• Strategy, Advocacy & Engagement
• Full-time
• Permanent position
• Based in Sydney, NSW

About us

Wesley Mission is a high-profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with some of the most disadvantaged people in our community through more than 200 services spanning homelessness, mental health, child and family services, aged care, counselling, employment, education and health.

Our vision is: “A Spirit-led disciple-making movement: doing all the good we can because every life matters.”

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, Strategy, Advocacy & Engagement, the Head of Impact & Growth leads a critical enterprise function focused on translating Wesley Mission’s strategy into funded, scalable and sustainable impact.

This role is responsible for establishing and stewarding a coordinated, organisation-wide approach to non-philanthropic revenue growth, including end-to-end bid management, funding pipeline development, outcomes evidence, and service productisation strategy.

The role oversees the full lifecycle of grants, tenders and commissioned opportunities—ensuring strong governance, early shaping of opportunities, and alignment with organisational priorities—and maintains a single enterprise funding pipeline to support informed, strategic decision-making.

Critically, the Head of Impact & Growth owns Wesley Mission’s productisation strategy and service design function, working with service portfolios to design, pilot and scale clear, investable service propositions that respond to community need and commissioning priorities.

The role also leads the development and implementation of Wesley Mission’s enterprise Outcomes Framework, and insights function, strengthening the organisation’s ability to demonstrate credible, funder-ready impact and to use data and insights to inform bids, commissioning conversations, service design and scale decisions.

This is a unique opportunity to build and lead an enterprise capability at the intersection of strategy, funding, impact and service innovation in a large, values-driven organisation with significant reach and influence.

About you

This role would suit someone who brings:

• Experience leading complex funding, revenue growth or commercial development in a not-for-profit, government or service delivery context
• Strong understanding of end-to-end bid management, including grants, tenders and commissioned funding
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into funded, scalable initiatives and steward funding pipelines in complex environments
• Experience in service design, productisation or scaling service models, with the ability to develop clear, investable propositions
• Strong understanding of outcomes, impact measurement and evidence requirements in funding and commissioning contexts
• Highly developed analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate across diverse portfolios and functions
• Alignment with Wesley Mission’s Christian mission, values and commitment to social justice

Why join Wesley Mission?

You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation that takes its advocacy seriously, supports learning and development, and seeks to influence systems for the benefit of people and communities experiencing disadvantage.

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Code of Conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.

The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission. Wesley Mission is committed to diversity, inclusion and reconciliation. Guided by our vision of doing all the good we can because every life matters, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and social demographics, and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

For further information, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Head of Impact and Growth enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, with interviews offered as suitable candidates are identified.

A position description is attached.