OUR CLIENT

Our client is a national, not‑for‑profit financial services organisation with a long history of supporting its members through accessible, high‑quality services. Its model is deliberately member‑first rather than profit‑driven, reinvesting surpluses to enhance products, improve services and deliver better value to customers.

The business is now entering a new phase of growth and transformation, underpinned by a refreshed executive team and an ambition to strengthen capability and scale sustainably.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the CEO, this is a high impact leadership role with end to end accountability for the organisation’s people strategy and delivery across the employee lifecycle while providing expert counsel on organisational effectiveness, governance and enterprise change.

As a key member of the Executive Team, you will embed people and culture considerations early in strategic planning and material business decisions, ensuring the people agenda is tightly aligned to organisational priorities and growth.

This is a broad, influential Chief People Officer role with genuine scope to shape culture, capability and leadership during a period of organisational growth and transformation. It offers close partnership with an engaged CEO, meaningful executive influence and the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the organisation’s people and culture strategy.

ABOUT YOU

You’re an executive‑level people leader with a proven ability to develop and deliver people strategies that link directly to business outcomes, performance and growth. Additionally, you bring strong commercial acumen, credibility and presence to engage confidently at CEO, Executive and Board level, with the ability to provide effective counsel and constructive input where needed.

You have a strong track record across organisational design, workforce planning and capability development and are comfortable operating in a regulated or complex environment with strong governance, employee relations and compliance capability.

Experience in organisations of similar scale (A$150m–A$500m revenue) will be highly regarded, as will the achievement of post graduate qualifications in a relevant discipline.

NEXT STEPS

For more information about this opportunity, a Candidate Prospectus is available by emailing prospectus@lesterblades.com.au. After reviewing the Prospectus, you can make further confidential telephone enquiries to Lester Blades Partner Craig Dawson, at +61 8 9221 0744 or craig@lesterblades.com.au

Applications may be made in Word format to applications@lesterblades.com.au quoting Reference LB303398. Please include a one page cover letter with your application outlining why you believe you have the skills, experience and achievements for this key position.

Candidates’ rights under the Privacy Act will be observed at all times.

Only candidates with valid work rights in Australia can be considered.

ABOUT LESTER BLADES

Lester Blades is a Western Australian owned executive search and board advisory firm with local specialisation and international reach. We focus on uncompromising excellence in service to clients in the identification of Non-Executive Directors, CEOs and a range of other senior executive and functional leadership roles.