Program Director Transformation

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Company:
YMCA NSW

• Fixed Term Full Time Contract to December 2025
• Up to $250K plus super

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Program Director Transformation to lead and oversee an extensive and comprehensive organisational transformation initiative.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior leader to deliver transformational and lasting change across the organisation.

About your new role

Reporting to the CEO, the Program Director Transformation will be responsible for driving change across the organisation, ensuring alignment with key priorities, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Leadership &
Stakeholder Engagement:

• Develop and articulate a clear plan and execution strategy for the organisational transformation.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, providing insights and recommendations.
• Lead and inspire cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration and effective communication across all levels of the organisation.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including executives, managers, and employees, to ensure alignment and support for the transformation.
• Facilitate regular communication and reporting on program progress, risks, and issues.
• Act as a liaison between the transformation team and other business units.

Program &
Change Management:

• Oversee and drive all aspects of program management, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Ensure timely delivery of program milestones and outcomes, within scope and within budget.
• Implement robust governance frameworks and risk management processes.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of transformation initiatives.
• Conduct regular program reviews and assessments to ensure continuous improvement.
• Provide detailed reports and presentations to the executive leadership team.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive change management plan to support the transformation.
• Engage with stakeholders to foster support and buy-in for the transformation initiatives.
• Address resistance and mitigate risks associated with change.

Budget and Resource Management

• Develop and manage the program budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.
• Secure necessary resources, including people, technology, and external consultants (where applicable)

About you:

You are a collaborative and strategic leader with a deep understanding of change management, project management, and business process improvement. Your proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives in complex organisational environments demonstrates your ability to drive impactful and sustainable change. With strong leadership and team management skills, you excel at building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.

Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills enable you to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively. You thrive in high-pressure environments, adeptly managing multiple priorities and delivering large scale programs on time and within budget.

What we would love you to have:

• Degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field
• Project and/or Change Management Certification
• 10 years or more experience in a senior project management leadership role
• Extensive knowledge of project management and change management methodologies and tools
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in program management, project management, and leading extensive organisational change initiatives
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives in a complex organisational environment
• Experience in change management, business process improvement, and stakeholder engagement
• Have led successful and sustainable implementations of transformational and business programs

A competitive salary package that appropriately values the role's significance, skill level and required experience is on offer.

If you are a collaborative leader with a passion for driving organisational change, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Join us in driving impactful change and supporting our organisation's transformation journey.

Support Services

Our Support Services Team is the glue that holds the Y NSW business lines together. Whether you have expertise in administration, marketing, IT, compliance, communications, HR or finance, in the Support Services Team, your contribution will truly make a difference to the lives of young people and their communities. As part of the Support Services Team, you'll be working with a group of inclusive, passionate, and encouraging individuals with access to continuous development and growth opportunities. Here at the Y NSW, we embrace diversity, encourage innovation and sharing of ideas so you can truly own your role and take your career anywhere. If you want to use your corporate skills to make a difference to the lives of young people and their communities within a supportive and values-driven organisation, join the Y family and find your forever role.

Who What Y?

The Y NSW is a profit-for-purpose organisation focused on healthy living, social impact and empowering young people. We operate 24 recreation centres, 53 out-of-school-hours care services, and two camping locations which employ 1,500 staff across NSW - and fund our diverse range of enriching community programs.

We believe in building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities and cultures, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, to apply.

Commitment to Safeguarding

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all Children and Young People to feel safe and be safe, at the Y, in their families and in their communities. As such, we embed Safeguarding into everything that we do to make sure Children and Young People are kept at the front of our minds in all our programs and services. We also ensure that all our candidates are appropriately screened to make sure that the right people are in the right roles to keep our children and young people safe.

To learn more about our Commitment to Safeguarding Statement and our screening processes, click here .