• Full Time Permanent| 35 hours per week
• $80,348 + Super + Salary Packaging
• Location: Taree NSW
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Are you passionate about creating lasting, positive change in your community? Do you thrive on collaboration and innovation? Mid Coast 4 Kids is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to spearhead our collective impact initiative. In this exciting role, you'll be at the heart of a groundbreaking effort to transform outcomes for children, young people, and families in the Mid Coast region.

Mid Coast 4 Kids is a collective impact initiative focused on improving outcomes for children, young people and families in the Mid Coast. We bring together local organisations and stakeholders from within and outside the community to create lasting and meaningful change by aligning efforts, sharing resources and leveraging the strengths of our community and our partners.
If you're ready to lead with passion, creativity, and determination, we want to hear from you!

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Build strong local relationships to facilitate collaboration and engagement in the MC4K initiative.
• Research, explore and promote strengths-based approaches to community-led systems change
• Identify capacity development and support needs within MC4K and assist members to deliver training and development activities as required.
• Ensure community action groups are functional, and members understand the objectives, principles and approaches of Mid Coast 4 Kids, and how their activities align with the overall vision.
• Collaborate with backbone members and governance groups within MC4K to develop and implement strategies, policies and processes to ensure leadership and working groups operate effectively.
• Communicate the objectives of Mid Coast 4 Kids to the community and potential partners using a range of strategies e.g. email, meetings, quarterly newsletter, social media, media release, website or other.
• Maintain accurate records of services provided as per the requirements of the funding body.
• Complete a range of administration tasks including internal and external program reports

Requirements for Success:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in human services, education, communications or related field
• Sound knowledge and understanding of systems issues facing vulnerable children, young people and families.
• Sound understanding of collective impact principles and practices including the ability to provide effective leadership in the implementation of Mid Coast 4 Kids, with a strong focus on shifting power to community members and enabling diverse forms of leadership.
• Sound understanding of evidence-based practices and approaches across a range of service delivery areas and support for the design and implementation of outcomes measurement frameworks.
• Demonstrated success in collaboration and building strong, respectful relationships for the purpose of achieving systems and / or project level outcomes
• Proven ability to communicate complex information, in a simple, yet compelling way, both through written work and through group facilitation to multiple audiences.
• Current unrestricted NSW Driver's license

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritize the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Collective Impact Facilitator - Taree enquiry via EthicalJobs or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How to Apply

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Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you!