About Us

We are proud of what we have achieved over the years and are excited to continue to grow and delivering excellent services to our clients, supporting sector reform and developing our workforce within the child, youth and family services sector.

Supporting tens of thousands of Victorians every year, our 2000+ staff and volunteers operate from more than 96 sites across the state, as well as delivering assistance online, at home and in the community. We are Victoria’s largest provider of Out of Home Care and Family Services, and one of Australia’s most innovative agencies in working with vulnerable children youth and families.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Business Services you will be responsible for all operational activities associated with the Anglicare Victoria property portfolio, motor vehicle fleet and associated services.

You will lead a team of 5 in a highly collaborative and agile setting. You will lead and lift the team and provide guidance to continuously improve how we plan and strategically drive our property and fleet portfolio.

Anglicare Victoria has 97 workplaces including 30 Youth Residential Homes. The management and maintenance of those 30 homes is critical to the role. You will approach what you do in a child focused, community focused way to always maintain the safety of children and young people.

I would also encourage you take a look at our Annual Report here: https://www.anglicarevic.org.au/about-us/annual-report/av-2024-annual-report/

About our Ideal Candidate

Given the scope of the position and operational responsibility, you’ll bring demonstrated skills and experience in areas including:

• Contract management inclusive of tendering, contract reviews and negotiation.
• Property development, maintenance and fleet management.

To help drive our future growth and development, and to complement the existing leadership team you’ll bring:

• An engaging and individualised approach to leadership, with the ability to develop, engage and lead an inclusive and diverse workforce.
• A strategic approach to developing our property and fleet including legislative requirements and investment opportunities.
• You’ll bring a mature and comprehensive understanding of project planning, complex property development, repairs and maintenance.
• You’ll will naturally take accountability with an exceptional understanding of the importance of contractual obligations, compliance requirements and the ability to maintain the highest standards.
• You’ll bring an ability to both grow and maintain key stakeholder relationships, supporting the operational excellence internally at AV and building on our reputation externally.

For a comprehensive overview of the position, accountabilities and expectations, please review the position description here: General Manager - Property and Fleet PD PROP SM ICA 042025 V1.2.pdf

What makes this such a great role for you:

This is a career defining opportunity to join an organisation that has led major change to the system and is an opportunity for you to be a part of our continued journey towards improvement and innovation across within AV and more broadly within the sector.

As the General Manager at AV you’ll receive:

• A total salary package of $165,000 - $175,000 (this includes Superannuation)
• Access to Salary Packaging of up to $15,900
• Access to discounted health insurance and other retail discounts.
• Access to AV’s suite of Health and Wellbeing benefits, such as our Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.

Ready to take the next step:

We would like to receive applications by no later than Wednesday 30th April. Interviews will be conducted face to face at our Collingwood office on May 8th.

All you need to do is click APPLY wherever you see this advertisement. You will be taken to our careers page where you can simply “Apply for this job” over on the right-hand side.

To support your application, please provide us with a resume, along with a 1-page cover letter that describes you, your approach to leadership and management and anything else that you feel might add value to your application and set you apart.

We may reach out during the advertising period to discuss your application in more detail and ask some further questions. We would also invite you to do the same. Please contact Paul Ridley, Recruitment Specialist by phone on 03 9412 6078 or email [email protected]

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.