Program Manager – Western Australia

In this role you will be supporting regionally based project teams to successfully implement community development projects. Responsible for engaging and developing regional and State level networks and relationships enabling WVA to maximise the impact of our work. A proven track record in long-term community development is critical to success in this role.

You will oversee the transition of one of our early childhood projects and ensuring strong collaboration with our First Nations partner organisations and other key internal and external stakeholders.

The role is also responsible for the successful implementation of the Western Australia Regional Area Plan and contributing to broader WVA fundraising activities.

This is a full-time role based in Derby, Western Australia.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementation of a strategic growth plan for programming in Western Australia
• Growing partnerships with First Nations organisations
• Supporting Project Managers to deliver activities as per the annual implementation plan and approved budgets for projects
• Contributing to scoping, design work, partnership development and capability building with First Nations organisations
• Management of incoming supporters, government and WVA corporate engagement requests such as field visits, policy engagement & participation in major donor events
• Support Project Managers to ensure all operational aspects of regional projects (Risk, Legal, Property, OH&S, P&C) are compliant with WV policies and issues arising are responded to in a timely and effective manner
• Budget and Contract Management
• Staff Care and Effectiveness – 1 on 1 meetings with direct reports
• Collaborate with the Manager, Private and Institutional Grants Acquisitions to identify sustainable funding opportunities for existing and new work

Who we’re looking for 

You will have excellent communication, influencing and people leadership skills and demonstrated experience working in the Australian Indigenous development sector and with remote Aboriginal communities.

You will have:

• Stakeholder engagement and partnership development skills
• Excellent understanding of the cultural, political, economic and social issues affecting Aboriginal people in Western Australia
• Understanding of Western Australia Government Indigenous affairs policy and programming areas, specifically in relation to children and youth
• Established relationships within the sector in WA
• Background in providing team, project and strategy leadership within complex environments
• Experience brokering and maintaining successful funding agreements and collaborations with Government agencies and Aboriginal organisations
• Qualifications in social services, community development or related disciplines

Working for World Vision means you are making the world better 

It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you’re about to do something meaningful. It means working with 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward. 

The selection process 

We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families.  World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector. 

Who we are

For more than 40 years, World Vision has been partnering with First Nations communities through our Australia First Nations Program. The program is dedicated to helping First Nations communities build on their strengths and achieve their own development goals. Working at World Vision as a First Nations staff means you will be well represented and supported within the team. Through the program’s staff network, you will have a safe space to connect, collaborate and seek advice no matter where you are based. 

We offer great benefits such as salary packaging and for this role remote allowance and relocation assistance.

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.

For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: https://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us