Woolworths

Enablement Partner

• Full time permanent position
• Hybrid, flexible working arrangements in line with Group Policy

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do

The purpose of the Enablement Partner is to accelerate the delivery and amplify the impact of the Group Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability (GPACS) team.

This is achieved by acting as the team's operational and strategic backbone, translating high-level strategy into actionable programs, driving disciplined execution and reporting, and ensuring the entire function is aligned and equipped to deliver on its most critical priorities with clarity and momentum.

In short, the partner enables the subject matter experts to focus on their craft by ensuring the 'how' is as robust as the 'what'.

Specifically you will:

• Lead strategic planning cycles (annual and quarterly) for the entire GPACS function.
• Manage large cross functional  strategic programs, including governance, risk mitigation, and standardised methodologies.
• Track portfolio performance and develop scorecards, including leading Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Coordinate crisis and issue management responses, including war room facilitation and post-incident reviews.
• Enable the GPACS operating model, including governance, continuous improvement, and tooling
• Translate strategy into actionable delivery plans that drive reputational impact and value for our customers and communities
• Develop strategic, story-led presentations that meet board standards and drive delivery of key priorities

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated experience in building the right partnerships with leaders, across the Group, to drive alignment to purpose, enable co-creation of solutions and craft a compelling experience
• Expert and adaptive communicator with strong leadership presence; a role model in connecting with individuals, teams and leaders to align together in purpose.
• Highly proficient in coaching and building capability in team members & leaders, to mobilise and enable delivery.
• Proven delivery in enabling transformation at a large scale in a complex environment, leveraging the right mix of structure, process, and systems to orchestrate delivery in harmony with our Ways of Working. 
• Able to demonstrate agility with proven experience in adapting to trends, data and E2E business needs, to make holistic decisions in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
• Demonstrated comfort in harnessing disruption and leveraging it to foster innovation and unconventional thinking, to amplify design & solutioning and accelerate the transformation of the Group.

What you’ll experience    

• Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.