Manager, Client Advisory & Impact

Uniting Limited; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 122,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary from $135k + super

Salary packaging benefits up to $15,9

Additional leave purchasing option

Childcare subsidy discount (up to 10%)

Parental leave up to 10 weeks

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Uniting Melbourne is seeking an experienced and collaborative professional to lead a portfolio of client advisory projects, engage stakeholders, and support a small team delivering social impact outcomes across a range of industries.

Reporting to the Head of Social Impact and Engagement, this role balances people leadership, project delivery and client management while contributing to an established and successful team strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level qualification in business, commerce, economics or arts.
• Experience leading projects, programs or small teams in consulting, community, customer experience, policy or related environments.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and influence outcomes through collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of client advisory projects and manage client relationships.
• Support a small team delivering social impact outcomes.
• Balance people leadership with project delivery and contribute to team strategy.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and influence outcomes through collaboration.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Consulting

Client engagement

Strategic thinking

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce/Economics/Arts

Job description

• Full time, ongoing role | Melbourne-based with travel
• Manage and deliver a portfolio of client advisory projects
• Support a team delivering social impact outcomes

Your new role

We're seeking an experienced and collaborative professional to lead a portfolio of client advisory projects, engage in key stakeholder relationships, and support a small team delivering social impact outcomes across a range of industries.

Reporting to the Head of Social Impact and Engagement, this role balances people leadership, project delivery and client management while contributing to an established and successful team strategy.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a community organisation with a consultative lens, influencing stakeholders and delivering high-quality outcomes, while working collaboratively within an existing leadership structure.

About your team

Make impact where business and community intersect

Join a team that helps some of Australia's leading organisations better support customers experiencing vulnerability. As Manager, Client Advisory and Impact, you'll lead consulting projects, build trusted client relationships and support a small team of professionals delivering meaningful change for improved consumer outcomes.

This is an opportunity for an experienced project, consulting or stakeholder engagement professional ready to take the next step in their leadership career. You'll contribute to an established and successful strategy, working alongside experienced leaders while bringing your own insights, initiative and strengths to the role.

We're looking for someone who can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery, build credibility with senior stakeholders and join a collaborative, high-performing team.

If you're motivated by purpose, enjoy solving complex challenges and want to grow your leadership capability in a supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary starting at $135k + super, you can access the following:

• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay.
• Need extra time off? Buy additional leave to increase your annual leave.
• 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service.
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Training and development opportunities to help you grow.

Your skills and experience

We’re looking for someone who:

• is motivated by social impact and improving outcomes for consumers and communities experiencing vulnerability.
• has experience leading projects, programs or small teams in consulting, community, customer experience, policy or related environments.
• enjoys building trusted relationships and influencing outcomes through collaboration.
• can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery and implementation.
• is comfortable contributing to an established strategy while working closely with experienced leaders and peers.
• values learning, feedback and continuous improvement.
• demonstrates humility, curiosity and sound judgement when navigating complex challenges.
• is looking to grow their leadership capability in a purpose-driven environment.

You will have the ability to:

• diagnose business and operational challenges.
• ask insightful questions and challenge assumptions constructively.
• analyse information and identify themes, risks and opportunities.
• develop practical recommendations and improvement roadmaps.
• build credibility quickly with clients.
• manage competing stakeholder expectations and priorities.
• facilitate difficult conversations.
• influence without authority.
• scope projects.
• track timelines and deliverables.
• coordinate resources effectively.
• lead a small team (coaching, delegating, supervising).

You will hold a relevant tertiary qualification such as a Bachelors’ degree or higher in Business, Commerce, Economics or Arts. You will also hold a full driver licence and have the capacity to travel.

You will also have relevant experience in working with stakeholders in business, government and community sectors.

View the position description here.

For any questions, reach out to Janine Rayner, Head of Social Impact & Engagement via [e-mail].

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

We are proud to work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply. We are committed to creating a culturally safe, welcoming and supportive workplace.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.