• Reporting to: Chairperson and the Board
• Location: Sydney is the preferred location for this role
• Work type: Full-time, but we are flexible. If full-time doesn’t suit you let us know
• Salary: The remuneration package will be sufficient to attract, retain and motivate an outstanding candidate

The GO Foundation considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational qualification under s14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) for this role.

The GO Foundation was established in 2009 by Sydney Swans footballers Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin and their friend James Gallichan. The Foundation’s Purpose is to empower the next generation of Indigenous leaders through education. The GO scholarship is an entry point to the GO Ecosystem, a model of collaborative impact where our partners work with us to provide GO students with a broad range of opportunities and career options. At the heart of the GO Ecosystem is a burning desire to strengthen our students’ cultural identity - to connect them in a meaningful way to their culture and heritage.

The Opportunity

Reporting to, and working collaboratively with, the Founders, Chair and Board you will be the first Indigenous Chief Executive of the GO Foundation and will lead the organisation into its next stage of growth. You will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the GO Foundation’s staff, programs, expansion and execution of its mission and purpose. You will continue to build the GO Foundation scholarship program across Australia through our GO Ecosystem and the development of a sustainable funding pipeline. You will foster exceptional relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and continue to develop and build the dedicated GO team.

Your Profile

You are excited by the opportunity to improve outcomes for Indigenous children and young people through education. You have demonstrated experience in leading a team and working with a diverse range of stakeholders to deliver outcomes of high impact and quality. You are someone who can bring the GO values of Integrity, Equality, Opportunity and very importantly Strength in culture to life. You will be a role model for our GO Scholars. 

You Will Have

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• Excellent leadership skills that demonstrate a positive action orientation, the ability to inspire and influence others and represent an organisation’s interests in a compelling manner to stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and project skills
• Proven senior executive leadership experience incorporating business plan development, implementation, operations and reporting
• Highly developed strategic, analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills

For the full job description please visit www.gof.org.au/ceo.

Jason can also be contacted on this email should you have any queries on the role and this first stage of the recruitment process.

Integrity. Equality. Opportunity. Strength in Culture.