Cabrini:

Cabrini is a Catholic charitable organisation inspired by the spirit and vision of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This order was founded by Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini who was canonised in 1946 and later proclaimed Universal Patron Saint of Immigrants. We are a community of care, reaching out with compassion, integrity, courage and respect to all we serve. With more than 4300 staff, 1000 accredited medical practitioners and several locations, we offer a range of employment opportunities to start, continue or advance your career.

Cabrini Outreach is a Catholic organisation sponsored by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus working within Australia and overseas to address social disadvantage, alleviate social inequality and enable better healthcare. We operate in Australia, Eswatini, Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea. Our programs are delivered with a diverse range of partners and cover primary and secondary health, indigenous health and reconciliation and place-based disadvantage.

It is an exciting and dynamic time to join Cabrini Outreach as we seek to substantially expand our activities through strengthening our partners, as well as piloting new models of community and health care delivery. As part of a small team you will be instrumental in guiding the next stage of Cabrini Outreach’s strategy.

The Role:

You will be responsible for managing Cabrini Outreach international and national programs conducted in collaboration with partners. Reporting to the General Manager and in collaboration with our partners, you will design and implement the program objectives and priorities, identifying and mitigating program risks, calculating human and financial needs. You will lead the monitoring and evaluation activities to integrate key learnings into ongoing program design for Cabrini Outreach and partners.

About you:

You will be an experienced international development leader possessing the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications relevant to the portfolio responsibilities
• Working and living experience in resource poor settings or remote settings with experience in the Pacific, Southern Africa or East Africa desirable
• Demonstrated strong team leadership capabilities including program management, risk management, excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
• Understanding of ACFID and DFAT accreditation and experience in achieving and socialisation of the organisation and partners to the requisite standards
• Ability to work respectfully and communicate sensitively across cultures
• Authentic leader able to represent the heritage, culture and the values of Cabrini Outreach
• Willingness to travel for up to 25% of time.

Cabrini offers:

• Salary Packaging
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Close to public transportation

Cabrini is an equal opportunity employer.

Cabrini is committed to providing a safe environment for children.

Compassion – Integrity – Courage – Respect.

As per Cabrini policy, a mandatory copy of a current (under 12 months) police record check must be provided prior to the commencement.

A position description is attached.