ABOUT GENWEST

GenWest (formerly Women’s Health West) is a family violence support service. We deliver programs that support communities to lead safe and healthy lives. We support people based in Melbourne’s west.

We live our organisational values of:

• Freedom – We centre freedom from oppression, discrimination, and violence in all our work. We take responsibility for behaving and working in ways that promote freedom and we are accountable for the actions we take.
• Connection – We foreground connection to ourselves, each other, our clients, the community, the land, and the environment. We believe in the strength of belonging, of being inclusive, and in working together to achieve change.
• Resistance – We uphold human rights and in solidarity, work together to disrupt injustice and transform lives.
• Love – We treat each other with respect, kindness, and compassion, and are committed to creating an environment where all feels seen, heard, and valued.
• Creativity – We embrace and nurture creativity and curiosity. We reflect critically, ask questions, listen, and actively pursue learning.

GenWest is an equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our VCAT exemption, welcomes applications from anyone who identifies as a woman. (VCAT Exemption No. H119-2017.)

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Manager – IT & Facilities to join our Business Operations stream, focused on meeting the operational needs of the organisation.

This position is responsible for managing and providing a quality service across the organisation’s ICT, business and technical systems, facilities, fleet, procurement, security, and reception functions. This position also provides supervision and operational support to a team of direct reports.

The daily responsibilities of the Manager – IT & Facilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage IT operations, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware.
• Monitor and improve business and technical systems and processes in collaboration with the director of business operations.
• Oversee the work of an ICT coordinator to ensure our business and technical systems are operational, secure, and replaced in accordance with the ICT roadmap and plan.
• Deliver a quality service across reception, information technology, operational systems, fleet and facilities.
• Manage all organisation facilities and work sites to ensure the meet safety and operational standards.
• Oversee a team of reception and operations staff who support the business in front of house activities and other administrative activities associated with facilities, procurement, and ICT.
• Provide leadership to ensure collaboration and integration across and between GenWest programs and services to achieve organisational goals and objectives.

The position is available on a full-time (1 EFT), permanent basis and is paid at GenWest EA Level 8, pay point negotiable dependent on experience (ranges from $108,778.80 - $113,066.72) pro rata EFT + 10% superannuation.

Additional benefits include:

• Five weeks’ paid annual leave within every 12 months of continuous service.
• Use of fleet vehicle to travel to other sites
• Salary packaging (up to $15,900 per year of your salary tax free).
• Hybrid working arrangements, including the option to work a proportion of working hours/days from home dependent on operational requirements.
• Free Employee Assistance Program for all employees.
• Laptop, Mobile phone and other equipment provided.

How to Apply

GenWest is an equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our VCAT exemption, welcomes applications from anyone who identifies as a woman. (VCAT Exemption No. H119-2017.)

Applications should include a resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (located in the position description at: www.genwest.org.au/about-us/work-with-us/).

Applications that do not respond to the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.

Candidates with experience across IT or facilities however not both are encouraged to apply.

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by the Victoria Police and a Working with Children Check. You also need to provide international police check if you have worked overseas within the last ten years for a minimum of twelve months and provide a COVID-19 vaccination history or authorised medical exemption.

Please direct any queries to [email protected] using the subject line: Manager - IT and Facilities enquiry via EthicalJobs.