The Organisation

Guide Dogs NSW / ACT is the leading provider in Australia of guide dogs, orientation and mobility services for people with low vision or blindness. They guide their clients to independence, seeking new ways to prevent blindness and creating connected communities.

Guide Dogs NSW / ACT demonstrate and promote their values; Lead with Head and Heart; Never stop exploring; Walk the talk and Lift each other.

A new opportunity working within the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), will see you drive the implementation of strategic business plans that are critical to the GDN Strategy. Reporting to the Chief Financial and Operating Officer, and forming part of GDN’s SLT, the role will lead and manage the integrated business planning process across the organisation.

The Role

Collaborating with business leaders, you will be responsible to ensure implementation of the customer insight-based business planning process and strategy. With a background and deep capability in strategic business planning, you will be a savvy, tactical operator but still be comfortable with hands-on work. You will be adept with stakeholder management and understand when to 'push-back' to deliver the desired outcomes for GDN.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage the integrated business planning process, which forms part of the 7-year financial planning model
• Develop and embed the business planning methodology, tools and reporting to measure and track business operational plans and priorities
• Coordinate and influence business leaders and their teams to deliver robust business, finance and human capital plans
• Establish a resource allocation and prioritisation framework that provides insight and guidance into operational impacts, resource allocation and budget
• Develop standard procedures to manage and monitor performance against the plan
• Provide insight and advice on the evolution of the business plan
• Identify and monitor business risks and opportunities against the plan, informed by analysis of data, trends and forecasts, communicating early and providing recommendations for action
• Prepare regular reports on progress and results for the GDN Executive Team and Board
• Manage operating mechanisms to ensure oversight and governance of the business planning process

Your Skills & Attributes:

• Experience in interpreting strategy and delivering business plans in areas such as corporate strategy, growth strategy, strategy-led transformation, and M&A strategy
• Demonstrated ability in negotiating and influencing diverse stakeholders, applying new thinking, and fostering productive stakeholder relationships
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills with demonstrated ability to synthesise complex data into simple and clear messages (storytelling with data)
• Strong financial modelling and analysis capability
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills enabling you to liaise confidently and influence at all levels both internally and externally
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate discipline such as Business / Finance
• Proficient in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point
• Must be comfortable around large dogs

Benefits of working for Guide Dogs NSW / ACT:

• 35-hour work week
• Up to two days of Lifestyle & Wellness Leave per year
• Up to ten days of unpaid Cultural & Religious Leave per year
• Up to two days of paid Pet Compassionate Leave per year
• Salary Continuance Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Financial & health wellness seminars and support
• Generous leave conditions including Paid Parental Leave (primary and secondary carers) & Purchased Leave
• Recognition & service award programs
• Ongoing professional development & career pathways including up to five days of Study & Professional Development Leave per year.
• Opportunities for all staff to interact with the amazing Guide Dogs in the office or at events.

Application process

To apply please submit your CV and an accompanying covering letter, explaining why you are interested in this position with GDN and how your values, skills and experience meet the criteria.

Please apply using the APPLY NOW via this website.

Applications will be assessed on receipt and shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Beaumont People has been contracted to recruit this role, therefore please direct all enquiries to Annabel Grigson at Beaumont People 02 9093 4969 or [email protected], using the subject line: Manager Business Planning - Guide Dogs NSW / ACT enquiry via EthicalJobs.

At Beaumont People, we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same way. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds, and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed we would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.