Domain Principal, Organisational Development - Digital Capability

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IR's Domain Principal for Organisational Development: Digital Capability provides thought leadership on design, roles and capability to help people and leaders confidently use digital tools, data and AI. The role is enterprise facing, shaping workforce strategy, future ways of working, capability frameworks and practical interventions that translate IR's digital ambition into the workforce foundations needed to support it. You’ll be a systems thinker, curious about digital change and AI, credible with senior stakeholders and able to turn complex ideas into simple guidance. To stand out, tailor your CV with concrete OD examples in changing environments that link digital or AI priorities to workforce capability and show measurable impact. Submit a CV and short cover letter; contact Ali Ward; applications close 5pm Monday 7 September 2026.

The Opportunity | Ara Whiwhi Mahi

As a Domain Principal in Organisational Development, you will provide thought leadership and practical advice on how IR designs work, roles and capability. You will help our people and leaders build the confidence, judgement and adaptability to use digital tools, data and AI well.

The work will be varied and enterprise-facing. It includes supporting IR’s workforce strategy and strategic workforce planning, shaping future-focused role design and ways of working, strengthening capability frameworks, and helping leaders understand what digital and AI-enabled change means for people, work and teams.

In this role you will help translate IR’s digital ambition into the workforce, role and capability foundations needed to support it. You will develop clear advice, frameworks and interventions that support people, leaders and teams to adapt how they work and build capability for the future.

About you |Mōu

You are a systems thinker who understands people, work and organisations. You are curious about digital change and AI, and grounded in what it takes to build confidence, capability and behaviour change in large, complex organisations.

You will be credible with senior stakeholders, collaborative with peers, and confident providing advice that is clear, evidence-informed and pragmatic. Experience in the public sector, large service organisations, or complex enterprise environments would be useful.

Experience delivering practical solutions that connect digital, AI or future-of-work priorities with workforce and organisational capability is essential. You will also be able to demonstrate experience in the following:

• leading organisational development work in complex or changing environments
• shaping workforce strategy, strategic workforce planning, role design or future ways of working
• developing capability frameworks or workforce development approaches that are practical and usable
• working across business groups and specialist teams to provide clear advice, influence decisions and shape enterprise approaches

• turning complex ideas into simple, practical guidance for different audiences.

   

This is a chance to work on meaningful, high-impact organisational development that supports IR’s digital ambition and strategic priorities. You will be part of a small, expert team that works across the organisation to build the leadership, capability and organisational foundations IR needs now and for the future.

Apply here | Tono mai

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a short cover letter outlining your relevant experience and what interests you about helping build digital capability across IR’s workforce. for more information and request a copy of the role description, please contact Ali Ward at [email protected]

Applications close 5pm Monday 7 September 2026