GM Children & Youth

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

Job summary

3Bridges Community in New South Wales invites an experienced General Manager, Children & Youth, to provide strategic and operational leadership across OSHC and youth programs. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead service delivery, people, quality and financial performance, while developing the management team and strengthening partnerships with schools and funders.

This role offers a flexible work arrangement, a values-driven executive team, and opportunities to drive growth and improve outcomes

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across a sizeable, multi-site children’s or human services operation.
• Strong operational and commercial capability, with experience improving service performance and leading through change.
• Experience working within a highly regulated environment, with strong governance, reporting and accountability.
• A proven relationship builder with experience retaining contracts, developing partnerships and supporting service growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the portfolio across service delivery, people, quality and financial performance, strengthening consistency and sustainability across services.
• Lead and develop the management team while remaining visible and connected to frontline operations.
• Build strong relationships with schools, funders and community partners to retain existing services and identify opportunities for growth.
• Strengthen the operational disciplines, structures and ways of working required to support service improvement and future growth.

Skills

Senior leadership

Operations leadership

Governance & reporting

Partnership development

Job description

The organisation

3Bridges Communityis a respected not-for-profit organisation delivering a broad range of community services across New South Wales. With a strong commitment to inclusion, wellbeing and community connection, they support children, young people, families and older Australians through services designed to create positive social outcomes. Children & Youth is an important organisational priority, with an opportunity for an experienced operational leader to strengthen service performance, build greater consistency across the portfolio and support its future development and sustainable growth

The opportunity

Reporting to the CEO, the General Manager, Children & Youth will provide strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of OSHC and youth programs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the portfolio across service delivery, people, quality and financial performance, strengthening consistency and sustainability across services
• Lead and develop the management team while remaining visible and connected to frontline operations
• Build strong relationships with schools, funders and community partners to retain existing services and identify opportunities for growth
• Strengthen the operational disciplines, structures and ways of working required to support service improvement and future growth

About you

• Senior leadership experience across a sizeable, multi-site children’s or human services operation
• Strong operational and commercial capability, with experience improving service performance and leading through change
• Experience working within a highly regulated environment, with strong governance, reporting and accountability
• A proven relationship builder with experience retaining contracts, developing partnerships and supporting service growth

What’s on Offer

• Executive leadership appointment reporting directly to the CEO
• Opportunity to shape the future direction and performance of an important service portfolio
• Lead services supporting children, young people and families across NSW
• Collaborative and values-driven executive leadership team
• Flexible work environment with a mix of office, site and community engagement

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