About CMY

The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria, providing specialist knowledge and support to young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Our vision is that young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are connected, empowered and influential Australians.

About the Role

For more than 35 years, CMY has stood as a beacon of hope, resilience and change. We are seeking an Executive Manager to join our passionate and diverse team, to help shape the experiences of multicultural young people.

The Executive Manager will work as part of the Executive Management Team to shape the delivery of strategic goals, coordinate stakeholders, and lay the groundwork for sustainable growth. This will include responsibility for developing and implementing innovative approaches and programs and for ensuring programs and services are integrated and operate in a coordinated manner with a regional and state-wide focus.

The Executive Manager Programs and Services oversees and directs a range of programs and services that focus on building resilience and developing capability and capacity of multicultural youth. This position will ensure programs and services are strength based and family and community focused and operate within quality and consistent service delivery frameworks and policies.

• Hours: 38 hours per week (1.0FTE), Full Time
• Fixed Term: 3-year contract
• Total Remuneration Package includes Salary + Super +Annual Leave Loading with access to Smart Salary (Smart Salary is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.)
• Location: Carlton
• Interviews: to be held on Monday, 12th May 2025 applicants must ensure their availability on this date

You will have

1. Exceptional executive and/or senior leadership skills with significant experience in managing multi-disciplinary portfolios within a complex service environment demonstrating agile and collaborative approaches
2. High level organisational skills and a demonstrated ability to work with a high level of autonomy in a senior leadership role.
3. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of social justice, youth work and extensive knowledge of complex issues affecting migrant and refugee young people, their families and communities
4. High level influential, interpersonal and communication skills with experience in building relationships with the government and/or not-for-profit sector, together with an ability to lead and inspire others
5. Proven ability to negotiate and partner successfully with funding partners and other agencies providing related services
6. Demonstrated understanding of community development processes with strong program and project management experience including financial management monitoring
7. Significant experience in innovative thinking, problem solving, in collaboratively designing and implementing effective continuous improvement strategies and new business development innovations
8. Understanding of communication and marketing strategies and priorities

For more information

• On the role, please see the position description

• On CMY, visit cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role: Stephanie Siriwardene – Executive Support Officer on behalf of Carmel Guerra - CEO, on (03) 9340 3700

How to Apply

1. Provide your updated resume / CV
2. Provide a document addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. Applications submitted without addressing the key selection criteria will not be considered.
3. Click on “Apply Now” for the position.
4. For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here
5. For tips on how to respond to Key Selection Criteria, please read here: Careers Vic Gov - Guide

A position description is attached.

CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short-listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.