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Program Director - University Internship Program

CareerSeekers

About CareerSeekers

CareerSeekers is a non-profit social enterprise that works with leading employers to create paid professional internship opportunities for refugees and people seeking asylum. We help unleash the talent of refugees in Corporate Australia while getting employers to realise meaningful diversity aspirations. We work with both mid-career professionals eager to reignite their career in Australia and university students seeking a pathway to graduate employment.

We are a pragmatic and professional organisation that achieves outstanding results both for participants and employers. We have an enviable rate of success with nearly 90% of participants in our programs securing ongoing professional employment, working with around 80 of Australia’s most well known employers.

About the Role

We are looking for an program manager who is brilliant at their job and ready to leverage those skills to impact change across Australia’s leading employers.

This is a key leadership position at CareerSeekers, reporting to the CEO. You will create the strategy and, leading a team of seven, deploy the program to attract, recruit, develop and retain students into internship opportunities; manage and build upon our corporate, university and community relationships within Australia to support program growth and development; all while you drive tangible social impact and create self-determination within refugee and asylum seeker young adults at university.

About You

  • You are looking to join a purpose and outcome driven organisation.
  • You have an unwavering belief that everyone deserves an opportunity.
  • You have a relentless commitment to delivering successful outcomes through pragmatism, adaptability, decisiveness, resourcefulness and perseverance.
  • You thrive in a demanding and dynamic environment and are just as comfortable in strategic discussions as hands-on program delivery.
  • You have a strong understanding of different roles and sectors in corporate Australia to ensure alignment between program participants and internship opportunities.
  • You can build rapport and credibility with people from a variety of backgrounds and can relate well to students but also engage with Executives and Senior HR Practitioners.
  • You have a minimum of five years management experience including experience in program delivery and management.
  • You are a leader who enjoys developing team members and inspiring excellence and commitment.
  • You want to lead a program that is highly impactful, delivering life-changing outcomes quickly and efficiently.

What We Offer

This is a rewarding role with a successful and growing purpose-driven organisation, and as part of a small and close-knit team.

The role provides an opportunity to have real, tangible impact on the lives of people from a refugee background aspiring to a professional career. Be inspired by the life journeys of the amazing people in our program, work with our corporate partners supporting their leading diversity and inclusion initiatives and build your professional network.

This position is based in our Melbourne office. Some travel and extra hours are required as a normal part of the role.

Guidance on salary: as a non-profit social enterprise, our salaries are comparable to equivalent roles in the non-profit sector. Salary packaging benefits are available as well as bonus paid leave at Christmas (at dates determined by CareerSeekers).

Please note: this role requires regular, face-to-face interaction with participants and employment partners, including on sites with mandatory vaccination requirements. As such, only applicants fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 can be considered.

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