Location: Brisbane-based

Travel: SEQ and regional travel required

Part-time/Full-time: 0.8 - 1.0 FTE

The Role

As our Sector Engagement Lead, you’ll work at the intersection of impact and enterprise. Your role is to connect with social enterprises across the state, particularly in regional and underrepresented communities, and support them to grow, verify their impact, and access new opportunities.

You’ll champion businesses that generate revenue through trade, build local economies, and tackle complex challenges, all while creating a connected, commercially capable, and inclusive social enterprise ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Network: Lead outreach and support across QSEC’s thirteen Queensland regions. Identify regional priorities, barriers, and opportunities for sector development. Coordinate collaborative initiatives with other ecosystem actors on the ground, with a place-based lens to connect each region's ecosystem.

Relationships: Build relationships with social entrepreneurs, founders, and regional operators, contributing to QSEC's network of partners, members and stakeholders.

Connections: Identify and support enterprises with strong or emerging trading models to grow their market readiness and connect into supply chains, local council procurement, and business-to-business partnerships.

Capability Building: Coordinate and deliver learning opportunities related to business growth, market access, and sustainable revenue generation. Connect enterprises to capability-building opportunities via the QSEC partner network.

Engagement & Events: Work alongside our Communications and Events Lead to coordinate and deliver events, roundtables, and peer connection opportunities.

Social Enterprise Verification: Promote verification as a credible commercial differentiator and lead the verification process.

Administration: Manage relationships and enquiries within our database (CRM). Manage projects and deliverables through programs like Asana.

Data & Analytics: Leverage CRM data to track sector trends and effectiveness of initiatives. Maintain data integrity and conduct regular audits to ensure accuracy and relevance. Prepare reports and track progress in line with QSEC's strategic plan.

Team: Collaborate with the QSEC team on strategic projects, engagement initiatives and amplification of the social enterprise business model

About Us
The Queensland Social Enterprise Council (QSEC) is the peak body for Social Enterprise and purpose-led business in Queensland. We represent, support and advocate for the interests of social enterprises and social entrepreneurs to drive high social, cultural and environmental impact for Queensland communities.

About You
You’re a connector - someone who can speak the language of business and community with equal confidence. You understand how purpose and profit can work together, and you’re passionate about helping enterprises grow in ways that are both commercially viable and socially meaningful.

Demonstrated experience in a related role where you delivered learning, support and/or development initiatives for individuals, enterprises, or communities.

Collaborative mindset, you value partnerships, knowledge-sharing, and collective outcomes.

Strong communication and organisational skills, with a demonstrated ability to build meaningful relationships across diverse sectors and communities.

Knowledge of business models, particularly where commercial and social outcomes intersect.

The ability to engage with entrepreneurs, business owners, and commercially minded operators.

Ability to work independently and proactively, and manage competing priorities across multiple projects,

Comfortable using and learning digital tools like CRMs, email platforms, and project management software (Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Asana)

Desirable but not required

Understanding of the social enterprise model

Experience delivering workshops/webinars, peer learning, or collaborative initiatives, both in-person and online.

What we offer

Diverse and flexible work, enjoy variety in your day-to-day, working across regions, events, projects and systems

Opportunity to work on meaningful, impactful projects that drive outcomes for Queensland communities