Growth Leader, Enterprise & Partnerships

Archdiocese of Brisbane; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Hybrid Working

Flexible Working Hours

Build Something Meaningful

Professional Development

Employee Assistance Program

Purpose

Job summary

Archdiocese of Brisbane’s Centacare Brisbane seeks a Business Development Manager to drive enterprise growth and oversee partnerships across services.

Working with senior leadership, you will shape the growth framework, build a three-person Partnerships team and align opportunities with the organisation's mission and commercial aims. This role combines strategy, stakeholder engagement and market expansion within a trusted community NGO.

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.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise growth strategy: Develop and own an organisation-wide growth plan, setting service growth targets, market priorities, forecasts and investment opportunities.
• Pipeline development and governance: Build and manage a qualified growth pipeline, with clear assessment criteria, stage gates, accountability and executive reporting.
• New business opportunities: Identify opportunities to expand services, enter new markets and catchments, develop new delivery models and explore potential acquisitions.
• Commercial assessment: Lead financial modelling, business cases, valuations and investment recommendations to inform executive decision-making.
• Strategic partnerships and referrals: Build and strengthen relationships with hospitals, GPs, allied health providers, government, Brisbane Catholic Education, parishes, Catholic agencies and community partners.
• Tenders, funding and service growth: Oversee tender and funding opportunities, including bid/no-bid decisions, while identifying ways to grow existing services, increase early education occupancy and expand At Home aged care.
• Market intelligence: Monitor competitor activity, demographic trends, market demand, government policy and funding changes to identify emerging growth opportunities.
• Leadership and collaboration: Lead and develop your specialist team, establish clear portfolios and work closely with Marketing to deliver an integrated enterprise growth plan.

Skills

Strategic sales leadership

Partnership development

Financial modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Tender management

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor's in Business or related

Job description

Archdiocese of Brisbane’s Centacare Brisbane seeks a Business Development Manager to drive enterprise growth and oversee partnerships across services.

Working with senior leadership, you will shape the growth framework, build a three-person Partnerships team and align opportunities with the organisation's mission and commercial aims. This role combines strategy, stakeholder engagement and market expansion within a trusted community NGO.