Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 25th Jan 2022
- Melbourne > Parkville
Parkville Institute (Institute) has been established to replicate an evidence based early learning model enabling children living with significant family stress and social disadvantage to enter school as confident and successful learners, who are developmentally and educationally equal to their peers. The Institute has funding for initial replication across four centres supporting up to 192 children over the next four years.
As a start-up not for profit/social enterprise their vision is to ensure children experiencing adversity will enjoy the same life trajectories as their peers in terms of health, mental health, education, and social and economic participation in society.
You’ll enjoy a high level of visibility as the leader and spokesperson for this innovative new research and practice Institute. You will be rewarded by contributing to significant social change and a competitive salary package.
Reporting to the board, your visionary and inspiring leadership will enable the Institute to achieve its goals by initiating, implementing, overseeing, evaluating and advocating for the replication and scaling up of the Early Years Education Program model.
Your responsibilities will include:
To excel in this role you will be a strong and decisive hands on executive leader with experience within the not for profit sector. You will have highly developed strategic planning skills and a proven track record developing organisations from start-up phase or pioneering new programs.
Additionally you will offer:
If you’re passionate about growing organisations and using that experience to help children reach their full potential through quality education, please apply now by submitting your resume and cover letter responding to the skills required above.
Alternatively, for more information please call Anna Skeels on 03 8080 8976.
Please note: if you are interested we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.