Hours and conditions: Full time, 5 year contract
Location: Melbourne CBD
Salary package commensurate with qualifications and experience

• Innovative, national non-profit
• Focus on strategy
• Friendly, committed team

Bush Heritage, a leading Australian conservation organisation, currently has an exceptional opportunity for a qualified and experienced Senior Manager – Finance to join our Melbourne head office.

The Senior Manager – Finance reports to the Chief Executive and is responsible for the financial management of the organisation.  You will be responsible for the successful financial management of the organisation and adapt processes to meet the needs of a continually evolving environment.  The role includes coordination of budget and financial management processes, cash-flow management and investment management.

You will be CPA or CA qualified with a minimum of 12 years post-qualification experience acquired within a complex company environment, ideally a non-profit with multiple funding sources.  Strong technical ability in financial management and strong project management skills are essential.  Your strategic insight and analysis, and knowledge of non-profit accounting including fund and grant accounting, compliance and reporting, will ensure your success in the role.  You will be responsible for managing three direct reports and fully utilising the finance system – MS Dynamics GP10.0.  Your resilience, positive track record and excellent interpersonal and communication skills are paramount.  Experience in the non-profit sector is desirable.  MBA would be regarded favourably.

Application closing date: Sunday 10 June 2012.  Telephone and initial interviews may take place earlier.

*Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia.
*We request no agency contact please.

To view the full Position Description please visit www.bushheritage.org.au/getting_involved/employment.

• Full-time ongoing role
• Carlton location
• Attractive salary packaging

Play a lead role providing effective relationship management and human resources services within the International Delegate Volunteer Services (IDVS).

This position recruits, prepares and deploys delegates to international assignments, assists program colleagues with the scoping and creation of positions, and also coordinates support and assistance while on assignment. You will also support delegates in developing their skills and experience as well as providing support in their career with the Red Cross Movement.

The successful applicant will have tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (e.g. Business, Human Resources or Psychology). Experience within the international humanitarian sector is desirable but not essential. This role may include international travel as a requirement.

For further details please refer to the position description below or contact Jill Carter on 03 9341 7591.

Sacred Heart Mission (SHM) is an innovative, values-based community organisation that proactively works with the most disadvantaged people in our community who are experiencing homelessness.

We have an exciting position available as the Coordinator of our women’s crisis accommodation facility, Homefront (FTE Position).

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated and organised person with experience in staff supervision and support within a community sector setting.  The person will have excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills, and well developed service coordination capacity.

SHM offers flexible working hours, good salary conditions with access to salary packaging and other benefits, a commitment to professional development and the opportunity to be part of an organisation that makes a difference in the community.

For further information about the role please contact Leanne Lewis, Manager Women’s Services on (03) 9537 1166 or for a copy of the position description, please visit www.sacredheartmission.org.

SHM holds exemption no. A3/2010 under Section 83 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 to employ women only in Women’s Services.

Minus18 is now seeking a qualified, experienced, flexible and self-motivated individual to fill
the position of Youth Mental Health Support Worker to expand the work of our organisation in supporting the mental health and wellbeing needs of same-sex attracted and gender diverse young people.

Remuneration above award rates.

Major duties will include:

• Provision of online mental health support for SSAGD young people through the Minus18 website;
• Provision of mental health support for SSAGD young people at Minus18 youth events;
• Liaising with the General Manager to build the capacity of Minus18 to provide mental health support;
• Supporting and resourcing the Minus18 Youth Committee where appropriate.

The preferred candidate will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check and a Victorian Police Record Check. They must also maintain a minimum Level 2 First Aid qualification.

A full position description is attached below.

• 3 year contract
• Melbourne location, negotiable
• Work life balance

WWF-Australia, the global conservation organisation, is seeking an experienced senior account manager to lead on strategic business partnerships. The focus of existing partnerships are seafood sustainability and supply chain transformation with the objective of contributing to the improvement of fisheries sustainability.

