Director - Transformation

Job description

As a Transformation Director, you will lead complex engagements to support our clients, government agencies and public sector organisations address critical challenges. You will bring significant experience supporting organisations in their strategic planning, to design and optimise their services, increase productivity, reduce costs and embed transformation across the entire project/portfolio lifecycle. We are looking for individuals with a passion and understanding of the WA health and/or human services landscape, who can bring new perspectives to advise our clients on policy, funding, commissioning, regulatory and service-delivery challenges they may be facing. This is a senior, client-facing leadership role, accountable for the delivery of complex transformation engagements. You will bring a mindset of intellectual curiosity and a keen desire to deliver impactful outcomes and experiences for our purpose-led clients. We are looking for dynamic and forward-thinking Director to join our team who can: Lead high-performing teams to design and deliver complex transformation engagements, producing quality deliverables and outcomes for clients. Drive business development through building relationships with clients, proposal development, and active participation in government procurement processes Contribute to firm-wide strategy, practice leadership and the development of our market positioning in transformation. Build and mentor high-performing consulting teams, contributing to capability uplift across our transformation delivery framework Invest in your own development by building and expanding your skills and capabilities, staying up to date with industry insights. We are searching for purpose-driven and passionate people who share and can live our values. You're collaborative in nature and love working in and celebrating as a team. You respect and care for your colleagues and are curious about others’ views and reflect on the impact we have on others. You have a growth mindset. You're interested in asking questions to challenge our thinking and love new ideas and trying new things. You're curious about and able to put yourself in our clients’ shoes; you earn and value the trust placed in us. You're someone who does what you say you'll do, and you do the right thing when no-one is looking, and you call it when you feel something isn’t quite right. Technically, you will bring demonstrated experience in working on transformation programs, delivering one or more of the following services: 15+ years of professional experience, preferably in management consulting or senior government roles with additional experience at a Director level or equivalent Deep domain expertise in the public sector, with proven project delivery leadership across complex, multi-stakeholder government transformation programs Strong commercial acumen, being able to shape, price, and grow a portfolio of work Existing relationships with senior officials across relevant Australian government agencies Demonstrated ability to build and lead a practice, including people leadership, alliance management, and revenue accountability Experience in leading, motivating, and coaching teams to achieve tactical and strategic objectives both internally and on client engagements. Ability to produce high-quality and impactful deliverables and outcomes in agreed timeframes with strong skills in PowerPoint and Excel. Market leading Parental Leave : Allows either carer to take 26 weeks of leave, flexibly, until a child is two years of age. A six-month minimum service requirement for new starters applies. We also make full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months (including unpaid parental leave). Flex working : Our people have the autonomy to choose where and when they work so they can integrate their professional and personal lives, finding the right balance that fuels their growth, wellbeing, engagement and productivity. If it works for them, their teams, and their clients, it works for us. Additional leave : a 5th week of paid leave to support rest, wellbeing, and inclusion during our annual summer shutdown also Birthday leave, First Nations Cultural Leave, Floating Public Holidays, Leave+ (purchased leave up to 12 weeks), Study Leave, Volunteering Leave, and more! Smart Device reimbursement : Working flexibly means accessing the information you need on the go. That’s why we help pay for your smartphone or tablet, claiming up to $60 a month towards your bill. Wellness and Lifestyle benefits : We’ll give you $295 a year to spend on items or activities that support your wellness, and up to $205 a year to support your balanced lifestyle. Sonder : A digital care platform that empowers people to actively take control of their wellbeing to live well and perform at their best, free to Scyne Employees and their immediate family members. We Value Every Person and Every Voice: We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are passionate about improving outcomes with First Peoples, working in collaboration with government and community sectors towards programs which focus on First Nations clients, consumers and communities. We recognise the knowledge, insights and capabilities of First Peoples. Their strength, resilience and cultural competence are highly valued. We know that an inclusive culture, and collective intelligence improves the decision-making processes and is critical to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and team. We encourage applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities within our workforce. Additionally, if you require any adjustments to the process, please let us know Recruitment and Assessment Process: Scyne’s approach to recruitment and selection is underpinned by key principles and expectations, ensuring we recruit and onboard a skilled and diverse workforce that is representative of the communities and organisations we serve. We ensure selection to roles is fair, with equal access provided, and appointments factor in but not limited to relative ability to fulfil the role, prior performance, potential and alignment with our values – taking unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions into consideration. We carry out background checks on our people to ensure we have made a sound hiring decision and to protect the organisation and our clients from potential risk. If required, confirmation of a valid Commonwealth security clearance or the ability to obtain a Commonwealth security clearance. At Scyne, we deeply value our recruitment partnerships. To ensure a clear and efficient process, we kindly request that all candidate submissions from search firms and recruiters are only made in alignment with a pre-existing, signed agreement for a specific position. Please note that any resumes submitted to Scyne for this position on an unsolicited basis, without a prior agreement, will not create any financial obligation for us. Consequently, we will not be liable for any fees or commissions should an unsolicited candidate be engaged, regardless of any conflicting terms or conditions you may have. At Scyne, we are public purpose sector specialists who support governments and their agencies, and not-for-profit organisations, to deliver services to Australians, helping to build more resilient, equitable, secure and prosperous communities. We are guided by our values of Stronger Together, Amplify Impact, Build Trusted Relationships, Value Every Person, Think Beyond Limits, and Defined by Ethics. Our purpose-driven professionals provide clients with access to the skills, capabilities and expertise to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects, with specialist teams across three national practices: Transformation Risk, Programs and Cyber Commercial, Financial and Infrastructure Our Transformation Practice Our Transformation practice brings together the skills and capabilities to support our clients to address their big agendas and deliver transformation programs. We look for passionate individuals with diverse backgrounds who can bring new perspectives to support our clients to address critical challenges across: Architecture & Technology Business & Experience Capability & Change Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Execution & Enablement