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Life Without Barriers

National Senior Leadership Opportunity

Life Without Barriers is seeking an experienced and values-driven leader to join our Child, Youth & Family executive team as Director – National Immigration Support Services (NISS).

This is a rare opportunity to lead nationally delivered programs and influence meaningful outcomes for refugees, people seeking asylum and individuals experiencing or at risk of forced marriage.

About the Role

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive of Child, Youth & Family Services, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to a geographically dispersed national portfolio. You will lead senior managers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure service integrity, program fidelity and strong contractual performance across both Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) and the Forced Marriage Specialist Support Program (FMSSP).

This position can be based in VIC, NSW or QLD.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and embedding a culture of service excellence, safety and continuous improvement
• Ensuring compliance with Departmental contracts, accreditation standards and governance requirements
• Driving nationally consistent service delivery aligned with Life Without Barriers’ Purpose and Values
• Providing strategic oversight of all NISS programs
• Managing financial performance, growth strategy and operational sustainability
• Building strong relationships with government, NGOs and sector stakeholders
• Acting as a spokesperson on matters impacting refugees, people seeking asylum, and individuals affected by forced marriage
• Supporting innovation, reform initiatives and practice improvement nationally

This role requires both strategic vision and operational discipline, with the ability to lead complex, multi-jurisdictional services in a dynamic and sensitive policy environment.

Experience required:

We require an experienced executive leader within the community services sector, with demonstrated success managing large-scale, geographically dispersed programs in complex and high-accountability environments.

You will bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology or a related clinical or business discipline
• Senior leadership experience in immigration, refugee support, family violence, or related human services
• Demonstrated experience managing and influencing senior government relationships
• Strong knowledge of Australian community services policy and regulatory frameworks
• Demonstrated understanding of the complexities impacting refugees, people seeking asylum, and individuals experiencing forced marriage
• Proven success managing budgets, governance and risk in complex service environments
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders including government and accrediting bodies
• Exceptional communication skills, including media and sector representation
• A commitment to culturally responsive practice and child safety

Most importantly, you lead with courage, integrity and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable communities.

About Life Without Barriers

Life Without Barriers partners with people to change lives for the better.

Our Values — Responsive, Imaginative, Courageous, Respectful and Relationship-focused — guide everything we do. We are committed to child safety, inclusion, diversity and reconciliation.

We offer:

• Executive leadership opportunity within a national organisation
• Meaningful work that influences sector reform
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary packaging benefits
• A values-driven, purpose-led culture

How to Apply   

Click the apply button and follow the screen prompts, ensuring you include a resume and a covering letter outlining your reasons for applying and how you meet the selection criteria. For any enquiries, please contact tracy.dallas@lwb.org.au

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly. 
    

Applications close Sunday 8^th of March

If you would like to learn more about Life Without Barriers, please visit our website - About us | Life Without Barriers