Head of Learning & Organizational Development Lead OD, culture and L&D at CEEC, strengthening leadership, capability and connection across 135+ education and care services.
The Opportunity Full‑time, Fixed‑term Maternity Leave Contract.
Catholic Early EdCare | Paddington, Brisbane QLD.
Catholic Early EdCare (CEEC) is seeking an experienced Head of Learning and Organisational Development to join our People and Culture team on a fixed‑term maternity leave contract. As part of Centacare, we deliver early education and care and outside school hours care services across Southeast Queensland. Our purpose is to create safe, nurturing and inclusive environments where children can thrive, and this role plays a key part in strengthening the capability, confidence and experience of the people who make that possible across a large, geographically dispersed network of services.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a relatively new, highly skilled and energetic Learning and Organisational Development team.
We’re on an exciting journey of growth and looking for someone to continue the momentum.
About the Role Reporting to the General Manager, People and Culture, you will lead a specialist team and partner with leaders across CEEC to deliver practical, engaging and impactful learning, leadership, culture and organisational development solutions across our 135+ early education and care services.
You will not just manage training activities. You will shape the professional growth, leadership capability and employee experience of the people who care for our future generations.
Your key focus areas will include:
Leadership development:
Embed CEEC’s leadership development program and support the design and development of an emerging leaders’ program.
Onboarding and induction:
Elevate existing onboarding and induction programs so new starters feel connected, confident and set up for success.
Compliance and capability uplift:
Refresh and revitalise annual mandatory training to make it engaging, practical and focused on knowledge retention across a distributed workforce.
Professional development:
Create and manage a suite of professional development opportunities, including leadership days and targeted capability‑building programs.
People experience:
Support initiatives such as employee survey frameworks, reward and recognition, health and wellbeing, and connection activities.
Culture and organisational development:
Lead and contribute to culture, change and inclusion initiatives, including RAP and DEIB priorities, with a strong focus on connection across remote and multi‑site teams.
Digital learning and insights:
Manage LMS capability and use workforce, learning and performance insights to inform planning and continuous improvement.
Event management:
Take responsibility for the end‑of‑year conference.
About You You are a genuine people leader who inspires, uplifts and gets the best from your team. You are confident partnering with senior leaders, practical in your approach and energised by the opportunity to build capability, culture and connection across a complex, geographically dispersed organisation.
You will bring:
Experience leading Organisational Development, Learning and Development or capability programs in a large, complex and geographically dispersed workforce, ideally within an organisation of approximately 1,000‑2,000 employees.
Background in multi‑site service environments such as hospitality, retail, NDIS/disability services, education or care, where building a consistent culture and capability across remote locations is essential.
Strong capability in organisational development, culture, learning needs analysis, program design, facilitation and evaluation.
Experience designing and delivering leadership development, onboarding, induction and compliance training programs that work effectively across multiple remote worksites.
Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, influencing and project management skills, with an understanding of the challenges of educating and engaging geographically dispersed teams.
Experience leading a team, ideally a newly formed or evolving team, and managing external providers, resources and priorities.
Relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Education or a related field.
Experience in early childhood education, education, care, community services, hospitality, retail or NDIS/disability services would be highly regarded.
Why Join CEEC At Catholic Early EdCare, your work will directly support our people, leaders, children, families and communities. You will join a values‑driven organisation with a supportive People and Culture team, a strong purpose and the opportunity to influence culture and contribute to quality outcomes for children in our care.
A genuinely supportive and collaborative team
Up to 95% staff discount on early education and care fees
Birthday leave
Quarterly Wellness Days and team connection activities
Access to retail discounts and novated leasing
Competitive salary and benefits
Modern Paddington office with free on‑site parking
Our Commitment to Keeping Our Staff and Children Safe
Catholic Early EdCare is dedicated to ensuring the safety and well‑being of all children in its care and maintains a zero‑tolerance approach to any form of abuse. The protection of children is our highest priority. To uphold this commitment, we conduct referee checks and criminal history screenings as part of our recruitment process, and all employees working with children must hold a current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
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