People & Culture

The People & Culture portfolio exists to manage the human resources of the organisation, including:

• Recruitment and induction of volunteers;

• Coordination of professional development opportunities;

• Holding bi-annual performance reviews;

• Managing volunteer grievances;

• Developing and implementing human resources policy and procedures; and

• Delivering volunteer reward and recognition activities.

The portfolio aims to develop one of Australia’s best volunteer programs, providing meaningful, rewarding and impactful experiences to the team.

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portfolio goals

For the next five years, three key goals have been developed for the People & Culture portfolio:

• Update and implementation of policy;

• Development of training resources and activities; and

• Growth of the People & Culture team.

In 2021 the People & Culture team have four key implementation targets: 

• To fully streamline and integrate each stage of the Volunteer Life Cycle;

• To develop a centralised database of volunteer feedback and performance information;

• To develop a suite of welcome and training resources available for volunteers online;

• To organise one whole team training retreat annually; and

• To manage a team of People and Culture volunteers across three states/territories.

To read more about the People & Culture Portfolio’s long term goals, feel free to check out the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan and the COVID-19 Re-Design of the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan.