About Our Community

The Our Community group provides advice, connections, training and easy-to-use tech tools for people and organisations working to build stronger communities.

Our partners in that work are not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises; government, philanthropic and corporate grantmakers; donors and volunteers; enlightened businesses; and other community builders.

Our vision centres on social inclusion and social equity. Our dream is that every Australian should be able to go out their front door and stroll or wheel to a community group that suits their interests, passions and needs - or log on and do the same.

We want to help make it easy for people to join in, learn, celebrate, worship, plant trees, play a game, entertain and be entertained, care and be cared for, support others and be supported, advocate for rights and celebrate diversity. To get involved. To be valued.

About ICDA

The Institute of Community Directors (ICDA) is one of five Our Community enterprises. It exists to serve the leaders of the not-for-profit sector – primarily board members/directors and the senior staff who guide not-for-profit organisations towards their mission.

ICDA provides training, credentials and membership benefits including publications, a quarterly lecture series, and access to online tools including a chat forum, a Policy Bank and a Board Matching Service. We design and deliver highly practical training programs in partnership with a range of government agencies and peak bodies, as well as online compact courses, webinars and the acclaimed Diploma of Governance.

ICDA was established in 2014 and has recently entered a period of growth, which has led to the creation of this new role to lead the enterprise to and through the next phase.

The enterprise is supported by the Our Community management team and board, works alongside other Our Community enterprises (SmartyGrants, GiveNow, Funding Centre and Our Community House), and benefits from the advice of a highly credentialled Community Directors Council.

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and energetic leader to lead our innovative Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) team. You’ll be working with a diverse team of high performing, committed and enthusiastic people who really care about making a difference for people and the not-for-profit sector. You will have a mind for getting things done and a heart for people and you will set the bar high through the quality of the work you do and the people-oriented decisions you make.

You will have responsibility for the strategic direction of the enterprise and oversee and manage a broad range of activities including education content and delivery, contract negotiation and management, marketing, relationship and stakeholder management, planning, compliance, quality control, customer service, communications and project management.

About You

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Formal tertiary qualifications or commensurate experience in a similar management setting
• Experience leading and managing a diverse team of professionals
• A record of achievement in marketing, business development and creating and fostering partnering opportunities
• Strong commercial and business acumen together with strategic planning and delivery skills
• Well-honed contract negotiation skills with the ability to evaluate and report against KPIs
• Keen interest in and ideas about the development of not-for-profit entities and social enterprises
• A belief in and commitment to our Manifesto.

You must also be:

• An Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa, and
• Prepared to undertake a Police Check.

Why Work for Us

At Our Community, each team member plays a vital role in helping to make the not-for-profit sector do what they do better. Our organisation is as supportive and socially conscious as it is agile and explorative. Our DNA of commercial mind and social heart captures who we are at our core. We have a great working atmosphere with an inclusive, fun work culture. Our team is full of highly collaborative, diverse and highly skilled awesome people.

We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia, and we are committed to ensuring that our team is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We welcome applicants from a variety of situations, including parents returning to the workforce.

We offer generous conditions and flexible working arrangements to support employees to balance their personal and work life.

Some benefits include:

• Flexible work hours and working from home arrangements
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer leave
• 12% Superannuation Guarantee Contribution
• Additional leave at Christmas

In line with Victoria being the first place in the world to move to 8 hours work, 8 hours rest, and 8 hours sleep we at Our Community are also spearheading the movement to move staff to four days of work a week and three days of leisure. We have established a taskforce to investigate and develop a trial 4-day work week (pay for 5 days). We want to identify opportunities to deliver 100% of the work at 80% of the time, while enhancing team mental health, reducing team stress, and maintaining team culture and cohesion.

Please refer to the full position description below for further details.

If you think you’re the right person for this role, apply using the link below and send us your resume. We’d love to hear how your capabilities, achievements and experience set you apart.