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Chief Executive Officer

Collaboration for Impact
  • Leadership of a dynamic and leading capacity builder committed to addressing Australia’s complex challenges
  • Build a movement to make systemic change capability mainstream
  • Australia based, flexible working arrangements, open to Co-CEO role options
  • Circa $200k plus super p.a.

Collaboration for Impact exists to create a more equitable and inclusive Australia where people, place and planet thrive. Our purpose is to build a powerful movement of people able to shift conditions holding complex challenges in place. We focus on two conditions:

  • Increasing the capacity of changemakers to think and act systemically;
  • Building the collaborative capacity to address Australia’s unreconciled history of colonisation.

Established in 2015 Collaboration for Impact (CFI) is a leading intermediary in capacity building for systems change. CFI is embarking on a key transition from a co-founder led network based start up to scaling for broader impact. The CEO will lead this transition.

Your role will be:

  • To lead CFI as a sought after leader in capacity building for systems change and place based collaboration.
  • Lead the bold ambition to develop a movement of people able to change systems and drive large-scale impact,
  • Provide world class learning and capacity building to place based and systems change initiatives across Australia, to drive long term systemic change,
  • Scale CFI to achieve impact with financial sustainability, a strong evidence base of impact, a clear and recognisable brand and a fit for purpose organisation.

The CEO will initially lead the implementation of the current CFI strategy for 2020 – 2023, whilst leading the development of strategy and funding for the future.

Is this you?

  • Passionate about and credible in applied thinking and practice, in systemic change and systems leadership
  • Deep experience working on complex social challenges
  • A natural connector – skilled at building and nurturing networks & alliance
  • Have held executive leadership positions with demonstrated success in commercial and operations management.
  • Successful at scaling organisations and/or social enterprise development
  • Proven ability to generate revenue and previous fundraising success.
  • Experience in leading:
    • capacity building services
    • provision of learning and development programs
    • movement building and influencing strategies
  • Able to comfortably manage complex and senior client relationships, across Government, Industry, NFP and communities
  • Developed, leadership awareness and practice.

Ways of working

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • A demonstrated passion for innovation,
  • A commitment to continuous learning and self-reflection
  • Alignment and commitment to the CFI vision, mission, values and principle ways of working
  • High self-awareness, including cultural awareness, power literacy and an openness to transparent feedback
  • Exceptional communication skills

If you have this we’d love to hear from you!

What to do Next?

To enquire or have a conversation about the role, please reach out to Kyrstie Dunn, CFI Board Member at [email protected] using the subject line: Chief Executive Officer enquiry via Ethical Jobs.

CFI is conducting a global search in parallel with the Australian advertising of this role. Applications will be reviewed progressively, please apply ASAP.

Link to Collaboration for Impact Strategy 2020-23

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.

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