General Manager - Newly created role - Initial 3 month contract

About the organisation

Great schools are those that have great teachers delivering effective instruction to every child. Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) uses a school improvement framework to support schools to make their improvement journey from Poor to Fair, Fair to Good and Good to Great.

GGSA has developed an innovative education model to give every child the opportunity to develop to their full potential. GGSA assists schools to meet the needs of their students, teachers, school, and community.

GGSA has an experienced team of professionals who support the school team, students, and parents to effectively deliver the model. Schools receive training, coaching, monitoring and tools to enable it to develop great teachers delivering effective instruction to every child, and to continually improve on the journey to becoming a great school.

GGSA has a growth strategy and is currently setting up Business Services to respond to this growth. This role is a critical new role to help establish and lead this growth.

About the role

The General Manager contributes to GGSA’s objectives by leading the operations of the business. The key functions of this role include driving the commercialisation of the business, business improvement functions, organisation delivery and planning, and developing and training the management team for greater organisation cohesion. This includes but is not limited to the development and management of industry project planning, building systems, processes and tools for business efficiency, and building an efficient and effective administration.

Key Areas of Delivery:

• Contract Management

• Production management and Operations Reporting

• Governance

• Information management and documentation

• Continuous improvement

Essential Requirements:

• Demonstrated previous experience as a business manager in a complex and expanding organisation across business support areas of HR, contracts, stakeholder relationships and the other areas

• Demonstrated experience in working as part of a leadership team with accountability, reporting and auditing responsibilities to a Board of Directors

• Demonstrated knowledge of government funding, contract management and auditing requirements for a not-for-profit organisation

• Demonstrated knowledge of managing a team and supporting it daily operational support to deliver high-quality work

Desirable criteria

• Experience as a General Manager or demonstrated management experience of other key business functions

• Empathy with less advantaged peoples and a desire to see them gain access to the same opportunities as other Australians

Applicants need to submit a resume and a cover letter that addresses the essential selection criteria above. GGSA does not consider applications that do not address the selection criteria.