If you’re someone who thrives on structure, loves creating order out of complexity, and gets genuine satisfaction from seeing systems and processes working at their best, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

In this role, you’ll report to the CEO, providing support and strengthening the day-to-day operations of our Early Learning Centres.

You’ll be the go-to person for identifying ways to improve our operations, documenting new procedures, and configuring digital systems to support our teachers and educators.

Your work will have a direct positive impact on supporting the 2500 children and families in BPA’s centres to flourish in safe, accessible and equitable early education and care.

A day on the job will see you:

• Running structured consultation processes with groups of leaders in early learning.
• Carefully distilling down key learnings and opportunities for process improvement.
• Developing and carefully documenting new processes, policies and procedures using plain english and incorporating feedback from multiple colleagues.
• Designing and delivering training programs for staff including many for whom English is a second language.
• Reviewing and interpreting compliance requirements and building them into our operational processes.
• Generating and analysing operational data to report on performance to the Executive Leadership Team.

You will love this role if you have:

• Experience in a similar operational improvement or management consulting role
• Previous experience in human services sectors such as education, health and aged care.
• Demonstrated ability to build expertise quickly in new IT systems and strong data and reporting skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Strong decision-making, problem solving and time management skills

What’s in it for you?

• Pay: Competitive salary
• Technology: Laptop and mobile included
• Hours: Full time ideally but will consider part-time for the right candidate
• Career development: Training, accessible leaders, growth and advancement opportunities
• Culture: Exceptional workplace culture – we work hard and have fun while we do it

About Us

Founded 25 years ago, BPA is a non-profit organisation with a skills-based Board and over 500 dedicated staff working at 35 centres in Melbourne’s diverse western suburbs. Our purpose is to support every child to flourish in safe, accessible, equitable and culturally-responsive early education and care. We pride ourselves on the quality of the early learning we provide: 75% of our centres are rated “Exceeding”, the highest level obtainable under the National Quality Standard.

BPA is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from all walks of life.

Submit your resume and cover letter using the prompts. Interviews will commence as soon as we see a resume we love.