Executive Director, Early Years — Growth, Impact & Flexible Work

Orchard Talent Group; Geelong; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks annual leave

Flexible working

Salary packaging

Motor vehicle option

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Meli in Victoria seeks an accomplished Executive Director, Early Years, to lead 34 kindergartens, early childhood supports and learning programs across Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula and Colac Otway. Reporting to the CEO, you will set strategic direction, develop leadership capability and strengthen performance.

You will drive growth, ensure high quality education, build partnerships, govern risk and reporting to the board, while embedding social impact and sustainability across services.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership within a complex service delivery organisation.
• Experience driving strategic growth and sustainable outcomes.
• Strong governance, risk, regulatory and stakeholder management capability.
• Record of developing leaders and embedding commercial thinking without compromising service quality or social impact.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic growth that responds to community need and strengthens long-term sustainability of Early Years services.
• Establish a consistent, high-quality approach to education and practice across the kindergartens and connect to community.
• Develop leaders and teams, building commercial capability, accountability and data-informed decision making.
• Strengthen connected supports for children and families, alongside partnerships, quality, safety and measurable outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic growth

Governance & risk

Stakeholder management

People development

Commercial thinking

Education

Postgraduate qualification in human services or business

Job description

Meli in Victoria seeks an accomplished Executive Director, Early Years, to lead 34 kindergartens, early childhood supports and learning programs across Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula and Colac Otway. Reporting to the CEO, you will set strategic direction, develop leadership capability and strengthen performance.

You will drive growth, ensure high quality education, build partnerships, govern risk and reporting to the board, while embedding social impact and sustainability across services.