• Support the Treaty process in Victoria
• Strengthen core operations and offer strategic advice to senior leaders
• Collaborative team environment at our modern Collingwood offices
• Term: Full-time (ongoing)
• Remuneration: Remuneration starts from $134,593 per annum plus superannuation
• Location: Collingwood
• Open to: This position is open to everyone; however, the nature of the Treaty Authority’s work means we strongly encourage First Peoples to apply.

What are we looking for?

Are you ready to make a difference in the exciting space of Treaty in Victoria? We seek an experienced Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring efficiency and alignment with our business plan. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will play a vital role in enhancing Treaty Authority's core operations by advising senior leaders on critical operational needs. This role will lead business, procurement, and IT services while ensuring compliance with policies, legislation, and standards. The ideal candidate will have strong project governance skills and be capable of driving and delivering key projects on time and within budget.

What you need to succeed:

To succeed in this role, you will bring to the role:

• Proven leadership and advisory experience in business services, overseeing administration, procurement, IT, and office management.
• Experience in project governance and management, ensuring compliance, risk management, and timely project delivery.
• Expertise in procurement processes, supplier coordination, and maintaining compliance with the organisation’s Procurement Framework.
• Knowledge of IT systems and operations, managing external IT providers, data privacy, and business-critical infrastructure.
• Understanding of workplace health and safety (WHS), ensuring compliance with a focus on staff well-being.
• Ability to develop and implement governance, risk, audit, and compliance frameworks aligned with cultural values.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, collaborating and communicating effectively across teams to drive operational efficiency and strategic goals.

About the Treaty Authority

The Treaty Authority is an independent entity with a mandate to facilitate the formation of treaties between the State of Victoria and First Peoples in Victoria.

The Treaty Authority’s work is grounded in Aboriginal culture, lore and law and led collectively by a panel of five Members committed to Aboriginal self-determination and empowerment. It engages with a broad cross-section of stakeholders including the State of Victoria, the First Peoples’ Assembly and Traditional Owners in Victoria.

The objects of the Treaty Authority’s work are to:

• Facilitate the journey towards reconciliation, mutual respect and tolerance between First Peoples and other people of the State and to
• Maintain, promote and advance the self-determination and empowerment, culture and human rights of First Peoples.

What you’ll bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, economics, or a related field.
• Proven experience in operations or project management, with expertise in procurement, IT, and workplace health and safety and proficiency in maximising the use of Gantt charts and MS Project (or similar).
• Excellent administrative abilities, including high-quality documentation, research, and legislative analysis.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams (preferred).
• Enthusiasm for learning and applying culturally driven ways of working.
• Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise effectively, and work with attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to building respectful relationships with First Peoples and the broader community.
• Adaptability, resilience, and a passion for driving meaningful reform for First Peoples in Victoria.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact and being a part of ground-breaking change for First Peoples in Victoria, apply now by submitting your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience via the job platform. Applications should be submitted as one document in PDF format via the job site.

This advertisement provides a brief outline of this position. For a detailed job description please email [email protected] using the subject line: Operations Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

This advertisement and the role’s position description include a reference to a demonstration of lived experience and a commitment to anti-racism.

Applications may be actioned as they are received.

The Treaty Authority acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country. Diversity and inclusivity are important to the Treaty Authority and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and activities reflect this. Everyone is welcome at the Treaty Authority, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.

General EOI: If you are interested in working with the Treaty Authority in any capacity, please send us an expression of interest with a copy of your resume to [email protected] using the subject line: Operations Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

This position is open to everyone, however, the nature of the Treaty Authority’s work means we strongly encourage First Peoples to apply.