Job description
The Organisation
PRONIA is an innovative not-for-profit organisation with a proud 52-year history of excellence in the provision of services to their community. With a long-standing team that works across a wide range of services, you will have the opportunity to impact, support and connect with vulnerable members of the Greek-Australian community & other CALD communities (in Melbourne).
The range of services include crisis intervention, mental health support, disability, aged care, family and youth services. As one of Melbourne’s Australia’s most well-regarded CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) community service agencies, within the Greek community, it also supports advocacy, policy development and research.
The Role
Your brief is to ensure a team-based culture of outstanding service delivery by promoting continuous quality improvement and an ethos, based on the meaning of the word PRONIA, which is ‘provision by looking ahead ’ or ‘welfare.’
You will work closely with the Board in envisioning/resourcing/ ensuring the sustainable future of PRONIA through contemporary leadership and management.
In keeping with their Mission, Vision and Values, you will lead and empower a team of passionate and caring staff to deliver the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan.
The Person
A values-driven professional, your success in the human services sector is based on demonstrated commercial acumen, good governance and personable leadership.
With proven team development expertise in multi-service delivery, you are skilled in ongoing assessment of the delivery of excellent outcomes for the community. Your broad skills will ideally have been honed in a similar community setting, empowering and resourcing your functional leaders to achieve a high-performance culture.
You will be able to demonstrate:
- Leadership of an organisation or significant business unit in a similar sector, such as aged care, health, not-for-profit
- Experience in creating and executing strategic plans, including overseeing implementation of programs and delivery of services
- Partnering with a board to deliver to key organisational goals
- Commercial and operational acumen, with a view to understanding sector trends, and overall organisational sustainability
- Understanding and commitment to the role and values of an ethno-specific and CALD agency
The Rewards
PRONIA offers a flexible working environment that supports the individual. Ultimately it will resonate strongly with Not-For-profit executives who understand the role and values of supporting a CALD ethno-specific organisation.
Along with an attractive compensation package, they are able to offer salary packaging with ensuing tax benefits.
To apply please click the Apply Now link below, attaching a tailored CV (word version) or call Leighton Cantrill on 0493 827 145 or Lesley Lightfoot on 0429 381 277, for a confidential conversation.
