Relationships Australia is a community sector organisation with a proud and rich history. We connect with families, communities, and thousands of people across the lifespan. You may know us for our family and couples counselling – we also give back to the community through our work in family violence prevention, working with people experiencing gambling harm, with families that have been touched by the sudden death of a loved one, with people who have experienced trauma and with people who are challenged by their mental health, among other things.

Why work for us?

With us you will work with people at times of vulnerability in their lives, create a career you’ll love and join a warm and caring team who make a difference. We have flexible working arrangements, access to $2,000 worth of professional development opportunities, and access to supervision.

Your new role

• Ongoing, Full time or Part-time hours can be negotiated
• Based in Deakin, ACT
• Annual Salary between $106,389.91 to $ 112,495.24 plus Superannuation, NFP Salary Packaging, Paid Christmas closure and other generous leave provisions under our Enterprise Agreement.

The position is the first point of contact for RACR’s funding agencies and is responsible for building and maintaining strong working relationships with funding bodies. The role is key to identifying business development opportunities and strategic partnerships. The position provides expert advice and recommendations around contract management and commissioning.

Duties:

Reporting to the Contracts and Finance Manager, the Contracts and Business Development Lead consults with the Senior Management Team and service delivery teams. The Contracts and Business Development Lead will:

• Serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), contributing to strategic and business planning, policy development, workforce planning processes and develop and align program goals and performance outcomes
• Contribute to operational objectives of the organisation by establishing and implementing procedures for contract management and administration
• Proactively identify strategically aligned funding opportunities and make recommendations to the Finance Manager and Senior Executive Team.
• Lead development of funding proposals, working with relevant RACR teams and external partners to research, write, review and submit tenders.
• Collaborate with relevant RACR teams to support the implementation of new programs.

What you’ll need to succeed

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in business, social sciences / human services, communications, or a related area.
• Experience in contracting and/or tendering to ensure compliance requirements for multiple funding contracts within tight timeframes.
• Strong networking and stakeholder engagement skills with demonstrated success in building collaborative relationships to achieve organisational outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesise information to produce succinct, formatted, on-topic organisational documents, tenders, and reports.
• Experience in coordinating projects that support ongoing business improvements and innovation.

For a full list of duties and selection criteria, please refer to the position description on our Careers site. To view the position description, click on the paper clip on the upper right side of the screen.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants are encouraged to apply.

What you’ll get in return

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded not-for-profit, community-based organisation in a position where you will have the opportunity to continue to grow and develop your career. You will receive a generous package including professional development and NFP salary packaging. In this role you will be able to make a positive difference in the lives of people in the community every day.

What you need to do now

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, Apply today! Shortlisting and interviews will occur as applications are received.

Submit your resume with names of two work related referees and a cover letter specifically addressing each of the selection criteria (no more than half a page response under each criterion).

For a full list of selection criteria, please refer to the position description. To view the position description, click on the paper clip on the upper right side of the screen. Applications that do not address selection criteria will not be considered during the shortlisting process.

Applications should be submitted only via the “Apply” button on RACR's careers site.

For further information about the position or application process, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Contracts and Business Development Lead - Deakin / Wagga Wagga enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on the closing date.

A position description is attached.