Working within our energetic Corporate Partnerships team, the role offers excellent opportunities to leverage your broad skill set and build engaging partnerships that deliver positive environmental outcomes.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in developing and implementing partnerships or engaging with business
• Knowledge and understanding of sustainability and business drivers for change
• A track record in forecasting and raising income to given targets
• Technical experience in project and risk management
• Interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to lead and motivate a small team

An interest in and a commitment to conservation including experience working with supply chains, retailers and major brands, potentially relating to seafood sustainability and/or fisheries management would be considered highly.

A position description including selection criteria is available at wwf.org.au/about/jobs/.

Enquiries may be directed to Matt Willson on 0414 925 545 or 02 8202 1205 or mwillson@wwf.org.au.

• Speak up to build a just and compassionate world!
• Full time, flexible hours, Melbourne or Sydney based
• Varied and interesting role where you can make a real difference.

Your job

The National Advocacy Coordinator is responsible for resourcing the training and empowerment of churches, supporters, staff and volunteers to engage in effective advocacy for global justice.

Coordinating an informal team of volunteers and staff from the broader Australian Programs Team, you will be developing and leading TEAR’s advocacy campaigns.  A key part of your role will be collaborating across the NGO sector and contributing to advocacy coalitions such as Micah Challenge and Make Poverty History. You will write resources and communications which equip Christians to become effective grassroots advocates on issues of global poverty and injustice.

 

Sound like you?

Key to your success will be your sound understanding of political processes and high degree of self motivation.  With strong communication skills and advanced skills in community organising, you can empower others to take action.  You are results driven, experienced in Christian political activism, and are excited by the prospect of informing, challenging and empowering others.

 

About us

TEAR Australia seeks to encourage Australian Christians to act against injustice and work for political, economic and social change, so that the global poor might have better access to resources and freedom to exercise their rights.

This meaningful role offers flexibility and autonomy with opportunities for vocational development and overseas travel to experience the work of TEAR partners firsthand.

Visit www.tear.org.au for more information.

TEAR Australia’s recruitment and selection procedures and checks reflect our commitment to the well-being and protection of children.

Location: Melbourne CBD
Hours and Conditions: Full time 76 hours/fortnight, Ongoing
Salary Package: ~$53,000 (incl. 9% super)

• Innovative, national not for profit
• Protect Australia’s most vulnerable plants and animals
• Supportive, experienced and friendly team

Join one of Australia’s leading conservation organisations in this exciting position. By buying and managing land of high conservation value, Bush Heritage protects Australia’s most vulnerable plants and animals. With 34 reserves, representing nearly 1 million hectares, this is an organisation that has excelled in delivering conservation outcomes. You will be essential to ensuring it can grow to fulfil its vision of protecting 1% of Australia by 2025.

The Web Officer is responsible for ensuring Bush Heritage’s websites and social media presence engages new supporters and fosters their interest in Bush Heritage, as well as building our brand awareness.

You will have demonstrated experience in developing and publishing high-quality online content, including digital images and video, with consideration given to usability, accessibility and copyright. Your strong project management skills and ability to collaborate with staff and manage suppliers has ensured optimum results.

If you want to make a real difference in protecting our natural environment, then this is the role for you!

A full description is available on our website www.bushheritage.org.au/employment.

*Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia
*We request no agency contact please

Fitted for Work is a unique national not-for-profit organisation that assists women experiencing disadvantage to get work and keep it. Fitted for Work is the first Australian organisation of its kind and has assisted over 7,500 women to date.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join an organisation that really is making a difference and giving back to the community!

We are seeking a candidate to fulfil the key role of Business and Finance Manager. This is a critical role that will be responsible for managing the business and finance functions for Fitted for Work.

We are looking for someone with relevant experience in a Not for Profit, or Business sectors who wants to work in an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of women and their families. You will be positive, self-motivated and have a passion for providing exceptional service to clients.

