Opportunity for a strategic operations leader with a data-driven mindset, systems expertise, and a collaborative, coaching approach to drive meaningful change in early childhood education and care (ECEC)!

• Step into a senior role with real impact
  
• Full time, fixed-term (parental leave cover) until 30 June 2025
  
• Be part of a growing organisation with a values-led culture
  

Are you ready to nurture your career at Gowrie Victoria?
For over 85 years, Gowrie Victoria has been at the forefront of high-quality early learning.

We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a reputation for inspiring others and shining a light on best practice.

Our strength is our culture. It is built on a foundation of genuine curiosity. We encourage our people to ask questions, be reflective, and bring their authentic selves to work.

About the role
As our Senior Operations Coordinator, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting organisation-wide processes across our early learning and kindergarten services. Working closely with the Executive Manager Early Learning, you’ll step into high-level operations work and contribute to projects and change initiatives that directly shape service delivery, enrolment outcomes, and compliance readiness.

You’ll be:

• Supporting the transition from QuickKids to Kangaroo Time, coaching others through the change
  
• Strengthening compliance, funding, and data management systems across multiple services.
  
• Use data from multiple systems and sources to identify trends, inform strategy, and create clear, actionable reports for the Executive team.
  
• Enabling capability-building by coaching and mentoring The Operations Coordinator and service leaders in systems, processes, and compliance.
  
• Supporting key organisational change projects, bringing a solutions-focused mindset and adaptive approach.
  
• Collaborating across teams while managing your own workflow independently with initiative and attention to detail.
  

About you
You’ll bring both operational depth and strategic awareness to the table. You’re confident managing complex information, navigating ambiguity, and enabling others to succeed.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Broad experience and deep knowledge in a senior ECEC operations role, or previous Assistant Manager, Manager, or high-level coordinator role (at least 3 years)
  
• Diploma (or higher) level qualification in Early Childhood
  
• Sound knowledge of early years legislation, child safe standards, and regulatory frameworks across long day care and kindergarten
  
• Demonstrated expertise in childcare management systems, ideally Quick Kids and/or Kangaroo Time
  
• Strong working knowledge of government portals, funding frameworks, enrolment requirements, and reporting obligations within the ECEC sector.
  
• Strong coaching skills with a track record of building capability in others
  
• Systems thinker with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to identify patterns and generate insights from data
  
• Self-driven, highly adaptable, and able to both lead and collaborate effectively
  
• A valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle (travel across sites is required)
  

What we offer

• A culture where 92% of staff say Gowrie Victoria is a great place to work
  
• Personalised professional development with free access to Gowrie’s eLearning platform!
  
• Paid parental leave and an employee childcare discount of up to 30% off the gap fee
  
• 17.5% annual leave loading paid in December – when you need it!
  
• Events to recognise the achievements of our team members
  
• Flexible working conditions
  

Ready to make a genuine impact?
For more information, click on apply and you’ll be directed to Gowrie’s Careers Hub where you can discover more about working at Gowrie, view the position description, and most importantly submit your interest!

Applications close Friday, 11 July - applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, so don’t hesitate to apply!

Gowrie Victoria is an equal opportunity employer and a child safe organisation and you can view our commitment to child safety here www.gowrievictoria.org.au/about

You must have a legal right to work in Australia and pass an employee Working with Children Check.