National Lead, Connecting Peers & Community Engagement

Dementia Australia; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging options

Employee support programs

Job summary

Dementia Australia is seeking a National Manager to lead the Connecting Peers Program across our national offices. You will oversee budgets, contracts, performance, reporting, compliance and risk, while guiding a national team to deliver high-quality peer support services for people living with dementia and carers.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and a commitment to ALICE principles and consumer engagement.

Qualifications

• Relevant leadership experience leading programs or teams.
• Ability to manage budgets, contracts and risk.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across multiple levels.
• Experience in program evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Commitment to consumer engagement and ALICE principles.
• Proven track record delivering high-quality outcomes for people living with dementia and carers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the effective and sustainable delivery of the National Connecting Peers Program, including budgets, contracts, performance, reporting, compliance and risk management.
• Lead and develop the national Connecting Peers team to ensure collaborative delivery of client-focused outcomes.
• Embed consumer engagement via the Dementia Australia Consumer Engagement Framework and ALICE principles.
• Ensure peer support activities are delivered safely with appropriate duty of care and incident management.
• Build strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and referrals.
• Oversee recruitment, induction and ongoing support of volunteers, including people living with dementia and carers.
• Lead evidence-informed planning, evaluation and continuous improvement using feedback and data.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Project planning

Governance

Performance feedback

Accountability

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

Dementia Australia is seeking a National Manager to lead the Connecting Peers Program across our national offices. You will oversee budgets, contracts, performance, reporting, compliance and risk, while guiding a national team to deliver high-quality peer support services for people living with dementia and carers.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and a commitment to ALICE principles and consumer engagement.