• Strategic and impactful leadership opportunity
• Well-respected charity with a growing impact
• The role is strategic and operational
• Hybrid work environment
• 3- 3.5 days per week

Eat Up is looking for someone with senior leadership experience to fill an executive-level operational role. The appointment will be either as Co-CEO role or COO role based on the applicant's expertise.

Eat Up is a highly collaborative and forward-thinking organisation. Excitingly, we're continuing to grow, and we are seeking to invest, equally, in both our operations, as well as our commitment to achieving financial sustainability.

About Eat Up

Eat Up is the first Australian not-for-profit to provide lunches to hungry students nationally. Volunteers and donations have been key to Eat Up's growth helping Eat Up to grow from supporting 20 regional Victorian schools in 2014, to now reaching 700+ schools in NSW, NT, QLD, VIC, and WA.

By providing nourishment to disadvantaged students at school, Eat Up aims to improve their engagement in the classroom so they can better take advantage of learning opportunities, succeed in education, and ultimately, have a brighter future.

Eat Up engages with thousands of volunteers to prepare the 13,000+ sandwiches it delivers each week. This provides a valuable opportunity for community organisations, regional groups, workplaces, school students, and individuals to contribute in a direct and meaningful way to end hunger in schools.

Prepared sandwiches are delivered by Eat Up to over 700 schools, along with healthy snacks. Schools then freeze the sandwiches and toast them daily as needed.

We are a dynamic and energetic team who are passionate about helping kids reach their potential.

Purpose

As a senior leader of Eat Up you will care deeply about our mission which is to ensure no Australian school child is hungry. You will work together with the CEO to be Eat Up’s best advocate, continuing to elevate our reputation as a recognised leader in supporting school children to optimise their learning opportunities and break the cycle of disadvantage.

You will be responsible for leading the planning, operation, and execution of our school food relief program. You will share the responsibility of leading Eat Up’s team of employees and volunteers, maintaining our inclusive and collaborative culture; and planning for Eat Up’s future while considering the organisation’s financial requirements to meet our current needs.

You will be responsive to organisational issues and risk management as required in a manner that is calm, proactive and mission-focussed.

Key Responsibilities

Be impact-driven and lead with a clear strategy (20% of role)

Together with the CEO:

• develop a set of 12-month priorities, aligned to our strategic plan, mission and values.
• communicate organisational priorities with clarity and simplicity in a manner that allows staff to be certain of their own expectations and how these complement collective team goals.
• foster a high-performing, sustainable and fun working environment that team members love being a part of, embracing a flexible work model.
• enable employees to perform and make decisions in their respective roles.
• provide learning and development opportunities for the broader team and as individuals.
• Identify targets, key areas of measurement and performance for all roles responsible for the planning, operational execution and delivery of Eat Ups food relief programs.
• Provide a forum for two-way feedback, and measure key targets, goals, and explore any growing scope or change to existing position description.

Maintain and grow Eat Ups school food relief programs (40% of role)

• Understand Eat Up’s theory of change, ensuring the delivery of food relief programs meets commitments to schools and is aligned with Eat Up’s impact model
• Explore and evaluate opportunities to expand and innovate Eat Up’s food relief programs - scaling impact and our delivery across Australia
• Instil best-practice approaches to creating and maintaining relationships associated with Eat Up’s food relief programs - donors, schools, volunteers and operational partners
• Lead an assessment of Eat Up’s programmatic staffing model and instigate any changes that will optimise efficiency and cost
• Maintain operational systems and processes, noting opportunities for continual process improvement.

Employ strong governance and financial acumen (20% of role)

Together with the CEO:

• Set, monitor, and achieve the delivery of KPIs, including financial projections.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and assessment of business planning and budget preparation.
• Prepare regular reports and analyses for the Board.
• Intimately understand the resource needs required for new growth, and have the ability to communicate this to the Board.

Be responsive to organisational issues, risk management and opportunities (20%)

Together with the CEO:

• Take a proactive approach to identifying areas of operational risk to limit potential exposure or likelihood of occurrence.
• Provide additional operational support as required as issues arise.
• Continuously fine-tune strategy and structure as required in response to the operating environment.
• Communicate any adjustments with clarity. Strive to clear uncertainty.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field; Master's preferred.
• Certifications in nonprofit management or leadership (preferable)

Experience

• 7-10 years of progressive leadership.
• Operational leadership
• Strategic planning
• Board engagement and advocacy.
• Financial management and budgeting.

Systems

• Proficiency in nonprofit tech tools.
• Program management i.e. CRM (e.g., Salesforce).
• Valid driver's license, and van driving experience.

Soft Skills

• Passion for mission and community impact.
• Inspirational leadership.
• Strategic vision and execution.
• Effective communication.
• Relationship building.
• Adaptability in change.
• Collaboration and partnership.
• Creative problem-solving.
• Ethical conduct and transparency.
• Team development and mentorship.