• National Role
• Full time (part time will be considered)
• Sydney based

• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits (tax concessions)
• 6 Weeks Annual Leave, plus the ability to buy an additional 4 weeks leave

Summary:

Working with a collaborative and dynamic team, you will lead the delivery of the School Leadership Program (SLP). SLP is a strategic leadership program that brings together business leaders and school principals. Through facilitated workshops, mentoring and practical application, the program builds principals' strategic leadership capability, enabling them to lead change, strengthen their school communities and improve outcomes for students. At its core, the program creates meaningful partnerships between education and business that deliver lasting impact.

The program draws from the highly successful Strategic Leadership for Principals Program (SSLP) developed by Te Uru Amokura: The Springboard Trust in New Zealand and has been adapted by ABCN for the Australian context.

About ABCN:

ABCN is a purpose-driven not-for-profit organisation that brings together leading Australian businesses and schools to address educational disadvantage through cross-sector partnerships and structured mentoring programs. Founded in 2005 by a group of CEOs, ABCN connects educators and students from low ICSEA schools with businesses and their people, providing a bridge from the classroom to the workplace that builds essential skills, broadens horizons, and unlocks potential.

With a network of over 50 corporate members and partners and more than 200 partner schools, ABCN’s programs foster confidence, resilience, and career readiness, empowering young Australians to thrive in the future world of work. In 2024, 4,721 volunteer mentors supported 10,802 students through ABCN programs.

While the majority of ABCN programs today focus on student mentoring, we have also scaled and deepened our impact through school-business partnerships more broadly, including through business -school support programs of which the School Leadership Program plays an important role.

Why you’ll love working at ABCN:

• We are a committed and passionate team from a range of corporate, education and NFP backgrounds, dedicated to improving educational and career outcomes for young people
• We have a collaborative and positive working culture
• We support flexible working arrangements across our team

Key responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of Program Development and supported by the ABCN team and program partners, this role will:

Program Delivery and Project Management

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the School Leadership Program across multiple cohorts.
• Manage all program logistics, timelines and delivery milestones
• Ensure participation and program risks are monitored and mitigated or actioned in a timely way.

Recruitment

• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective principals.
• Directly, or working with ABCN colleagues, recruit, onboard and match principals with business mentors.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with principals, mentors, corporate partners and other key stakeholders.
• Act as the primary point of contact for principals and mentors, providing ongoing support and regular check-ins to help participants progress toward program outcomes.

Facilitation support

• Coordinate facilitator onboarding, briefings and debriefs to ensure high-quality program delivery.
• Facilitate workshops where required

Program Improvement and Strategic Development

• Review participant feedback, evaluation data and facilitator insights to continually improve the program.
• Support the expansion of the program into new locations and delivery models.
• Help build a sustainable and scalable delivery model that maintains quality while enabling future growth

Reporting

• Grant and funder acquittal and impact reporting
• Support the accuracy, collation and analysis of relevant program data and insights for the purpose of reporting to funders and partners

• Uphold ABCN’s values within our team and with our external partners.

About you:

Essential

• Strong project Management experience
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills with the confidence to work with a wide range of stakeholders including senior business executives and school principals
• Experience and understanding of leadership development
• Facilitation experience
• Coaching experience
• Experience and connections in the education sector an advantage
• Ability to travel interstate
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to learn quickly, self-starter with the capability to work autonomously, prioritise a sizeable workload, manage ambiguity and juggle competing demands
• A collaborative and positive working style, and a growth mindset

ABCN encourages applications from individuals whose personal journeys are relatable to the experiences and lives of the students we are supporting, including those with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures and genders.

• You will require a Working with Children Check (which can be obtained prior to commencement). ABCN is committed to child safety and our Child Safe Policy can be read on our website here
• To be eligible to apply, you must have unrestricted rights to work in Australia.

Next Steps

Any queries contact Maree Drury, Head of Program Development [email protected] using the subject line: School Leadership Program Delivery Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.