• Join a respected, high quality and experienced service organisation
• Progress your career with us
• Hybrid working arrangements – full time in Sunshine

About us

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager Operations Southeast and West Metro your responsibilities include ensuring the effective and efficient operational management of RAV teams and centres in delivering high quality services and programs in alignment with RAV’s contractual obligations and strategic direction. The position is also required to generate and incorporate new programs and income streams into centres and provide management support across centres as needed.

This role is located at Sunshine and is full-time working 5 days per week. The base salary is$156k – $161k per annum.

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualifications which may include Management and/or Psychology, Social Work, Social Science, Mediation.
• Highly developed general management and leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience at managing and developing operational systems with the not-for-profit or community sector organisation including effectively planning and allocating resources in order to maximise operational efficiency and meet funding deliverables.
• Highly developed and demonstrated communication (verbal and in writing) skills, with a particular emphasis on developing effective working relationships with a variety of interest groups, individuals and organisations.
• Demonstrated experience managing all aspects of staff and team performance, including recruitment, staff orientation, supervision, performance reviews, staff disciplinary action, performance development and team building.
• Postgraduate qualifications in management (preferable).
• Good understanding family violence services and systems (preferable).
• Understanding of counselling and/or family dispute resolution/mediation processes(preferable).

We provide

• Competitive salary packaging as RAV is a public benevolent institution
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Generous leave entitlements, and gratis days over the Christmas/New Year period.
• Professional development and training.
• Career progression opportunities.

Candidates can contact Suresh Ramachandraiah on 0421 510 113 for specific queries.

Candidates will be required to provide evidence of two COVID-19 vaccinations.

A position description is attached.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.