• Exciting cross-sectoral opportunity to improve educational outcomes for students in disadvantaged schools
• Full-time or 4 days part-time, hybrid work conditions
• Learn and thrive with a committed team of passionate individuals working in this rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation
• Additional time off offered for staff wellbeing and birthdays

About Schools Plus

Australian Schools Plus (Schools Plus) help children facing disadvantage succeed at school. Schools Plus purpose is to close the education gap caused by disadvantage by empowering schools in disadvantaged communities with funding, coaching and resources to create lasting change, which helps their students succeed.

Overview of Role

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Program Manager to manage and co-ordinate the delivery of the Fair Education Program, and to grow and sustain relationships with schools facing disadvantage in NSW through an exciting multi-year grants program.

Fair Education is a leadership development and grants program running in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania, led by Schools Plus. The program is carried out in partnership with the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF) in NSW, and a variety of donors in other states.

The focus of the role will be to manage all processes, systems and stakeholder relationships with schools to ensure the high quality of delivery of the program. This role will be responsible for managing the end-to-end grant-making process, providing regular program status reports, collating key insights and lessons learned from each phase of the leadership coaching, providing ongoing functional support to the Fair Education Director, coordinating major events such as the annual Fair Education forum/conference and maintaining key stakeholder relationships

The priorities of this program are to provide professional development to build the capabilities of school leaders, and to better enable schools to build strong relationships with families and their community.

The right candidate will work closely with the Fair Education Director and the wider Schools Plus team to deliver and develop this program. They will also be working closely with key donors and a wide range of other key education sector stakeholders.

The role is based in Sydney and will be offered initially as an 18-months fixed term employment contract commencing in January 2023, with a potential to extend or become permanent in time. 

As part of our team working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, a passion for education, an understanding of grant making, and fantastic organisational skills will be vital in driving the Fair Education program!

Selection Criteria

• Program management experience, with evidence of ability to design, plan, execute and evaluate complex programs, and manage a diverse group of program stakeholders
• Evidence of successfully managing programs, ensuring appropriate processes, documents and systems in place
• Experience in reporting on the effectiveness of programs
• Understanding of different methods of sharing knowledge between participating schools and how this might be used more broadly, through the establishment and ongoing support of communities of practice
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to engage different stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task with minimal supervision, self-driven and solutions focused
• A positive and energetic team player, with flexibility to work within a small team and changing circumstances
• Knowledge of, and/or experience working in, the not-for-profit environment and/or education sector considered favourably, but not essential.

Schools Plus is committed to equal opportunity whilst achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.