Social Impact Program Coordinator

Role: Social Impact Program Coordinator (Internal Title: Social Impact Program Support)

Location: Murarrie, Brisbane, QLD

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Help shape the future of Goodstart's Social Impact function.

If you're someone who enjoys bringing structure to complexity, improving processes and using data to support better decision-making, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

Supporting our Social Impact & Inclusion Program Manager and broader Social Impact team, you'll play an integral role in coordinating programs that improve inclusion, strengthen support for vulnerable children and families, and help deliver initiatives that create lasting community impact. Working across multiple projects, you'll provide the operational support that keeps programs moving while helping strengthen reporting, financial management, systems and ways of working.

This is a newly created role that has evolved alongside a growing function. As our Social Impact portfolio continues to expand, we're building stronger systems, improving reporting and creating more efficient ways of working. You'll have the opportunity to shape how the role develops while partnering with stakeholders across Goodstart to support programs that make a real difference.

If you enjoy variety, continuous improvement and balancing program coordination with data and reporting, this could be the perfect opportunity.

Your Impact

You'll provide high-quality program coordination and operational support across a broad range of activities, including:

• Coordinating administrative activities across multiple Social Impact programs and initiatives.
• Maintaining program schedules, delivery calendars and project documentation.
• Preparing agendas, coordinating meetings, taking minutes and tracking actions.
• Supporting the delivery of professional learning, workshops and national events.
• Preparing financial journals, transaction analysis and supporting monthly financial reporting.
• Creating, maintaining and improving reporting through Excel, Power BI and Webi to support data-driven decision making.
• Coordinating stakeholder communications and working collaboratively across multiple teams to ensure programs remain on track.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline systems, improve processes and embed new ways of working across the Social Impact portfolio.
• Providing flexible support across a broad range of Social Impact initiatives as priorities evolve.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Salary packaging benefits available through AccessPay (eligibility applies)
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years

What You'll Bring

• Previous experience in program coordination, project support, business administration or a similar role.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data, reporting and financial information.
• Experience using Power BI, Webi or similar reporting tools, or the willingness and capability to quickly learn.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to confidently manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience coordinating meetings, events, reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing more efficient ways of working.
• High attention to detail together with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience within education, early childhood, community services, government or the not-for-profit sector will be highly regarded.
• A genuine passion for improving outcomes for children, families and communities.

How to apply

Click 'Apply Now' and submit your application. Applications are reviewed as they're received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible for the best opportunity to progress.

Have a question? Contact Faith in our Talent Acquisition Team via email ***********@goodstart.org.au.

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email *************@goodstart.org.au.

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.