• Location: Woolloongabba, Brisbane
• Reports to: Board of the Australian Pain Management Association Ltd. (APMA)
• Award: Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Industry Award 2010
• Classification: Level 6.1
• Hours: 30 hours per week
• Salary Sacrifice: Available by agreement
• Responsible for: One part-time Volunteer Coordinator, casual Social Media Manager, approximately 30 key Volunteers in service delivery roles and approximately 40 other volunteers in various roles
• Contract Period: The position is a 3 year contract, subject to a 6 month probationary period

About the role:

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the continued operation and sustainability of APMA as the national voice of people living with chronic pain. We are a not-for-profit organisation relying heavily on the funding of the Queensland Government and other contributors. We identify the strategic gaps between the pain services provided by government and those services required by the community then offer the community services designed to fill those gaps.

As CEO you will be required to manage the effective delivery of our National services including:

• Co-ordinating our national pain link helpline
• Overseeing 26 pain support groups
• Maintaining a contemporary website
• Producing a quarterly newsletter
• Updating accessible information and resources
• Managing our membership base
• Building the capacity of staff, contractors, members and volunteers
• Representing the company at forums, functions, conferences and meetings

In addition to maintaining and developing our community services you will be required to actively participate in fund raising initiatives, applying for various grants, budgeting, governance, reporting and stakeholder management. The successful applicant will be supported by the current retiring CEO for a transitional period.

A position description is attached.