Senior Business Growth & Partnerships Lead

Indigenous Business Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) in Sydney is seeking a candidate to join the Business Solutions team to support indigenous entrepreneurs and communities. The role focuses on guiding customers through readiness assessments and development pathways into viable businesses, leveraging networks and partnerships to unlock resources.

The successful applicant will bring strong cultural capability, experience in lending policies or risk management, and a proactive, problem-solving mindset to

Qualifications

• Cultural capability and experience working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities or organisations.
• Experience in business lending, lending policy or risk management.
• Experience related to business management or entrepreneurship.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently and interact effectively with stakeholders.
• Build and manage networks of stakeholders, partnerships, and external resources.
• Work with customers to assess business readiness and develop development pathways.
• Provide guidance and linkages to resources to support customers' development of business capabilities.

Skills

Cultural capability

Lending policy / risk management

Business management

Problem solving

Independent work & stakeholder liaison

Stakeholder networking & partnerships

Customer readiness & pathway planning

Guidance & resources for business dev

Job description

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) in Sydney is seeking a candidate to join the Business Solutions team to support indigenous entrepreneurs and communities. The role focuses on guiding customers through readiness assessments and development pathways into viable businesses, leveraging networks and partnerships to unlock resources.

The successful applicant will bring strong cultural capability, experience in lending policies or risk management, and a proactive, problem-solving mindset to