Chief Executive Officer

Weeroona Association; Gympie Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Weeroona Group in Gympie, Queensland, is seeking a Group Chief Executive Officer to lead a pivot from a traditional service model to a diversified group. The role carries full P&L and operational accountability, reports to the Board, and will build a high‑performing executive team to drive growth, service quality and financial sustainability across multiple entities.

Desirable: governance qualifications and experience with multi‑entity structures, plus familiarity with the NFP and disability

Qualifications

• Significant senior executive or group CEO experience with full P&L accountability at genuine scale.
• Demonstrated track record leading organisational transformation, growth or diversification.
• Sophisticated commercial and strategic acumen with appetite for innovation and new ventures.
• Genuine track record of working with and reporting to a board.
• Strong financial capability across budgeting, cash management and service viability.
• Deep working knowledge of the NDIS regulatory environment and safeguarding.”

Responsibilities

• Set and drive an ambitious group strategy and translate it into clear plans for each entity.
• Champion the quality and safety of every service the group delivers.
• Lead diversification initiatives: new income streams, grants and programs.
• Identify and lead entry into new service areas as the group grows.
• Build a high-performing executive team capable of operating at group scale.
• Report to and work closely with the Weeroona Group Ltd Board.
• Represent Weeroona Group to funders, government, partners and the community.

Skills

Senior executive experience

Group CEO experience

Board reporting experience

Strategic leadership

Financial acumen

Disability sector knowledge

Job description

Weeroona Group | Gympie, Queensland | Full-time, permanent

Executive remuneration package, independently benchmarked by the Board | Reports to the Weeroona Group Ltd Board

Lead a bold pivot. Think strategically. Build what's next.

Weeroona Group is entering a new era of growth, innovation and opportunity. We're moving from a traditional service model into a diversified group, and we're creating the role of Group Chief Executive Officer to lead that pivot.

This role calls for a highly experienced, commercially astute strategic leader, someone who has run at genuine scale, who is energised by building new capability rather than maintaining the status quo, and who can bring real rigour to a fast‑growing group.

About the Role

The Group CEO leads the Weeroona Group, spearheading the transition to a new structure of multiple entities within the Weeroona group. You'll hold accountability for service quality, financial sustainability, regulatory standing and the group's growth, reporting to the Weeroona Group Ltd Board.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and drive an ambitious group strategy, and turn it into clear plans across each entity
• Champion the quality and safety of every service the group delivers
• Lead a genuine diversification agenda: new income streams, new grants and new programs
• Identify and lead the group into new service areas as it grows
• Build a high‑performing executive team capable of operating at group scale
• Report to and work closely with the Weeroona Group Ltd Board
• Represent Weeroona Group to funders, government, partners and the community

What We're Looking For

• Significant senior executive or group CEO experience, with full P&L and operational accountability at genuine scale, ideally in disability, community, health or human services
• A demonstrated track record leading organisational transformation, growth or diversification, not just steady‑state operations
• Sophisticated commercial and strategic acumen, with real appetite for innovation and new venture development
• A genuine track record of working with, and reporting to, a board
• Strong financial capability across budgeting, cash management and service viability
• Deep working knowledge of the NDIS regulatory environment
• Demonstrated safeguarding and incident management capability
• Values‑based, rights‑based leadership

Desirable: experience leading a multi‑entity or group structure, a Company Directors Course or equivalent governance qualification, and familiarity with the NFP and disability sectors.

Culture Matters Here

This isn't a caretaker role. Weeroona Group's Board wants a CEO who leads from the front, challenges how things have always been done, and brings genuine ambition to the table, while never losing sight of the community we serve. You'll be visible across our services and our community, backed by a Board that wants to grow sustainably and do right by the people we support.

If you want to build a legacy to be proud of, this is the role.

Mandatory Checks & Requirements

• Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• National Criminal History Check
• Not disqualified from managing a corporation under the Corporations Act 2001, nor from being a Responsible Person by the ACNC Commissioner
• Current open Queensland driver licence, with regular travel across the group's service footprint

Why Weeroona Group?

• A genuine seat at the table: report directly to the Group Board and shape the strategy of a growing regional charity
• Real breadth, spanning disability supports, child and family services, and community programs under one roof
• The chance to build something. This is a newly created position, with the mandate to build the systems and team around it
• Deep local roots in the Gympie region, and a community that will know your name
• An executive remuneration package set by the Board on independent benchmarking

Weeroona Group is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We will make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process on request.