Network Planning Manager - Growth

Goodstart Early Learning; Brisbane; Sur place; AUD 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible work

Salary packaging

Discounted childcare

Fitness Passport

Health care discounts

Travel & tech discounts

Flu shot

Extra leave

First Nations support

Growth opportunities

Résumé du poste

Goodstart Early Learning is seeking a Network Planning Manager – Growth in Murarrie, QLD. You will lead a team of analysts assessing new centre developments, acquisitions and investment opportunities across Australia, combining financial analysis with market insights to guide growth decisions.

You’ll partner with Property, Finance, Operations and Strategy teams to translate complex information into clear recommendations and grow your team’s capability to deliver value for children’s early years

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Property, Finance, Economics, Commerce, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated formal people leadership experience, including coaching and developing team capability.
• Experience in property acquisitions, investment analysis, corporate development or related field.
• Strong financial modelling, feasibility analysis, due diligence and business case development skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead, coach and develop a team of analysts, setting clear priorities and supporting high-quality work.
• Guide the assessment of new centre developments and acquisitions, ensuring recommendations are commercially sound and aligned with Goodstart’s growth priorities.
• Oversee financial modelling, feasibility assessments and investment business cases, reviewing your team’s analysis before it reaches senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate due diligence across teams and provide commercial insights to support acquisition and development negotiations.
• Present clear, evidence-based recommendations that help senior leaders make informed investment decisions.
• Improve the frameworks, analytical methods and reporting that support growth assessments and broader network planning.

Connaissances

People leadership

Financial modelling

Acquisitions analysis

Commercial judgement

Market insights

Stakeholder management

Formation

Property/Finance/Economics/Commerce/Data Analytics degree

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Network Planning Manager – Growth

Murarrie, QLD

Full-time, Permanent

At Goodstart, we’re a not-for-profit organisation working to give every child the best possible start in life.

As our Network Planning Manager – Growth, you’ll lead a team of analysts assessing new centre developments, acquisitions and investment opportunities across Australia. You’ll bring together financial analysis, market insights and commercial judgement to guide decisions that support Goodstart’s growth and purpose.

This role offers the opportunity to combine your people leadership and investment expertise with meaningful work. Partnering with Property, Finance, Operations and Strategy teams, you’ll turn complex information into clear recommendations and build your team’s capability along the way.

Your Impact

• Lead, coach and develop a team of analysts, setting clear priorities and supporting high-quality work.
• Guide the assessment of new centre developments and acquisitions, ensuring recommendations are commercially sound and aligned with Goodstart’s growth priorities.
• Oversee financial modelling, feasibility assessments and investment business cases, reviewing your team’s analysis before it reaches senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate due diligence across teams and provide commercial insights to support acquisition and development negotiations.
• Present clear, evidence-based recommendations that help senior leaders make informed investment decisions.
• Improve the frameworks, analytical methods and reporting that support growth assessments and broader network planning.

What Goodstart Can Offer You

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Salary packaging benefits available through AccessPay (eligibility applies)
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll Bring To The Table

• Tertiary qualifications in Property, Finance, Economics, Commerce, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in a formal people leadership role, including managing performance, coaching and developing team capability.
• Experience in property acquisitions, investment analysis, corporate development, commercial advisory or a related field.
• Strong financial modelling, feasibility analysis, due diligence and business case development skills.