• Lead a geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary team across Southern NSW and Illawarra
• Salary Package $146K with fully maintained vehicle and salary packaging available
• Permanent full time opportunity with a National Community Services organisation
• Flexible location considered including Shell Harbour, Southern Wollongong and Nowra with travel across the region as required

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

Working to the State Leader NSW Regional East, the Regional Leader will lead and manage a team of approximately 125 FTE to the deliver a variety of community service programs up to the value of $15.9 million. Programs are located across Southern Wollongong, Goulburn, Nowra and the Illawarra.

Success in this role can be seen through both strategic direction setting as well as maintaining an operational focus, including the agility to move between both.

The programs in this portfolio address critical community need and including the well-known and respected Triple Care Farm, and other programs that focus on Employment Services, Youth at Risk, Mental Health, Family Support, Family and Domestic Violence and Financial wellbeing.  Your role will be to lead and manage your team ensuring they provide high quality and compliant service to all individuals, families and communities. 

 Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead and develop your management team with a focus on continuous improvement in quality and performance
• Work closely with leadership across the region to drive strategic direction, operational excellence and compliance
• Manage contract negotiations and ensure contract commitments are delivered in line with funders requirements
• Provide high level reporting to funders and supports
• Contributing to tenders and effective coordination of budgets
• Build and maintain relationships across the community services sector including funders, partners and other peak bodies
• Demonstrate leadership across the region through empowering and growing the capacity of teams
• Build relationships and leverage the expertise of  Mission Australia’s extensive enabling and support functions to maintain and enhance the delivery of services
• Manage and minimise all areas of risk including safely, compliance and contract requirements

Requirements for Success

• Demonstrated experience in leading high performing teams across multisite locations
• Demonstrated experience in building the capacity of teams to deliver performance
• Strong capability in managing large budgets from multiple funding sources.
• Must have previous experience from the Community Services sector
• Ability to build effective stakeholder relationships, including community, not for profit, government and corporate stakeholders
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with existing systems and processes and complete reporting and written communication required for this role.
• Demonstrated commitment to community and social outcomes and a personal alignment with the culture and values of Mission Australia
• Ideally a Tertiary qualification in leadership, community services or similar related industry however not essential

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’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.   

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.  

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.   

We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.  

If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Regional Leader - South Coast enquiry via EthicalJobs.   

 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)   
• Generous discounts with health insurance and major retailers   
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.  

How to Apply

View the position description attached and click Apply Now. We will respond to your application.   

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