Operations Coordinator - Central Australia

Children’s Ground Pty Ltd.; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 96,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Bonus leave

Job summary

Children’s Ground Pty Ltd. in Central Australia seeks an Operations Coordinator to oversee core operational functions, including WHS, emergency management, fleet coordination and facilities maintenance, in a challenging outdoor environment around Alice Springs.

The role requires strong organisation, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement to support the organisation’s mission, with duties spanning vehicle allocations, safety checks and hazard reduction, and active participation in bush camps

Qualifications

• Experience managing operational functions in complex environments.
• Ability to coordinate logistics and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Fleet management and rosters for staff transport.
• Coordinate fleet repairs and insurance claims.
• Conduct WHS audits and risk assessments.
• Coordinate emergency drills and maintain safety equipment.
• Site maintenance planning and supervising contracts.
• Asset inventory and grounds maintenance scheduling.
• Support camps, events, and community visits with logistics.

Skills

Fleet management

WHS audits

Emergency planning

Site maintenance

Data systems

Stakeholder engagement

Camps coordination

Job description

Operations Coordinator - Central Australia

Children's Ground is a First Nations organisation. The Children's Ground Approach is designed and delivered through the leadership of First Nations people. We are committed to systems change to ensure dignity, justice and equity for all children and families. Our work focuses on national reform as well as evidencing a new way of working.

The Children's Ground Approach is a whole of community, whole of life approach. We privilege First Nations knowledge systems and practice. Over the course of a generation, led by local expertise, we create and deliver an integrated system that is centred on learning, development and wellbeing that responds to the child and their family through the key transition points from pre-birth to young adulthood.

Our approach recognises the cultural, social, and economic strength of our communities. We build on this over a generation to ensure a future for our children and grandchildren that gives them freedom, opportunity and rights to their culture and identity.

Children's Ground operates in Central Australia and across the Top End, with support provided by a Melbourne-based Shared Services team.

About the role

Reporting to the Community, Programs & Operations Lead, the Operations Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth and efficient functioning of operational activities within Children's Ground - Central Australia. This role encompasses oversight and management of key operational areas, including workplace health and safety (WHS), emergency management, fleet coordination, and facilities maintenance and management. The Operations Coordinator acts as the central point of contact for operational support, driving compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements while optimising processes for effectiveness and sustainability.

Additionally, the Operations Coordinator provides logistical and administrative support for staff and organisational initiatives, including but not limited to daily vehicle allocations, pick up and drop off rosters, and WHS including safety checks and hazard reduction.

This position demands a high degree of organisation, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement to maintain operational safety and excellence that supports the organisation's mission and goals. The role will require working regularly in outdoor conditions, in Alice Springs heat, carrying objects up to 15kg in outdoor settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Fleet management
• Coordinate rosters for bus drivers and the scheduling of vehicles for staff pick-up, drop-off
• Coordinate fleet repairs and insurance claims
• WHS: conduct regular workplace safety audits and risk assessments
• Emergency Management Plans - coordinate emergency drills and training, maintain emergency and CCTV equipment
• Site management: identify and prioritise repair and maintenance needs
• Maintain a schedule for site and grounds maintenance that may include landscaping, waste removal, fencing etc.
• Supervise contracts or inhouse staff involved in site maintenance
• Asset Management: maintain a detailed inventory of organisational assets relating to buildings, fittings, furnishings and grounds
• Camps/Events/Family Nights/Funder Visits - contribute to the planning, logistics and coordination of bush camps, events Children's Ground host, regular on country family nights and funder visits
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners
• Physically participate in camps
• Support local community agency and respect for local cultural knowledge and life - liaise and develop relationships with local First Nations communities that we work with
• Contribute and comply with operational systems, standards, policies and procedures
• Contribute and comply with data systems, monitoring and reporting: ensure data is being entered into approved Children's Ground systems

What we offer

Salary Classification: Children's Ground EBA Level 5.1 $106,892 + 12% superannuation + bonus leave

Salary Sacrifice options to increase take home pay (dependant on individual circumstances)

A collaborative, purpose driven organisation contributing to First Nations led systems change

The preferred candidate will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Clearance (NT).

In line with our workforce development strategy, Children's Ground strongly encourages and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.