IMPACT

Our goal is to measurably and sustainably change the lives of as many young people at-risk of homelessness as we can. We do this by creating pathways out of the homelessness cycle for the young people that we work with.

To date, we have supported over 120 young people to exit the homelessness cycle through our various impact programs, most notably our flagship program 'Pathways for Change'.

THE ROLE

The CEO leads and drives the vision and impact of For Change Co to create employment pathways for young people. Working closely with the Board of Directors and leading a small but mighty team across Melbourne, the CEO has the responsibility for For Change Co.’s leadership, growth, and mission-driven strategy.

This is a highly diverse and hands-on role that requires an agile and open approach to driving the ultimate impact of For Change Co.

Key Relationships

• Reports to the Board of Directors
• Leads and manages the Executive Team (3 direct reports)
• Responsible for key external relationships

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership that is inclusive, transparent, and empowering in a manner that supports and guides For Change Co.’s mission.
• Maintain a strong balance of the business and impact elements of the organisation to achieve sustainable drive toward For Change Co.’s mission.
• Primary fundraiser for the organisation, ensuring that the fundraising target is consistently met through a combination of philanthropic relationships, grants, donations, corporate partnerships and crowd funders.
• Act as For Change Co.’s key external representative and initiate, maintain, and grow relationships with existing and new funders.
• Lead the development of the annual strategic plan and budget Board review and approval, ensuring For Change Co.’s financial stability and sustainability.
• Report to the Board of Directors ensuring that;
  • Strong and ongoing communications are maintained,
  • Regular comprehensive reports on progress towards For Change Co.’s strategy are completed.
• Monitor and report risks, developing and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Create, develop, and maintain positive relationships with key partners to support both the organisation’s financial and social requirements.
• Ensure that all trading arms are consistently meeting their budget, growth and impact targets.
• Ensure that the impact programs continually meets and grows its capacity to achieve For Change Co.’s mission.
• Represent For Change Co. at networking events, media opportunities and industry events.
• Manage and motivate staff, overseeing processes such as, recruitment, staff development, performance management, compensation, and benefits.

Skills and Experience:

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated strengths in the following key areas:

• Stakeholder management: develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
• Fundraising nous: demonstrated skill in identifying, pursuing and obtaining fundraising revenue.
• Strategic Planning expertise: ability to set and deliver on strategy to support business objectives.
• Leadership experience: including effective people management, team motivation and ability to drive a team to achieve results.
• Change management skills: ability to identify, develop & implement organisational and business change.
• Business development experience: including the ability to identify and secure streams of revenue and funding.
• Communication skills: excellent communication skills- both written, verbal, and presentation.
• Social enterprise and/or not-for profit experience: experience in a social enterprise and/or not-for-profit including a good understanding of funding and government requirements.
• High EQ and experience in building and nurturing a strong and healthy team culture.

For Change Co. believes in providing a supportive and inclusive working environment. Therefore, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTIQA+.

If these criteria speak to you, you could be the perfect person for the job. Formal qualifications and extensive experience matter less than excellence, initiative and drive.