Chief Executive Officer - Windana

Job Description

Chief Executive Officer at Windana Windana provides services across Victoria for adults and young people experiencing alcohol and other drug harms, family violence, mental health challenges, and social disadvantage. Their Model of Care puts clients at the centre of what they do to create positive change in people’s lives and provide connected services for more people in need. Windana works with families, communities, and other organisations to deliver trauma-informed, equitable, culturally safe, and integrated services based on evidence and practice wisdom. By intervening early and creating purposeful partnerships, Windana helps clients achieve improved outcomes while reducing demand on acute services. Windana plays a pivotal role in influencing policy and the sector to create a positive and connected future for the communities they support. As Chief Executive Officer, you will partner with the Board of Directors and the executive leadership team to ensure the execution of the current 2024 – 2026 Strategic Plan and support the future long-term strategic vision for Windana ensuring they can continue to create positive outcomes and more connected services for people in need. You will identify opportunities for strategic growth, innovation, and service diversification in line with Windana’s mission and vision, including further organic growth, mergers and acquisitions, and philanthropic support. In partnership with the Executive Leadership team, you will articulate a clear vision for the future and ensure that this can be successfully executed, ensuring greater impact, future financial sustainability, operational excellence, and the delivery of high-quality and safe services. This will include driving a continuous improvement mindset across the organisation to improve the quality of services and programs. Critical to your success will be your ability to build trusted relationships with government stakeholders and establish strategic partnerships across the sector, to unlock new strategic opportunities and position Windana as a leading advocate across the Alcohol and Drug and broader community health sector. Importantly, you will establish a trusted and transparent working relationship with the Board to ensure strong governance and to enable strategic opportunities to be effectively leveraged to support Windana’s strategic growth. Recognised as an experienced CEO or executive leader, you will have a demonstrated track record of leading aligned social services organisations through transformation and change while achieving strategic growth and operational excellence, service innovation, and cultural engagement. Your executive experience leading aligned organisations across the not-for-profit sector, including alcohol and drug, community health, youth services, mental health, homelessness, aged care, and public health will be highly regarded. You will have strategically led an organisation to execute and deliver a client-centred strategic vision while ensuring effective and innovative operational service environments and driving a culture of continuous improvement and long-term sustainability. You will be recognised for your experience in effective public advocacy and ability to influence a range of diverse stakeholders to influence policy, generate diversified funding, and drive service innovation. Highly regarded for your visionary leadership, ability to operate with high integrity, respect, and authenticity, and ability to communicate a clear vision across the organisation and bring the team along to drive change and deliver exceptional outcomes for clients will be critical to your success in this role. This is a career-defining opportunity to strategically lead this highly reputable organisation through its next chapter of growth and reimagine possibilities for those facing alcohol and drug-related issues, family violence, mental health challenges, and social disadvantage. To apply, please click ‘apply now’ and upload your Cover Letter and Resume. For any questions not outlined in the Position Description and for a confidential discussion, please contact Aleisha Cajaglis on 0439 910 866 or Kate Rowe on 0412 254 802. Davidson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do. Should you require assistance in your interactions with us or through a recruitment process, please let us know so we can provide adjustments for you. Formal applications close on Friday 31st January. #J-18808-Ljbffr