• Full Time, 2-Year Fixed Term
• Brisbane / Melbourne (negotiable)
• $100,750 - $113,612 + Super
• This is an identified role suitable for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants only

About the organisation

Seed Indigenous Youth for Climate Justice.

Seed is Australia's first and only Indigenous Youth Climate Network. We are building a movement for climate justice led by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, together with impacted communities, to win campaigns that protect our country, culture and the climate.

Since we launched in 2014, Seed has grown from a handful of First Nations young people to a national grassroots network of over 250 volunteers leading change in their communities across the country. We believe that First Nations leadership and self-determination is critical in building and sustaining strong, resilient communities where everyone can thrive.

About the role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a key senior leadership role in the Seed staff team, providing high-level strategic leadership, support and direction across business development, finance, information technology (IT) and human resources (HR).

The Chief Operating Officer role is a broad and challenging one, in which you will work closely with the CEO, senior leadership team and the board on finance and funding, ensuring best practice standards in governance and compliance, and advising and contributing to strategic decisions. This includes developing strong, cohesive relationships across a range of stakeholders, internally and externally.

For a full description of the role, please contact Pipeline Talent at [email protected] using the subject line: Chief Operating Officer - Seed - Brisbane / Melbourne (Identified) enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About you

In this role you will coordinate critical and consistent internal controls and processes, statutory reporting, and auditing. This will include managing risk and compliance initiatives including the maintenance of the risk register ensuring insurances, Work Health & Safety (WHS) procedures, privacy and security practices are in place, compliant, up to date, understood and implemented by the whole staff team.

You will also play a key role in resource allocation to support organisational objectives, in partnership with the CEO and other members of the Leadership Team, as well as create and drive overall synergies across Seed ensuring cultural alignment and organisation-wide best practice initiatives are developed and adhered to.

Ideally, you will be willing and able to travel (in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions) and be able to obtain a Working with Children Check or state/territory equivalent. A tertiary qualification in Business Management, HR, Finance and/or other relevant qualifications would be desirable.

Key Selection Criteria

Formal education and qualifications matter less to us than excellence, initiative, and drive. If even a couple of these criteria speak to you, you could be the candidate we’re looking for and we’d love for you to apply!

1. Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young person with experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities
2. 2+ years proven experience in an operations leadership position with demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and people management skills
3. Demonstrated skills across a portfolio of company operations including finance, human resources, workplace culture, risk, compliance, governance, IT systems, revenue growth and partnerships
4. An excellent track record in strategic planning, reporting, and directing an organisation's activities, operations, and management of resources to achieve objectives
5. Demonstrated ability to implement continuous improvement strategies and projects to enhance overall efficiencies, effectiveness, and reliability
6. Experience overseeing the design and delivery of digital and ICT initiatives
7. Highly developed financial and resource management skills.

Additional information is available in the role description or by contacting the team at Pipeline Talent.

Lesina Gibbs-Manuatu | Talent Acquisition Team Leader
Email: [email protected]
(M) 0408 027 880 or (Ph) 02 8001 6603