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Strategy and Growth Lead - Emergency Services

Australian Red Cross
  • Maximum term role for 12 months
  • Full time
  • QLD location (flexible)

Who we are

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia and across our region.

About the role

The Strategy and Growth Lead will drive the identification and development of long-term growth strategies in Queensland to support implementation for one of the Organisation’s Strategy 2022 key Future Focus areas - Emergency Services.

Our priorities for Emergency Services are:

  • Build our preparedness work into work of others and use networks to amplify preparedness and recovery activities and promotions, including major corporate partners, promoting the Get Prepared app and other digital solutions.
  • Complete our measurement approach and commence reporting on actions being taken as a result of Red Cross preparedness/recovery work.
  • Drive preparedness and recovery activity at scale through existing and new solutions, with a focus on digital engagement (including and beyond the Get Prepared app).

Critical to the role’s success will be the ability to develop key strategic relationships and partnerships both internally and externally (private, government and community) to achieve strategic growth and investment/reinvestment in Red Cross’ areas of interest.

The role will work closely with national and state key stakeholders in Future planning to ensure an informed and integrated approach, leveraging shared opportunities for collaboration and growth across the Organisation.

What you will bring

  • Tertiary qualifications with/or in depth experience in a corporate, consultancy growth environment
  • Demonstrated leadership experience, in Emergency Services or high level understanding of and experience in one or more key focus area (Migration Support or Justice Programs), understanding the operating environment and knowledge of future trends in the sector
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills and demonstrated ability to negotiate, advocate, and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels, with exceptional skills in building consensus
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement growth strategies with clear understanding of short, medium and long-term goals
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically to support the delivery of program outcomes with clear experience in environmental scanning, innovative thinking and analysis
  • Highly developed communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated ability to identify funding opportunities, engage with potential funders, develop, and write grant proposals
  • Demonstrated high level of confidence and competency in MS office and use of software packages, programs and other technologies
  • Human Centred Design and Agile qualifications or experience is desirable

The benefits

Be part of one of the largest humanitarian organisations and know that the work contributes to improving outcomes for vulnerable people.

Red Cross offers generous salary packaging benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Further information

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description attached below or contact Garry Page on (07) 3367 7222

Position Description

Download File Position Description - Strategy and Growth Lead.pdf

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