St Vincent de Paul Society WA is proudly celebrating 160 years of service to the community. "Vinnies WA" is a values-driven organisation dedicated to improving and empowering the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our community.

Specifically, Vinnies WA provides essential services and a helping hand to many West Australians through emergency assistance, mental health support, financial counselling, housing, accommodation and youth services. Learn more at vinnies.org.au/wa

About the Role

• Manager People & Performance (0.8FTE)
• Head office in Canning Vale, WA; hybrid work options are available

At Vinnies' we have a new Strategic Plan 2026-2029 that sets a clear direction for strengthening our impact, supporting our people, and ensuring we are well positioned to meet the evolving needs of the communities we serve. A key pillar of our strategic plan sits within the People and Performance directorate, with a clear objective to optimise the performance and wellbeing of our people, reflecting the importance we place on supporting, developing, and enabling our staff and volunteers to thrive.

To help deliver on this objective, we are searching for a Manager People & Performance to join our team. You will ultimately be responsible for the delivery of Vinnies' people and performance strategy and driving initiatives that builds capability and leadership whilst ensuring consistent and compliant operational excellence and a positive employee experience. This role is a trusted member of our senior leadership team and provides pragmatic advice and guidance to various internal stakeholders.

Your role is focused on delivering in the following key areas:

• Organisational Development – help shape the design of our People Plan and implement contemporary HR best practice that meet the organisation’s needs and strategic HR goals.
• Employee Services and Operations – monitor and manage the performance of essential HR functions within the employee lifecycle; lead the management of complex and sensitive people related cases.
• Learning and Development - oversee the management of a learning and development framework, including leadership development program, that strengthens workforce capability, enhances leadership growth and supports individual, team and organisational performance.
• Leadership and Management - Lead an engaged and high-performing team and collaborate with senior leaders to shape the broader organisational direction, culture, and people strategy.

Your Experience and Attributes

Our Manager People & Performance will bring strong contemporary HR expertise together with a collaborative, people-centred approach and the ability to operate confidently in a dynamic environment. You will be a trusted expert and advisor who can balance empathy with pragmatism.

• Tertiary qualifications in HR or relevant, significant experience in a similar role, HR business partnering experience, with a strong focus on organisational development, employee and industrial relations, and change management.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of federal and state industrial relations systems, Modern Awards, employment legislation, and contemporary people management practices.
• Extensive experience managing complex and sensitive employee relations matters with sound judgement, resilience, discretion, and professionalism.
• Demonstrated curiosity and analytical capability, with the ability to interpret workforce data, identify trends and insights, and develop informed, data-driven people solutions and recommendations.
• Highly effective communication skills with the ability to connect, influence, and tailor messaging for diverse stakeholders.

Our values are at the core of our mission. We expect that the successful candidate will demonstrate behaviours aligned with our values of commitment, compassion, respect, integrity, empathy, advocacy, and courage in all aspects of work.

Working for Vinnies WA

At Vinnies WA, you'll be part of an organisation where People matter - both the community we support and the teams that make it all possible.

Our values are at the heart of our Society, anyone who comes into contact with us is better for it, our employees are supported to grow and nurture their capacity for leadership and resilience and hold mission at our core.

This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that makes a positive difference to the lives of thousands of vulnerable West Australians, through a range of person-centred services and programs, made possible by the revenue raised through our Vinnies shops, generous donations, fundraising events and grants, and over 3,500 dedicated employees, volunteers and members.

More than this, as a not for profit, Vinnies WA are able to offer our employees:

• Generous tax-reducing salary packaging benefits (F/T & P/T employees only)
• Leave Loading + Birthday leave benefit (F/T & P/T employees only)
• 15% team member discount card to use in our retail shops
• Flexible and Hybrid working opportunities for eligible positions

Screening & Application Process

At Vinnies WA, we are committed to providing a safe and engaging environment for children and vulnerable people to ensure that their rights, needs and interests are met and that they are protected from harm and abuse. As such, we ensure that our preferred candidates are appropriately screened prior to any offer of employment, to make sure that the right people are in the right roles. Screening will consist of Police Criminal History Check, Legal right to work in Australia and Working with Children Check (if required).

If you are passionate about our "good works" and are excited for the opportunity to represent Vinnies WA, we would love to receive your application (hit "Apply now").

We are committed to creating a workforce that is as diverse as our Society. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, orientations and backgrounds.

Applications will be reviewed as received. No recruitment agencies please.