General Manager, Entrepreneur Services

Jobs in Arnhem Land; Darwin; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work arrangements

Ongoing professional development

Travel opportunities across NT

Salary sacrifice options

Job summary

Impact North is seeking an experienced executive to lead entrepreneur services across the Northern Territory, with a strong focus on Darwin, East Arnhem and Barkly. The role reports to the CEO and guides regional delivery, partnerships and culturally safe programs that empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

You will drive strategy, manage managers, and oversee budgets and revenue-generating services while traveling across rural and remote NT to expand Impact North’s presence

Qualifications

• Experience leading managers and senior practitioners, regions or service lines.
• Strong commercial capability across budgets, forecasting, contracts and revenue-generating services.
• Experience establishing, scaling or improving regional operations.
• Demonstrated culturally safe leadership and work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Ability to develop leaders, build accountability and influence strategic outcomes.
• Capacity to travel regularly across the Northern Territory.

Responsibilities

• Lead managers and senior practitioners responsible for entrepreneur facilitation, capability development, community activation and regional delivery.
• Balance impact, growth and commercial sustainability while shaping organisational strategy.
• Build strategic partnerships to strengthen regional delivery and create opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic thinking

Regional operations

Commercial capability

Culturally safe leadership

Travel across NT

Job description

What you'll do

Lead Impact North's portfolio of entrepreneur services across the NT, with deep presence in Darwin, East Arnhem and Barkly currently. Your role connects support that includes facilitation, core programs, membership, cowork and alumni pathways. You will identify and develop opportunities for fee-for-service partnerships to grow our services, and oversee and champion delivery of support that is culturally safe, participant-led and that respects entrepreneurs' goals, choices and ownership of their businesses.

About Impact North

Impact North works alongside entrepreneurs, businesses and communities across Northern Australia to create opportunities, strengthen local economies and support sustainable growth. Through programs, partnerships and community initiatives, we help turn ideas into impact. Based on a strong foundation, we're entering an exciting phase of growth and regional expansion.

The role

Reporting to the CEO and forming part of the Executive Leadership Team, you'll lead managers and senior practitioners responsible for entrepreneur facilitation, capability development, community activation and regional delivery. You'll balance impact, growth and commercial sustainability while helping shape organisational strategy and expanding Impact North's presence across the Northern Territory. you'll build strategic partnerships that strengthen regional delivery and open opportunities for entrepreneurs.

About you

You're an experienced leader who has successfully led teams, services or regional operations through growth and change. You understand how to combine commercial thinking with purpose-driven outcomes and have demonstrated success working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, organisations and communities. You bring sound judgement, resilience and curiosity, can lead through ambiguity and change, and confidently contribute ideas and constructive challenge within a collaborative executive team.

What you need

• Experience leading managers and senior practitioners, regions or service lines.
• Strong commercial capability across budgets, forecasting, contracts and revenue-generating services.
• Experience establishing, scaling or improving regional operations.
• Demonstrated culturally safe leadership and experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• The ability to develop leaders, build accountability and influence strategic outcomes.
• Capacity to travel regularly across the Northern Territory, including to regional and remote communities.

What we offer

• A key executive leadership role shaping entrepreneurship, economic participation and regional growth.
• A collaborative Executive Leadership Team environment.
• Meaningful work alongside entrepreneurs, communities and partners.
• Competitive salary.
• Access to salary sacrifice options.
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance.
• Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and will provide reasonable adjustments through the recruitment process. If you need support, please let us know.

Applications close COB Thursday 12 November 2026.