For further information, please refer to the Position Description on our website www.fittedforwork.org.

Kids Under Cover and Whitelion have come together to offer a Mentoring Program to young people involved in Kids Under Cover Programs.

The position seeks to match young people at risk with suitably qualified volunteers in the community in one on one relationship. The role of the Mentor Coordinator will be to work with young people to prepare them for involvement, as well as engage potential volunteers and provide suitable training and support.

The position is located at Kids Under Cover, Richmond and will utilise the expertise of Whitelion in delivering high quality, highly effective mentoring programs.

KUC offers an attractive remuneration package with excellent staff benefits within a supportive team environment as well as ongoing professional development opportunities.

• Multiple Salary Packaging Options
• Flexibility in Working Days
• Commitment to Career Development
• 0.8-1.0 EFT (neg) Permanent Position
• Location: South Melbourne

We are now looking for a highly motivated professional with experience in health promotion to lead the newly redeveloped Health Promotion Program.

You will be responsible for driving a new project, along with six existing, successful smaller Health Promotion Projects.  This position will manage a small team of health promotion Project Officers and staff.  You will be overseeing the development, implementation and evaluation all of the health promotion programs ensuring principles of health promotion, community development and consumer participation are embedded in all practice.  Your needs analysis, planning and networking skills, along with your ability to inspire others, will be highly regarded.

To be considered for this position you are required to have;

• Relevant tertiary qualification and significant experience working in a health promotion role within a community setting
• Expertise and knowledge of the philosophy and principles of health promotion and understanding of the social Model of Health
• The ability to provide planning, management and direction to an organisation wide initiative and staff supervision
• The ability to undertake needs assessments, program planning and evaluation.

Join our award winning primary Health Care Service! (Primary Health Service of the year 2011).  Inner South Community Health Service is a progressive, values-driven organisation with reputation for service innovation and quality.  Our staff thrive on the opportunity to make a real difference in our community, by delivering services that address the underlying causes of poor health and wellbeing, not just the presenting issues.  Inner South’s work spans the continuum of health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment and features multi-disciplinary team care.

This role offers an excellent working environment including; a highly engaged work culture, a strong commitment to staff’s professional development; salary packaging options and office locations in the café precincts of inner City Locations – South Melbourne, Prahran and St. Kilda.   

Interested applicants should obtain a detailed Position Description below, from recruit@ischs.org.auor visit our website: www.ischs.org.au.

For further information about the role, please contact Alan Murnane on telephone on 0438 836 455.

Competitive above award salary

Fixed term full time position till June 2015

Based at Epping

Plenty Valley Community Health (PVCH) is a Primary Health Service that provides a range of primary health, dental, disability, population health and social support services to the growing communities of the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne.

The Position

The Healthy Children Coordinator is part of a new prevention workforce and resource investment between the department of Health, the City of Whittlesea and Plenty Valley Community Health to build a community-level prevention system through which interventions to tackle obesity, physical activity, nutrition, tobacco and alcohol use will be delivered and effectively supported.

The Healthy Children Coordinator is part of the City of Whittlesea Preventive Health Partnership team and will be line managed and based in the Population Health Team at Plenty Valley Community Health with overall program management responsibilities through the City of Whittlesea Preventive Health Partnership Team.

Key Selection Criteria

The successful applicant will meet the following criteria:

1. Degree in health promotion, public health, community development or related field.
2. Proven skills in health promotion planning and implementation to be able to plan multi-strategy health promotion interventions and implement in partnership with stakeholders.
3. Proven record of leading preventive health strategies to improve population health outcomes.
4. Well developed skills and experience in partnerships, collaboration and advocacy.
5. Proven track record of community engagement and development.
6. Team leadership experience.

