Director – Finance and Shared Services – Aboriginal Legal Service

• Achieve justice and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Executive position reporting to the CEO tendersglobal.net $50M+ turnover, 400+ staff
• Impart financial stewardship & manage operations including organisational change

The Organisation

Born out of a protest movement over 50 years ago, the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS) is a fearless advocacy organisation, committed to achieving social justice and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities. The primary objective of the ALS is to deliver high-quality, culturally safe legal and support services for Aboriginal people in NSW and the ACT.

The ALS is in the process of consolidating operations after an exciting growth phase following additional government funding. Their specialist services and teams have expanded to address systemic issues and drive structural reforms, creating unprecedented opportunities for the ALS and communities.

Benefits & Culture

• The opportunity to impact a growing organisation
• Generous salary and tax effective packaging to maximise take home pay
• Redfern office, but flexibility offered
• Annual leave loading of 17.5%
• Respectful, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment
• Access to personal counselling for staff and their families

The Role

As critical member of the executive team, you will provide strategic financial and operations advice to the CEO and board, and provide oversight of the shared services function including leading teams across finance, human resources, IT, facilities and fleet, grant management and compliance. You will work closely with the executive leadership team.

Your focus will be to ensure financial stewardship, best practice operations and support functions.

You will:

• Oversee complex funding agreements, compliance and financial reporting across multiple funding streams
• Support the implementation and optimisation of new systems, processes and technical advancements
• Develop and maintain relationships with government agencies, suppliers and key stakeholders
• Oversee and manage a risk management framework

Skills Required

You are an agile and experienced senior leader with strong business and financial acumen, having overseen resources, budgets and financial reporting across a complex portfolio. You will bring highly developed management skills to effectively lead, inspire and support diverse teams and a track record working collaboratively to deliver on strategy.

You will be passionate about using your skills to impact the important work of ALS.

You also have:

• Experience leading and managing a shared or corporate services function
• Solid understanding of human resources processes and systems
• Interpersonal and communication skills to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• Knowledge and appreciation of the cultural and social needs of Aboriginal people
• A tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, human resources or operations management

This vacancy is open to all persons, but eligible Aboriginal applicants will be assessed first, and offered the vacancy if they meet all the essential selection criteria and are suitable at the level of the position.

If you’re motivated to use your finance and operational management skills to support an organisation fighting for justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, please submit your resume together with a cover letter responding to the skills required section above quoting ref #1240390. Alternatively, please call Hayley Martin on 02 8243 0570 for a confidential discussion.

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.