Organisation : Kids Thrive
Location : Melbourne (South Melbourne)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Arts & Culture, Children, Community Engagement, Foundations, Trusts & Philanthropy, Social Enterprise
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : $87,000 package
Application closing date : 12 Oct, 2017
About the organisation
Kids Thrive is Victoria’s leading arts and community development organisation committed to child-led community change.
Our vision is for all children to thrive and be empowered to lead creative community change. To achieve this, we develop and deliver arts-based programs to nourish connections between children and their local communities, develop children’s leadership skills, build their resilience and grow their capacity to drive positive change.
We deliver our programs in safe, supportive, child-focused community settings throughout Victoria.
Visit www.kidsthrive.org.au to find out more about our organisation
About the role
- Melbourne based, South Melbourne arts and café precinct location
- Managing a small team
- Full-time, $87k package
We are seeking to appoint a leading administrator, with strong arts, not-for-profit and/or business management experience, partnered with an entrepreneurial mindset, to fulfil the responsibilities of the role of General Manager.
You will have a strong understanding of a range of cross-sectoral landscapes that Kids Thrive operates in. These may include senior-level experience in the arts, education, health, social welfare, social justice and/or community development – within enterprise and/or not-for-profit organisations.
Reporting to the Creative Directors, the General Manager is responsible for ensuring the organisation is achieving best practice in financial, governance and operational management. The General Manager will also be responsible for managing stakeholders in the government and philanthropic, arts, education, health, social welfare, social justice and community development sectors. The General Manager will also assume an advocacy role for Kids Thrive, promoting our creative ‘child-led community change’ programs within the broader community.
This is an opportunity to step into a key position, contributing to the growth of a ground-breaking, vibrant arts and community development organisation poised to take a major step forward in the reach and impact of its ground-breaking child-led change programs.
Experience required
Your skills and experience will be required in the following areas:
Operational management
Staff & stakeholder management
Financial management
Business development and fundraising
Governance & reporting
To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate a commitment to working within Kids Thrive values: enacting strong ethics and commitment, partnered with flexibility and a commitment to creativity – whilst being accountable for achieving business objectives and results. The success you have achieved in similar roles will be reflected in your personal integrity, professional standards, and experience managing and growing organisations comparable to Kids Thrive.
Candidates will bring significant experience, and possibly tertiary qualifications, in Arts Management, Accounting, Education, Community Development or related areas. Tertiary qualifications and professional experience in Business/Commerce or a related field will also be highly regarded.
Your capacity to foster happy, focused teams, equally committed to a values-based, social outcomes-driven enterprise, will define your success in this position.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: General Manager – readvertised via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Arts_and_Culture, #Children, #Community_Engagement, #Foundations_Trusts_and_Philanthropy, #Social_Enterprise
