoy:

• Competitive salary + bonus program
• Additional wellbeing and community leave days
• 14‑week paid parental leave (equal for all parents)
• Hybrid working model
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flare / Maxxia Rewards – discounted retail, travel, entertainment
• Discounts on Australian Unity products including Health, General Insurance and more
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and professional development programs

If you’re looking to step into a leadership role where you can make a meaningful impact across a purpose‑driven organisation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and join us in shaping better outcomes for our members and community.

For further benefits visit: https://www.australianunity.com.au/careers/culture

 Australian Unity is an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, mature aged people.