General Manager Quality and Safeguarding
Full Time, Ongoing
Location flexible
Salary: Competitive Senior salary package + NFP benefits
Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we’re building hope and possibility for all.
Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your opportunity
As General Manager, Quality and Safeguarding, you will lead the organisation’s approach to safeguarding, quality and clinical governance – ensuring the people we support are safe, protected and receiving high-quality care across all Mission Australia services.
Reporting to the Executive, Practice, Evidence and Impact, this role provides critical oversight of safety, quality and risk across a diverse national service portfolio. You will work closely with senior leaders and the Board to strengthen organisational accountability, identify emerging risks, and embed consistent, best-practice approaches to safeguarding, clinical governance and quality.
This is a pivotal leadership role where you will shape culture as much as systems, driving continuous improvement, building capability across services, and ensuring we meet our regulatory, ethical and community expectations while delivering safe, high-quality outcomes for vulnerable Australians.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
Lead the organisation-wide Quality and Safeguarding function, providing strong governance, oversight and independent assurance across all services
Drive the development, implementation and ongoing maturity of the Clinical and Care Governance Framework and the Safeguarding Framework
Monitor, analyse and interpret quality, incident, risk and compliance data to identify trends and drive improvements across the organisation
Partner with service delivery leaders to implement improvement actions and lift quality and safety outcomes across services
Provide trusted, expert advice to senior leaders on safeguarding risks, quality issues and regulatory obligations
Oversee responses to safeguarding incidents and critical events, ensuring timely action and compliance with reporting requirements
Strengthen safeguarding culture and capability, ensuring all staff understand their responsibilities and are equipped to respond to risks of harm
Maintain and enhance policies, procedures and frameworks to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and organisational standards
Deliver clear, evidence-based reporting to the Executive Leaderhsip Team and Board Committees on quality, safety and safeguarding performance
Build strong relationships with regulators, partners and internal stakeholders to support best practice and continuous improvement
Requirements for success
Significant senior leadership experience within community, human services, government or not-for-profit sectors
Demonstrated expertise in safeguarding, quality, risk, compliance or clinical governance within complex, regulated environments
Strong understanding of service delivery the early childhood, child and family, youth, disability, aged care, mental health and/or related sectors
Proven ability to identify and manage risk, respond to incidents, and lead organisation-wide improvement initiatives
Exceptional leadership capability, with experience building high-performing teams and driving a culture of accountability, learning and continuous improvement
Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information and translate it into practical action
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at executive and Board level
Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, Nursing, Allied Health or a related field (or equivalent experience)
A deep commitment to safeguarding, ethical practice and Mission Australia’s purpose and values
Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Your benefits
To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:
Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
Volunteering opportunities
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Extra leave including Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off
Our culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.
We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]
How to apply
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