Executive Officer, Early Learning

• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Full Time, Ongoing role

Job Summary:

Senior leadership opportunity that allows you to influence, shape, grow and support the delivery of strategic outcomes for a broad range of Early Learning services.

About the opportunity

The Executive Officer for Early Learning is a key senior leadership position reporting to the General Manager and providing strategic management of early learning services across Uniting.

The successful applicant will play a key role in the development and delivery of high quality and community focused programs, ensuring all programs meet funding requirements through  effective planning, development and delivery of high quality, sustainable client and community focused programs. The role will provide strategic advice and support to the General Manager aiming to continuously improve early learning services and work in partnership with clients, the workforce, the community, and funding bodies.

In this role, you can take pleasure in inspiring, mentoring, guiding and supporting the early learning workforce.

About you

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and work in a manner that influences, shapes and supports the delivery of strategic outcomes. You have extensive experience and business acumen in the management of early learning services; working closely with funding bodies and relevant stakeholders, with significant financial and risk management capability.

As a customer focused leader, you have developed, led and implemented business development initiatives, ensuring continuous service improvement.

Your extensive knowledge of Education and Care National Law and Regulation, and the Early Years Learning Framework, has expanded your skills in managing early childhood education and development programs.

You have a relevant qualification in community or human services field, business, management and/or leadership and significant experience in building and maintaining whole of organisation relationships. You will have proven experience in a large complex organisational context, with an emphasis on delivering outcomes with a focus on exemplary customer service.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, apply today by submitting the below:

• Cover Letter (2-3 pages outlining your suitability according to the position description and addressing the key/core selection criteria)
• Current Resume (no more than 4-5 pages)

Applications close on Sunday 2 May at 11:55pm

Get in touch

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Annette Kelly-Egerton – General Manager on  0418 318 270

About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Visit us: https://www.unitingvictas.org.au/

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.