Area Manager

Mission Australia

Cairns, QLD, Australia
$135k; super + nfp salary pyckaging; business vehi...
Strategic oversight and operational performance
People leadership and financial sustainability
Stakeholder management across dispersed region
As Area Manager, you will hold end‑to‑end accountability for a large, diverse portfolio of human services across North Queensland

Job Summary

  • As Area Manager, you will hold end‑to‑end accountability for a large, diverse portfolio of human services across North Queensland.
  • This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for strategic oversight, operational performance, people leadership, financial sustainability and stakeholder management across a geographically dispersed region.
  • Your benefits include not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax, free external, confidential counselling, and volunteering opportunities.

Matching Summary

As Area Manager, you will hold end‑to‑end accountability for a large, diverse portfolio of human services across North Queensland.

Salary

$135K; Super + NFP Salary Packaging; Business Vehicle

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strategic oversight and operational performance
  • People leadership and financial sustainability
  • Stakeholder management across dispersed region
  • Contract delivery and service quality
  • Workforce management and capability uplift
  • Continuous improvement and service innovation

Nice-to-have

  • Advocating for a fairer Australia
  • Building hope and possibility
  • Culturally and psychosocially safe workplace
  • Innovative and inclusive culture
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 5+ years senior management experience
  • Experience leading large, multi-site operations
  • Proven risk, compliance, and performance management
  • Strong budget and financial accountability
  • Experience building senior government relationships
  • Clearance to work with children/vulnerable people

Work Rights

Not specified

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