The Field Operations Manager focuses on leading and managing field operations to attract, retain, and develop top talent, ensuring the successful implementation of projects and regional plans within our Australia First Nations context. Reporting to the Head of Australia Program & Australia First Nations, you will drive organisational culture initiatives, maintaining compliance with policies and procedures, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

You will lead and support a strong and high performing project implementation team, enabling a culture of collaboration and passion for First Nations people leading their own development and communicating the impact of community-led development over the long term.

This role requires travel to remote community locations. 

This role plays an integral part in the organisation, enabling us to support our mission of empowering Australians to create meaningful change for the world’s most vulnerable children and adults.

Your main duties and responsibilities:

• People Leadership, Recruitment and Retention - Apply effective and consistent workplace practices and behaviours to attract, retain and strengthen top talent. Drive organisational culture initiatives to enhance employee engagement and foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Ensure the successful implementation and delivery of Australia First Nations Program (AFNP) projects and Regional plans - Provide leadership, support and coordination to ensure project implementation is efficient and effective and meets the goals and objectives of World Vision Australia (WVA), Australia First Nations Program (AFNP) and community partners.
• Provide strategic operational leadership to Australia First Nations Program Field Teams. Collaborating with AFNP Operations Manager, embed a culture of continuous improvement projects to ensure systems are fit for purpose for field teams. Ensure that WVA guidelines, procedures and policies are followed by staff. Ensure operational activities and processes are in compliance with all relevant WV policies, procedures and donor requirements, and are meeting high standards of project management.

Who we’re looking for: 

We are looking for someone who is a great leader and team player, with excellent interpersonal skills.

Your skills and experience will include:

• Excellent understanding of the cultural, political, economic and social nature of working with First Nations organisations and communities.
• Experience as a senior leader of a field facing program team
• Significant experience directly managing complex field teams in remote locations
• Demonstrated experience of achieving practical results working with First Nations people, families, organisations and communities 
• Experience at a high level working with government and non-government donors and supporters
• Understanding of program management, grant management, including budgets
• Advanced people leadership skills with the ability to lead teams in a collaborative and inclusive manner
• Advanced degree in Community Development, Social Work or a related or complementary discipline

Working for World Vision means you are making the world better 

It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you’re about to do something meaningful. It means working with 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward. 

The selection process 

For your information, the interviews will start immediately, and the role may be filled before the closing date.

We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families. World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector. 

Who we are

For more than 40 years, World Vision has been partnering with First Nations communities through our Australia First Nations Program. The program is dedicated to helping First Nations communities build on their strengths and achieve their own development goals. Working at World Vision as a First Nations staff means you will be well represented and supported within the team. Through the program’s staff network, you will have a safe space to connect, collaborate and seek advice no matter where you are based. 

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.

For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: https://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us