(AS858) RedR Australia, CEO

RedR Australia provides people and skills to relieve suffering and build resilience before, during and after crises and conflict. It deploys exceptional, specialised personnel to wherever support is most urgently required, collaborating closely with government, universities, the private sector, civil society and UN entities. Well credentialled globally, RedR will now build on and expand its capabilities domestically to augment its international capability.
  
Having an exemplary track record of results-based outcomes, you will offer RedR strong leadership, providing advice ahead of governance decisions, using best practice financial, people and capability principles to implement RedR’s bold objectives. You will be supported by an effective skills and experience-based board.
  
A citizen of the world, you are a charismatic leader and manager with a grasp of stakeholder engagement in the humanitarian sector, and the influencing and motivational skills to inspire a dispersed multicultural workforce in a supportive culture.

To apply: Please view the Position Profile below and click on “Apply For Job” at the bottom of the page, attaching a tailored CV (Word version) by 5pm Monday 5 June, or call Jeremy Wurm on 0419 529 525 or Lesley Lightfoot on 0458 543 485, to enquire.

Position Title:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Location:
Carlton, Victoria
Reports to:
RedR Australia Chair
Direct Reports:
3

About RedR Australia

RedR Australia (RedR) provides people and skills to relieve suffering and build resilience before, during and after crises and conflict. RedR works with governments, universities, United Nations entities, the private sector and civil society to provide solutions to the world’s challenging humanitarian, development, and peace challenges. RedR Australia is a member of the RedR International network.
RedR maintains a roster of exceptional personnel who can be deployed to deliver RedR’s objectives when and where help is most needed around the globe. RedR also shares its expertise through disaster and conflict preparedness training in Australia and overseas, and is proud of its amplified humanitarian impact. Historically RedR Australia’s focus has been global, a key objective ahead is to leverage our international experience domestically in Australia in addition to our global work.
RedR is committed to safeguarding and upholding human rights, and advancing gender and disability inclusion, localisation and reconciliation. RedR is a child safe and equal opportunity employer which values the essential role diversity has in ensuring safe and inclusive workplaces and programs. Our employees apply safeguarding and protection standards, including but not limited to, child protection and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
For example, as one of its programs, RedR Australia implements the Australia Assists program, the Australian Government’s humanitarian civilian deployment program, deploying technical specialists to help partners prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters and conflict globally. The seven year, circa $100 million program enables the mobilisation and deployment of specialists into geographic and thematic areas of priority in line with Australia’s humanitarian responsibilities and national interests.

Position Summary

The position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides strategic leadership and direction for RedR Australia maintaining a forward looking and agile organisation adaptive to the needs of the world’s most vulnerable people. Reporting to the Chair, the CEO will work closely with the RedR Australia Board of Directors to develop and implement the right culture and strategies to grow organisational impact and financial resilience. The CEO oversees enterprise and program risk and monitors high quality programs and services. The CEO ensures effective implementation of strategy, reports on organisational results, and amplifies impact and insight through appropriate advocacy and representation, satisfying the priorities of interested stakeholders without compromising RedR Australia independence.
The CEO has three direct reports: Chief Financial Officer, Program Director- Australia Assists and Commercial Director.
  
Key Responsibilities   

Leadership

• Provide a clear vision, purpose and performance targets for the organisation, delivering RedR’s vision, mission and objectives
• Progress RedR Australia by building on what has worked to date and to re-design, implement and extend the solutions that are fit for the future RedR Australia
• Specifically RedR Australia aims to include an emphasis on Australian domestic resilience, disaster response and recovery
• Operate as a positive role model
• Lead and manage a high performing, collaborative team, in a fit-for-purpose structure, which upholds and champions RedR’s culture and its values of accountability, integrity, empathy and collaboration
• Ensure that all members of the organisation have the clearest understanding of the articulated strategic objectives, the action to be taken, and the means by which progress can be monitored
• Provide leadership of RedR’s senior leadership team (SLT) and chair SLT meetings
• Oversee delivery of high quality international and domestic programs and service consistent with RedR’s purpose
• Oversee provision of a strong enterprise risk framework which allows RedR to proactively engage with and manage risk
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and regulation, including ACNC, ACFID, workplace law and financial, program and social inclusion audits
• Increase the value of RedR’s assets (finances, roster, training, partnerships and insights)
• Introduce future-focussed business systems that complement ongoing professionalisation and ensure RedR’s growth as a “Learning Organisation”
• Provide CEO leadership for collaboration and strengthening of RedR International