Benefits of working at PVCH

• Reduced-tax salary and other salary packaging benefits (Permanent or Fixed term positions only)
• Novated Car Lease option (Permanent positions only)
• On-going professional development
• Highly supportive culture with family-friendly practices
• Clinical and professional supervision
• Discounted Gym membership

To view a position description and to apply for this position please visit the “Careers” page at www.pvch.org.au.

For further enquires contact: Jeremy Hearne, Acting Manager Population Health, PVCH (03) 9422 8076 or Jane Price, Team Leader Preventative Health Partnership, City of Whittlesea (03) 9217 2248.

 The Song Room is recruiting for an experienced and skilled Program Coordinator to work alongside our small, professional and hard working Online Project team in developing and enhancing our on-line framework as a cutting edge, interactive learning platform.

We are looking for someone with proven experience in a similar role who is ready to get to work with our team.

You will be responsible primarily for online content management and support online content development, including having a role in pre-production, production and testing of new arts based online content.  The role will also have a training support and program administration function.

You will have a strong record of online project support and management including:

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in coordinating a number of projects and staff
• Strong level of logistical and computer skills.

The Song Room is an innovative and fast paced not for profit organisation with its national office located in the beautiful Abbotsford Convent precinct of inner Melbourne.

This is a rewarding position which will provide a high level of job satisfaction for the right candidate. If you have a desire to contribute to an innovative combination of Arts and Education and to the development of a world’s best practice online arts learning platform, please contact us.

Find out more about The Song Room by going to our website atwww.songroom.org.au/people/employment.

• Carlton location
• Full-time position
• Attractive salary packaging

The Executive Assistant will be providing high-level professional support to the Head of International Program and International Management Team.  You will provide exceptional administration support to the International Department, coordinate travel, events and business reporting activities.

Key tasks include:

• Administration support to the Head of International’s Office.
• Coordination of business activities.
• Report writing.
• Recording of minutes.
• Research, analysis and independent project management.

The successful applicant will have relevant qualifications and/or experience in:

• Business/Project Management
• Excellent communication skills
• Sound ability to multitask and prioritise.

For further details please refer to the position description below or contact Donna McSkimming on (03) 9345 1850.

Come and join our international development organisation where we are ensuring that the vision of Fred Hollows lives on.

As part of our recent growth and development, an excellent opportunity exists for a highly qualified researcher to join our Global Partnerships team.  As the Senior Researcher, this role will work to strengthen The Foundation’s research activities to ensure we are recognised globally as a leading voice and partner in public health research and particularly community eye health care.  The role will build The Foundations research to ensure we are not only filling the gaps in research to bring policy change to end avoidable blindness but also effectively translating those results to stakeholders.

You will be responsible for collaboratively setting the priorities for The Foundation’s research portfolio, including the development of key research projects; ensuring research outcomes are translated to support improved program quality and effectiveness; developing an active research network between The Foundation and other key partners in Australia and globally; building staff capacity in eye health matters and eye research methodology.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have previous experience in a similar position, with a strong academic track record and desire to work in the NGO sector.  You will possess outstanding knowledge of research principles, techniques and design, along with superior skills in epidemiology and statistical analysis and some public health or clinical expertise.  Excellent communication skills, an acute eye for detail, and a high level of integrity, together with a positive disposition will also be essential.

Indigenous people are encouraged to apply for this position

 

Your job

An excellent full time opportunity has arisen for an International Accountant who is keen to grow their leadership skills in the international aid sector.  You will be responsible for the distribution and transparent financial reporting on over $12M worth of funding, including grants from AusAID. A diverse and interesting role, you will also assist with internal audit functions internationally, management reporting, handling travel and fieldworker insurance and cash projections.

 

Sound like you?

We are looking for a self-motivated person who demonstrates initiative, learns quickly, has excellent numerical aptitude and is driven by excellence.  You also have high level accounting experience including internal auditing, and international payments.  Key to your success will be your stakeholder management skills, strong competency in financial reporting for government grants and ability to translate reports from international partners into meaningful information for Australian reporting purposes.

