Troocoo Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Chief People Officer Youturn is a leading, community-driven not-for-profit with over 35 years of experience transforming lives across Australia. From its beginnings on the Sunshine Coast supporting young people, Youturn now delivers a wide range of vital services to people of all ages, from mental health and suicide postvention programs to homelessness support and holistic care for families and children at risk of disconnection. Youturn is more than a service providerit is a catalyst for change, dedicated to creating meaningful, lasting impact in the lives of the communities it serves. As it looks to the future, Youturn is committed to evolving, innovating, and staying deeply responsive to the changing needs of Australians, ensuring its programs remain relevant, effective, and lifechanging. About the Role The Chief People Officer (CPO) is a pivotal executive leader at Youturn, driving the people strategy that enables organisational growth, high performance, and the wellbeing of its workforce. Reporting to the CEO and as a key member of the Executive Team, the CPO will champion culture and workforce capability, ensuring the delivery of the 20252028 Strategic Plan and positioning Youturn for longterm success. As Youturn embarks on an ambitious plan to double in size by 2031, the CPO will lead enterprisewide workforce strategy, industrial relations, psychosocial risk management, and leadership developmentbuilding people systems and a culture that scale sustainably with growth. As a trusted strategic partner to the CEO and Executive Team, the CPO will drive alignment across workforce planning, employee relations, and leadership development, ensuring people strategies support operational excellence, advance the mission, and fuel sustainable growthbuilding a strong, futureready workforce that delivers lasting impact. About the Person The ideal candidate is a highly accomplished senior people leader with postgraduate qualifications in Human Resource Management, Employment Law, or Organisational Psychology, and at least 10 years of executive or senior operational leadership experience in complex, multisite environments. They bring deep expertise in industrial relations and workforce legislation, alongside a proven track record of designing and leading psychosocial hazard management and wellbeing frameworks that genuinely support staff and strengthen organisational resilience. They are recognised for driving meaningful culture transformation and building leadership capability in purposedriven settings. Their leadership style exemplifies humility, inclusion, and accountability, consistently reflecting integrity and missiondriven decisionmaking. Experience in community services, mental health, postvention, or the broader not-forprofit sector is highly regarded, as is exposure to ISO45003 or similar psychosocial safety frameworks. Above all, they are driven by a passion for building a healthy, highperforming workforce that fuels Youturns mission, growth, and lasting impactserving as a collaborative, integrative, and strategic partner who can make bold and confident decisions. To request the candidate information booklet, please contact Lori Smith via [email protected]. Alternatively, please submit your application (CV and cover letter) via the apply button. Seniority level Executive Employment type Fulltime Job function Human Resources Industries IT Services and IT Consulting, Advertising Services, and Financial Services #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Chief People Officer