ABOUT US

ID. Know Yourself is an Aboriginal led non-for-profit that was founded by Isaiah Dawe in 2019 who has had firsthand experience growing up in the foster system. The aim is to fill the gaps for our young people aged 7-16 years old by providing love, consistency and holistic support that gives young people living in out of home care the chance to establish belonging, purpose and empowerment.

Our program delivers group sessions and mentoring support to Aboriginal children aged 7-16 years old who have been impacted by cultural dispossession, systematic disadvantage, and complex trauma.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic General Manager to take on a newly created hands-on leadership role.

As General Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organisation and will report directly to the Chief Executive Offer and Board of Directors.

This is your opportunity to join a passionate and inclusive growing team, who are motivated to break the cycle and empower our young people. As a team we live our values of Compassion, Respect, Spirit (Energy), Team Work, Being Proactive, and Super Hero.

We offer a range of benefits, including salary packaging, hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home), free daily lunches and barista made coffees, access to paid counselling and wellbeing support, paid professional development including trauma awareness training, quarterly team celebrations and staff awards.

We can offer flexible working hours for the right applicant, however given how our program is run we do require our team to be available outside of standard business hours on occasion.

ABOUT YOU

Identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement of this role in accordance with the provisions of Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

Experienced Senior Managers are strongly encouraged to apply, for the next step in their career.

Desirable knowledge, skills and abilities:

• A proven understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal peoples, their culture and communities
• An understanding of the Australian not-for-profit sector
• Ideal experience working in Education or with Youth
• Strong knowledge and experience of social enterprise business and operational management
• Demonstrated strategic planning and implementation skills with advanced problem-solving skills
• A solid understand of not-for-profit income generation (fundraising, grants, social enterprise and emerging models)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal communication skills with the capability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Excellent relationship building capacity and the ability to relate well to people with diverse experience and backgrounds working across a wide range of functions and competencies
• Ability to work autonomously without supervision
• Experience aligning operational and individual work plans to organisational strategy
• Strong working knowledge of Deputy and/or Xero and SharePoint

The successful candidate will have:

• A relevant qualification or degree
• At least 3-5 years senior management experience (including finance, budgeting, compliance, people, IT systems, quality improvement, project management office)

JOIN US

For more information, please view the Position Description attached.

IDKY encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people with caring responsibilities, mature age workers, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and LGBTIQA+ people.

Please note that applications will be assessed as they are received, and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date.