Establish and maintain constructive relationships with key stakeholders

• Nurture, negotiate, operationalise and expand strategic multifaceted partnerships and/or commercial agreements with governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental agencies, private sector, founding bodies and others – and create a relationship architecture and infrastructure that can deliver multiple programs and partnerships for shared impact
• Deliver consistent high-performing products and service, ensuring all potential and current stakeholders and clients maintain maximum confidence and trust in RedR Australia’s capability
• Ensure programs and partnerships are implemented and managed effectively

Service the conduct of Board meetings and provide advice ahead of governance decisions

• Provide the RedR Australia Board with trusted feedback, advice and proposals to support proactive and agile positioning to deliver on RedR’s vision, mission and values
• Work with the Chair to ensure the best quality information and analysis is provided in a timely fashion ahead of board meetings
• Support the RedR Chair in RedR International role requirements

Human Resources

• Ensure appropriate resource allocation across the organisation to enable delivery of the annual business plan
• Oversee and safeguard organisational culture by ensuring the selection of exceptional people and technical skills fit for the sector and organisation, and ensure they are adequately trained, resourced and supported to deliver on their agreed performance plans and organisational priorities
• Oversee the policy schedule and human resources audit schedules, and ensure progress on workforce capability

  
Finance

• Ensure that funding sources, relevant UN agencies and international NGOs, National Disaster Management Offices in neighbouring countries in particular, Australian NGOs, the founding bodies, relevant peak bodies and professional associations, and all potential buyers of RedR Australia services are able to develop maximum confidence in RedR Australia capability
• Explore and develop alternative sources of funding for the operations of the RedR Australia business, from organisations with values and behaviours consistent with those of RedR
• Oversee and ensure financial accountability and transparency, demonstrating effective charitable status and international standing
• Oversee preparation and management of sensible and effective budgets by balancing realistic calculations of anticipated revenue with best possible allocations to achieve business plan objectives

Communications

• Oversee a clear communications strategy and plan that maximises opportunities for advocacy and high value contributions, builds the RedR brand and reputation, and leverages program insights
• Be spokesperson for and representative of RedR, and conduct media appearances and high-level engagement with Government, business, international and sector partners
• Amplify RedR’s impact and insights for influence, advocacy and business development

  
Qualification, Knowledge, Experience and Essential Requirements   

Essential:

• The ability to represent RedR at the highest levels of government, UN agencies, and business
• The ability to use RedR’s impact and insights for influence, advocacy and business development
• Demonstrated political and commercial nous
• Demonstrated ability to uphold and defend humanitarian or social protection law, principles and standards
• Willing to undertake travel interstate and internationally
• Have the right to work in Australia or appropriate visa
• This position will involve contact with children, people and at-risk communities. Applicants will be screened for their suitability to work, including police and comprehensive reference checks
• Tertiary qualifications
• Membership, or qualifications appropriate to be a Member, of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Other Special Requirements:
  

• Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent will be required to undertake travel outside of usual business hours including during the weekend
• This is a global CEO role with significant international relationships requiring early morning and late night virtual or in person meetings

Desirable:

• Master’s degree or higher qualifications in Business, International Development, International Relations or similar

Knowledge and Experience
Required:

• Relevant CEO, Australian government SES or United Nations D-level experience or potential and demonstrated ability or potential to lead a dispersed multicultural organisation
• A working background in the humanitarian sector and knowledge of the Australian context within the international arena
• Demonstrated capacity for superior performance in operations, governance, representation, financial, people management and organisational growth
• Demonstrated ability to manage significant and varied stakeholder expectations, encompassing member, community, partner, government and financial stakeholders

Desirable:

• Ability to speak the languages of the United Nations

Skills and Attributes

The occupant of this position must exhibit the following:

• Proven leadership skills, coupled with outstanding interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• A dynamic and energetic approach, visionary in nature
• The ability to apply mature and sound judgement
• Demonstrated ability to manage difficult conversations and negotiations
• Aware of and able to exercise a global view to existing and emerging humanitarian issues, while being able to engage at a local level
• A capacity to develop, implement and support suitable business systems, as well as effective business management policies, processes and procedures
• The ability to maintain a strong people focus and be a team builder, together with demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to enable, drive and manage organisational change
• The ability to be an effective spokesperson and advocate for RedR Australia, including with the media, politicians or high-level delegates, both international and domestic