Enterprise Growth & Partnerships Manager

Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Hybrid Working

Flexible Working Hours

Build Something Meaningful

Professional Development

Employee Assistance Program

Purpose

Job summary

Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive Centacare's growth across service lines. You will shape an enterprise growth plan, build a strong partnerships network, and lead a team of Partnership Specialists with a coordinator to deliver strategic outcomes.

You will work closely with senior leadership to align opportunities with mission, priorities and commercial objectives, while overseeing tenders, funding and new market expansion.

Qualifications

• A degree in Business, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Significant experience leading business development, growth or strategic partnerships.
• A proven track record of growing revenue, services or organisational reach.
• Strong commercial acumen, including financial modelling, business cases and investment assessment.
• Experience developing and managing strategic partnerships and referral networks.
• Demonstrated capability in tender management, funding applications and commercial negotiations.
• Experience establishing and governing a business development pipeline, including forecasting and executive reporting.
• Proven leadership capability, with the ability to build, motivate and develop specialist teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the confidence to work with executives, government, funders and senior partners.
• Sound judgement and the ability to balance commercial opportunity with organisational purpose and values.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own an organisation-wide growth plan with targets, market priorities, forecasts and investments.
• Build and manage a qualified growth pipeline with clear criteria and gates.
• Identify opportunities to expand services, enter new markets and delivery models.
• Lead financial modelling, business cases and investment recommendations.
• Build and strengthen partnerships with hospitals, GPs, government and education partners.
• Oversee tenders, funding applications and service-growth initiatives.
• Monitor market trends, policy changes and funding to identify opportunities.
• Lead and develop the partnerships team and coordinate with Marketing for an integrated plan.

Skills

Business development

Growth strategy

Strategic partnerships

Financial modelling

Tender management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Forecasting & reporting

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor degree in Business, Commerce or related discipline

Job description

Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive Centacare's growth across service lines. You will shape an enterprise growth plan, build a strong partnerships network, and lead a team of Partnership Specialists with a coordinator to deliver strategic outcomes.

You will work closely with senior leadership to align opportunities with mission, priorities and commercial objectives, while overseeing tenders, funding and new market expansion.