• Reports to: CEO
• Location: Melbourne
• Start Date: November 2021
• Type: Permanent part time employee (0.6)
• Salary: $90-95k, dependant on relevant experience

OVERVIEW OF STAND UP:

Purpose

As Jews we have a responsibility to improve our world. Stand Up exists to channel the collective energy, expertise and compassion of the Australian Jewish community to grasp and fulfill this responsibility.

Vision

Australian Jews realising a just Australia where everyone has the opportunity to thrive – unconstrained by attitudes and systems that entrench disadvantage.

Mission

Inspiring and mobilising the Australian Jewish community and working together with marginalised communities to tackle Australia’s most pressing social challenges through action and education.

THE ROLE:

Overview

• Supporting the CEO of Stand Up, the General Manager will be responsible for managing staff, finance, operations, compliance, and general administration.
• The General Manager will also make a strategic contribution to the organisation, providing a frank and robust sounding board for the CEO.

Key responsibilities

This role is responsible for:

• Staff management
  • KPI management and review
  • Weekly staff and program management
  • Staff timetable management
  • Volunteer management and oversight
• Strategic management
  • Operations plan review and implementation
  • Impact framework roll out
• Organisational administration and compliance
  • Policy administration
  • Process management
  • Compliance with managing bodies and authorities
• Financial management:
  • Payrun for permanent and casual employees
  • Financial reporting to the Stand Up Board
  • Managing accounts payable and receivable
  • Tax reporting

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Essential:

• The GM will have a well-rounded commercial operational skill set.
• Highly organised and detail-focused with a strong process orientation
• Ability to toggle between details and a broader strategic outlook
• Process improvement: an eye for where processes can be made more efficient.
• Strong sense of social justice and empathy, and alignment with Stand Up’s values and ethics
• Ability to generate, articulate and debate initiatives in a robust but respectful manner
• Astute with general financial management such as managing cashflow and budgeting, and commercial agreements
• Ability to prepare financial statements for board review and approval
• Experience in compliance management e.g. Stand Up’s rights and responsibilities regarding volunteer safety, Working With Children checks, ensuring adequate insurance coverage for all proposed activities, etc.

Advantageous:

• Previous experience in a coordination, management or governance position within an NFP
• Experience, understanding of and engagement with the Jewish community
• Strategic finance experience, particularly within the non-profit space (i.e. strong understanding of NFP financial obligations and operations, and how to best leverage Stand Up’s financial situation to benefit)
• Knowledge management experience e.g. design, development and implementation of databases

Personal attributes:

• Understanding of and commitment to Stand Up’s development philosophy, principles and objectives.
• Personable
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Patience and tolerance for other perspectives
• Problem solver
• An appreciation for the historical and contemporary Jewish thought on chessed, tzedakah and tikkun olam

A position description is attached.