• Do you have great problem solving skills?
• Love supporting the community with exceptional customer service?
• Join us and provide safe and affordable financial products to the Cairns community!

Good Shepherd Microfinance is a leader in financial inclusion products, programs and advisory services. We offer safe, fair and affordable financial programs to people on low incomes and advisory services for governments, businesses and other organisations. Our purpose is to enable economic wellbeing for people on low incomes, especially women and girls.

As a part of this important work, Good Money is a joint initiative of Good Shepherd Microfinance, NAB and State Governments providing community finance products and services within a retail shop front model. There are now 7 outlets located across Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. Don’t miss this opportunity to join our Good Money team in Cairns!

What will be your key focus?

You will be the face of Good Money and the initial contact for customers (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm). You will guide people from diverse backgrounds with complex needs through the various products and services offered by Good Money and directly deliver services such as NILS (No-Interest-Loan-Scheme), StepUP (low interest loan), respectfully and professionally. In addition, you will contribute to the smooth day-to-day operation of the Good Money store, through your administrative and organisational skills.

What will you need to succeed?

• Ability to establish rapport with customers from diverse backgrounds and complex needs and provide efficient and high quality customer service. Experience in customer service is required and experience with financial products is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in uncovering customer needs, matching appropriate solutions and ability to articulate relevant budgeting and numerical processes with customers.
• Demonstrated experience in effective administration processes and excellent organisational skills, including the ability to work under pressure adapt to change.
• Competent in computer skills, including Microsoft Office and use of customer databases.
• Demonstrated ability to follow procedures, processes and compliance requirements whilst paying attention to detail.
• The capacity and commitment to work in alignment with the values of Good Shepherd Microfinance and understand the issue of financial exclusion in Australia.

More about us?

At the core of our team are our values and a culture that invests strongly in professional development, workplace flexibility and employee wellbeing. In 2016, we were ranked in the top 10 most innovative not-for-profits in Australia and our work is growing! Our team has nearly doubled over the last couple of years and we’re proud that women make up 66% of management and have team engagement scores that are some of the highest nationally. In addition, our remuneration includes generous salary packaging benefits that can increase take home pay.

Plus, our Good Money team is one of the best in the business - they know their communities and their competition and can provide fairer financial alternatives for their customers. Most importantly, they’re fun-loving, passionate about supporting each other and getting better at what they do – and won’t hesitate to celebrate hard work!