Executive Director, Early Years: Lead 34 Kindergartens

Orchard Talent Group; Geelong; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive scope

Five weeks annual leave

Flexible working

Salary packaging

Motor vehicle option

Job summary

Meli, a Victorian not-for-profit organisation, seeks an Executive Director, Early Years, to lead a portfolio of 34 kindergartens and related programs across Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and Colac Otway.

Reporting to the CEO and serving on the Executive Team, you will set direction, develop leadership capability and strengthen performance through effective governance, engagement with staff and communities.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership within a complex service delivery organisation.
• Experience driving strategic growth, organisational performance 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.
• A relevant tertiary or postgraduate qualification in human services, community services, children’s services, business, management or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic growth that strengthens the long-term sustainability of Early Years services.
• Establish a consistent, high quality approach to education and practice across the kindergartens, while supporting each service’s connection to its community.
• Develop leaders and teams, building commercial capability, accountability and confidence to use evidence and data in decision making.
• Strengthen connected supports for children and families, alongside partnerships, quality, safety and measurable outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic growth

Governance & risk

People & culture

Commercial thinking

Education

Postgraduate qualification in human services/management

Job description

Meli, a Victorian not-for-profit organisation, seeks an Executive Director, Early Years, to lead a portfolio of 34 kindergartens and related programs across Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and Colac Otway.

Reporting to the CEO and serving on the Executive Team, you will set direction, develop leadership capability and strengthen performance through effective governance, engagement with staff and communities.