Manager - Community Service Programs
Exciting Management opportunity for a leading community organisation.
Summary about this job
Management
Company: Chandler Macleod Group
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: Super + Salary Packaging Benefits
Phone: +61-2-1507-1326
Fax: +61-7-5996-6768
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Detail information about job Manager - Community Service Programs. Terms and conditions vacancy
This exciting management opportunity is for an independent, profit-for-purpose community-inclusion organisation, with community contacts across Australia.
Their main purpose is to connect individuals and communities to realise an inclusive society and the organisation’s principles are humanity, interdependence, authenticity and emergence. They achieve this through planning and service delivery, through facilitating and strengthening informal supports social and employment networks and community building, and through participation in sector related policy development and review. They aspire to a diverse culture - a celebration of what makes each person unique - and to social inclusion underpinned by human rights.
This position exists to:
• Provide leadership, supervision, management and strategic direction to expand the After-Hours Response and other support Programs
• Develop and drive these programs positioning for growth and profitability internally and externally
• Establish successful relationships and partnerships with service providers and funding bodies to develop innovative, best practice services that truly meet the needs of people we support
• Ensure the consistent provision of quality service
• Promote VHC with the DVA Assessment teams to grow the service in the North-West Metro and rural/remote Victoria
What we need from you:
The ideal candidate will have good business acumen in developing and negotiating with both corporate and government funding agencies.
• Must have a strong Business mindset - including sound knowledge of financials and cost implications
• Strong analysis and business development acumen to market the program and to negotiate contractual outcome
• Demonstrated experience in managing client focused programs, within the community sector is an added advantage
• Ability to think strategically and to translate strategic direction into operational action
• Strong staff management and development skills, including the ability to manage, motivate and support a team to achieve program goals
• Willingness to work out of hours including weekends to provide supervision and direction to the team
• Tertiary qualifications in social sciences, human services, business management, service development or a related field
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading community service provider with flexible working arrangements and a supportive and dedicated team.
If this role appeals to you please submit your CV by Thursday 5th July 2018.