Address- Full-time position based in Sydney, Flexible on Location
- $120-125K Inclusive of Super + Salary Packaging
- Flexible Friendly organisation
Our Organisation
The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.
As part of The Benevolent Society's vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
About the role
This is an exciting, newly created role designed to identify revenue growth opportunities aligned with The Benevolent Society’s Growth Strategy. You will have the opportunity to showcase your Business Development skills and deliver projects supporting business growth including the targeted growth of individually funded services (Home care packages & NDIS) and Government and philanthropic funded opportunities.
This is a highly visible role allowing you to liaise with multiple stakeholders across the organisation and co-ordinate the market research, analysis, and consultation with internal and external stakeholders and develop high quality business project documentation.
Duties
- Identify growth opportunities; undertake market research and analyse data before reviewing the opportunity with the Operations team.
- Collaborate with the Business Development Team and operational leads to develop strategic partnerships, including building and assessing a pipeline of partners, to support the growth strategy.
- Support consistent and high-quality partnership activities across the business in line with the Partnership Policy and support the implementation of the Partnership Framework and the monitoring and evaluation of partnership activity across the organisation.
- Analyse growth opportunities, develop responsive service models, support the development of financial modelling, support identification of financial and commercial risks.
- Lead growth projects including the design, project planning and implementation of projects involving with wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Provide project structure, leadership and guidance to ensure objectives and outcomes of the Business Plan are met.
Our Benefits
We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes:
- Salary Benefits -You can package up to $15,900 pa of your pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay!
- Motor Vehicle Packaging Options – to suit your lifestyle.
- Work/Life Balance - Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including hybrid home/office options, and accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a full-time employee.
- Recognition and Reward - Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
- Wellness - Stay fit with a Fitness passport, utilise our Employee Assistance Program, and even purchase additional leave.
- Professional development - We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
- Our Reconciliation Commitment - First Nations employees are entitled of up to 10 days of leave for ceremonial purposes, as well as the option to be a voice on RAP working group, and the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.
Skills and Requirements
- Strong understanding of the community services sector and funding arrangements.
- A high level of computer literacy including the skills and knowledge to use a wide variety of computer systems and applications supporting opportunity analysis, communication, project management and reporting.
- Experience in the development of strategic partnerships supporting business outcomes and growth opportunities.
- Experience in the financial analysis and viability assessment of growth opportunities.
- Awareness of government and other funder tender processes and decision-making criteria and approaches and the ability to apply this to develop strategic growth and bid strategies.
Interested? Apply online today!
Please submit your current CV and cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in the role. Contact Rowan Forster on 0421 860 *** for a friendly, confidential discussion. Applications close 17th of May, 2024.
The Benevolent Society respects and promotes human rights and diversity and is committed to building an inclusive culture. We welcome diversity in all its forms; applications from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged. We value relationships with our local Aboriginal community and welcome applications from its members. We see ability not disability, if you identify as a person with a different ability, please get in contact to let us know how we can accommodate your needs. We pride ourselves on being a client and child safe organisation and as such all our staff and volunteers go through security screening relevant to the role.
