• Permanent – Full Time
• Surry Hills location with 2 days/ week in Parramatta and Merrylands
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

About Us

Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian charity that has been helping vulnerable Australians move towards independence for more than 160 years.

Every day we support people nationwide by combatting homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies and much more. We are generously supported by our funders, partners and tens of thousands of everyday Australians, who make the work of our tireless volunteers and staff possible.

Mission Australia is committed to keeping children and young people safe with zero tolerance of harm or abuse, and expect all our employees and volunteers to reflect this commitment. 

Your Opportunity

The Sales Representative will be responsible for building relationships with employers, community providers and job seekers to support the growth of the DMS contract by developing community networks to grow caseloads, place job seekers into sustainable employment and proving post placement support, to support job seekers achieve all milestones.

This role will provide employment advisor relief to sites across Inner Sydney, Parramatta and Merrylands.

Reporting to the DES Program Manager, Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Undertake a range of sales and marketing activities in order including cold calling, client visits, reverse marketing of clients
• monitor client progress by providing post placement support with both job seekers and employers
• Collect evidence to support all milestones to secure outcome payments
• Maximise all employment outcomes by identifying job seekers who are not meeting their requirements
• Develop and establish networks with community partners and organisations to support delivery of the DMS contract
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of the Disability Employment contract and guidelines
• Work effectively with a diverse range of material types and environments, client groups, and service staff

Requirements for Success

• Previous experience in Employment Services
• Capacity to convey information to, influence and guide
• Excellent time management, planning and organisation skills
• Strong internal and external stakeholder engagement skills, working relationships and networks
• Ability to work in complex and fast changing environments with multiple stakeholders and delivery demands
• Sound written and verbal communication skills and conceptual and interpersonal skills
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word, Internet and Email skills
• Ability to travel, when required

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

Culture & Benefits  

A career with Mission Australia will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference to the lives of Australians in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of compassion, integrity, respect, perseverance and celebration.

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• NFP salary packaging benefits reducing taxable income (details via Advantage)
• Generous discounts with hotels, travel insurance and major retailers
• Free, confidential counselling services via our EAP
• Discounted health care with Medibank Private

Diversity & Inclusion

Mission Australia is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and all the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.

As such, if you require any adjustments to submit your application, we invite you to get in touch via email [email protected].

For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.