Organisation
Social Ventures Australia (SVA)
Closing Date
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Role Type
Full-time
Location
Darwin, NT
Lead impactful social change projects in Northern Australia leveraging a trusted and respected brand.
- Leverage your consulting skills and demonstrated leadership capability for social impact
- Lead SVA’s Consulting practice in its next stage of growth
- Use your exemplary business development & client relationship skills to achieve positive change
The organisation
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) is an innovative social impact organisation operating across Australia.
We use our broad outlook, transformational thinking, and trusted voice to lead the charge against inequality in Australia. We were created over 20 years ago to find innovative solutions to entrenched social problems and speed up the rate of positive social change.
We think differently, help redesign systems by learning about what works in communities, and work hand in hand with our passionate partners to take real action and achieve positive social change
The role
The Director, Consulting is a senior leadership position based in Darwin, responsible for leading SVA’s consulting practice across the Northern Territory and Northern Australia. The role involves strategic oversight of all operational activities, including identifying and securing impactful advisory work, developing and maintaining client relationships, and ensuring high-quality project delivery. As a member of SVA’s Consulting leadership team, the Director will also contribute to national business decision-making and strategy development, while leading a Darwin-based team that focuses on projects with significant social impact, particularly those involving First Nations communities.
This unique role is ideal for an experienced management consultant with a demonstrated commitment to social impact, and a strong commitment to working in partnership with First Nations people. The Director will be expected to model SVA’s values, mentor and develop team members, and drive thought leadership in the social sector. The position requires exceptional strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and communication skills, to win and deliver projects that align with SVA’s purpose and vision to alleviate disadvantage and create sustainable social change.
SVA values diversity and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and candidates with diverse lived experiences. SVA values people of all abilities and diversity of culture, faith, gender identity and sexual orientation; and welcomes the unique contributions and perspectives of all people ensuring that SVA’s work is representative of the communities we live in and work with.
To apply
People for Purpose is partnering with Social Ventures Australia to lead the search for this role.
We invite you to read the Position Description. To review their annual reports and financial statements, please visit their website and ACNC profile.
Once you have absorbed this information and completed your own research, if you have specific questions, please call us on 0468 625 252 or email [email protected]
Your application will include your CV, as well as a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience align with this opportunity and why you are interested in joining SVA. A considered cover letter will be an important part of your application.
Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday, 11 September 2024.
If you are viewing this opportunity via LinkedIn, we invite you to visit the People for Purpose website under Executive Search at www.peopleforpurpose.com.au for further information.
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