Do you enjoy leading change and turning ideas into real, measurable improvements?

Join Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) as an Implementation Lead – Optimisation and play a key role in delivering initiatives that enhance the way we work across the organisation.

In this temporary full-time role through to December 2027, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of optimisation initiatives, working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure business needs are met, risks are managed, and initiatives are successfully implemented. Your work will help drive efficiencies, improve processes, and support strong organisational outcomes.

If you thrive on collaboration, enjoy managing projects from concept through to delivery, and want to make a meaningful impact within a purpose-driven organisation supporting quality education across Western Sydney, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

As part of the mission of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Parramatta, the Implementation Lead – Optimisation is responsible for leading the delivery of optimisation initiatives from planning through to implementation.

Working closely with the internal team and the Optimisation delivery team, you will ensure business requirements are captured, risks are managed, and initiatives are delivered successfully with clear reporting on benefits and efficiencies.

This role will be based in our Parramatta office, with flexible working arrangements available for eligible employees.

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate closely with business to ensure business needs are clearly captured and delivered

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of optimisation initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to a high standard

• Develop and maintain documentation that tracks the status of changes and reports on benefits and efficiencies achieved

• Ensure smooth transition and integration of new processes and ways of working to support sustainable outcomes

• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and issues associated with implementation activities

• Develop mitigation strategies and escalate risks where required

• Provide clear reporting and updates on implementation progress and outcomes

• Support the development of training materials and the rollout of new processes and ways of working

About You

You are a proactive and collaborative professional who enjoys leading change initiatives and working with stakeholders to deliver practical outcomes.

You will bring:

• Experience delivering projects or implementation initiatives from planning through to delivery

• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills

• The ability to translate business needs into practical solutions

• Experience identifying and managing risks, issues, and dependencies

• A proactive approach to driving improvements and achieving outcomes

• Strong organisational, documentation, and reporting skills

What's in it for you?

There are so many great things that CSPD has to offer! As a valued CSPD employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all, we offer:

• Competitive remuneration

• Salary packaging 

• Wellbeing initiatives and resources, including Fitness Passport

• Flexible work arrangements for eligible employees 

• Extensive growth and development opportunities 

• Ex-gratia leave 

• State-of-the-art facilities

• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees

Interested?

This position will bring you in contact or close proximity with students. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Police Check, retention of a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children.

If you are determined to make a difference and want to join a diverse organisation committed to transforming lives through faith-based education, click on the APPLY button.  To find out more about CSPD go to https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/ or follow us on LinkedIn.

CSPD actively promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from these communities.