 

Find out more

TEAR Australia is a Christian development, relief and advocacy organisation responding to global poverty and injustice.  TEAR is full of passionate, hardworking people who believe in what they do.  Our culture is based on integrity, respect, collaboration and faith.  If you would like to use your financial acumen to make a difference in the world then please see below or visit www.tear.org.autoday for an application form.

• Collingwood location
• Starting immediately
• Full time

Use and build on your admin skills as you assist our Marketing and Fundraising team.  This is an exciting role for a highly organized person who’d like to be part of a very busy, lively team in a dynamic not-for-profit organisation.

The Organisation

Independence Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that supports people with a disability to achieve their optimal quality of life, “giving the gift of independence”.

The Role

You’ll be supporting the team which manages our fundraising activities, organises events, provides information to people with disabilities, and promotes our work to the community.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating our schools’ injury prevention ‘SpinChat’ program
• Managing the communications and events database
• Assisting with the maintenance of the fundraising database – processing donations and transactions.
• Assisting in answering phone calls, enquiries and letters from donors
• Providing general administration support to the General Manager and team including: simple accounts processing, website updates (training given), and reception relief.

The successful applicant will have the following skills & attributes:

• Good interpersonal skills: confident and diplomatic telephone manner, ability to work effectively both autonomously and in a team
• Several years experience in administration and data base management
• Good clerical and administrative skills, including a high level of competence in typing and layout.
• Microsoft Office Suite skills ie Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• High level of initiative;  able to work unsupervised
• Highly organised and able to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a passionate team within a growing organisation. If you are a self starter with great admin skills we look forward to hearing from you.

A position description is available from www.independenceaustralia.com.

• Key leadership position
• Small organisation with impact
• Attractive conditions

Volunteering Victoria is the state peak body for volunteering, working to support and promote the crucial work of Victoria’s 1.5 million volunteers and the organisations that rely on them.

We are seeking a confident and energetic individual with a background in the not-for-profit sector to lead a small, dedicated team in a busy organisation that punches above its weight.

Supported by a committed Board of governance, the CEO is accountable for the strategic and operational management of Volunteering Victoria.  As well as possessing the operational know-how to take on this central role, you will be adept at building relationships and creating networks.

You will also be experienced at influencing and working with key decision-makers in the community and have the leadership skills to guide and support the organisation’s continued growth and development.

This is a full-time position based in Melbourne’s CBD fringe with a two-year contract with possible extension.

Additional information:

• 85,000 – $100,000 including super, commensurate with experience. Salary packaging available to $16,000.
• Full-time position, two-year contract
• CBD fringe location

For further information about this opportunity, contact Kathleen Mather on (03) 8327 8500.

Contact Name: Hanna Maxwell
Contact Phone: 0393426620
Contact Email: hanna.maxwell@bbs.org.au

(Part Time 0.6)

Base salary between $54,600 and $65,000 per annum pro rata depending on skills and experience

PLUS generous PBI salary packaging & superannuation

About us

For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 100 countries.  We are the world’s largest independent child rights development organisation. From emergency relief to long-term development, Save the Children secures a child’s right to health, education and protection.

About the role

Working as part of a dedicated team of professionals and reporting to the Group Financial Controller our Program Management Accountants ensure that all Country and State Programs’ financial reporting is processed in a timely and accurate manner. This requires extensive liaison with key stakeholders in Country and State Offices and detailed analysis and preparation of monthly project variance reports. Travel to our interstate and overseas offices is required as part of this role.

The successful candidate will have

• Tertiary qualification/s in Accounting
• Proven experience (at least 2 years) in a management accounting role
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills/experience
• CA\CPA membership (or studying towards) highly regarded but not essential
• Australian Permanent residency or current Australian unrestricted working rights.

A full position description can be obtained from the Save the Children website at www.savethechildren.org.au at “Careers with Us”.