Organisation Design Specialist | 12 Month Maximum Term Contract| People & Culture

  • Sydney
  • Adelaide
  • Bendigo
  • Melbourne

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  • Full Time
  • Closing at: Oct 16 2025 - 17:00 ACDT

We currently have a full time Organisation Design Specialist position available for 12-months fixed term to assist with organisation design projects aligned to Bendigo Bank’s strategic business priorities.  

You’ll lead and support significant workforce transformation activity for our people through end-to-end organisation design activity, including the analysis and development of operating structures (roles, decision mechanics, spans, etc) to support new operating models and project management of the people change experience. 

 

You will partner with Executives, Senior Leaders, and the Organisation Design team to design and implement organisation design strategies to support transformation priorities (delivered via programs of work).  

 

With a strong background in HR or change management, either in organisation design directly or as a HR business partner with a desire to specialise in this space, you’ll bring your expertise in the analysis and development of operating models, as well as a best practice approach for implementing people changes. Engaging, coaching, and influencing leaders is second nature to you as you partner with them to redesign operating models. 

 

Join an established team that pride themselves on being a centre of excellence, working on meaningful projects that add value to the business and are aligned to the bank’s strategic goals A genuine opportunity for you to have impact and grow your career in the Organisation Design space. 

 

This role can be based in any of our main office locations: Adelaide, Bendigo, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney. We offer flexible work options that put our people first, and a hybrid model with a minimum requirement of 60% of your time per week in the office. 

 

As the Organisation Design Specialist you’ll get to: 

  • Develop organisation designs that align with the Bank’s business and transformation strategies and the enterprise org design principles 

  • Act as a subject matter expert providing thought leadership to the ongoing evolution of thinking, tools, and capability in organisation design 

  • Work collaboratively across People & Culture to develop integrated implementation plans to ensure design elements are delivered eg: role profiles, PD’s, capability requirements 

  • Identify people impacts arising from organisation design initiatives with the analysis of relevant business and enterprise workforce plans including focus on risks, talent, diversity, ER, inclusion etc 

  • Manage workforce change through executing on org design strategies and ensure a best practice approach is taken by our People Leaders when they are implementing people changes. 

  • Constructively challenge leaders to achieve optimum commercial outcomes through organisation design initiatives that deliver against known targets and cost imperatives 

 

 

About you 

To be successful in the role, you'll have:  

  • A relevant tertiary degree in Human Resource Management , Business Management, or related discipline  

  • Demonstrated experience in a similar role from within medium to large complex matrixed organisations 

  • Proven capabilities in the execution of strategic and operational OD and change, with the ability to move between both strategy and execution  

  • Proven project management experience 

  • Strong facilitation skills to lead analysis and design workshops 

  • Prior experience leading and influencing, particularly coaching and developing leaders 

  • A flexible, reflective, and adaptable style with the ability to constructively challenge the status quo 

 

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

 

Still in two minds?  

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box we still want to see your application!

 

We’re making better, bigger. And we’ll get there with you.

Now’s the time to set your sights even higher – on the future you and the future career you deserve.

For further information, please reach out to Cat.Johnson@bendigoadelaide.com.au 

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