Make an impact supporting women, children and families at the most critical times. Join our amazing team of dedicated staff to make a difference The newly created Executive Supports Officer role will coordinate and support executive activities and projects that are required by the Caroline Chisholm Society Board, CEO and Leadership team, including the coordination of grants and funding projects. Reporting to the CEO, this role is based in Essendon, however, you may also be required to work out of our Caroline Springs premises from time to time.

The role is a full-time contract until June 2024. About us For the team at the Caroline Chisholm Society (the Society) our mission is simple – delivering a range of pregnancy and family support services that respond to the needs of families. For over 50 years we have supported vulnerable children, women, and their families to achieve and maintain a safe and nurturing environment.

We’re proud of our work and equally proud that it is inspired by the many achievements of Caroline Chisholm, a woman who supported and empowered many throughout her lifetime. In providing support and assistance to pregnant women and parents with young children aged up to 5 years, we work with whole families to support secure attachments, optimise child outcomes through parenting interventions, and prevent and alleviate the impacts of poverty, homelessness, family violence and issues mental health have on parent and child wellbeing. We’d love you to join our dedicated and diverse team of like-minded professionals and help us to continue this important work, and to honour Caroline by providing support to today’s mothers, babies, toddlers, and the family that surrounds them.

About the role Reporting to the CEO, this role will coordinate and support executive activities and projects that are required by the Caroline Chisholm Society Board, CEO and Leadership Team. You will assist the Corporate Services Coordinator in meeting support and liaising on their behalf with external stakeholders. The role will support the operations of the Board including compliance, policy registers and board papers.

You will also undertake to coordinate projects aligned to the Society’s strategic initiatives and operational outcomes and will be required to assist in coordinating the acquittal and reporting on various grant agreements. This role’s key responsibilities include: Executive Support - Reporting to the CEO, provide co-ordination and support for executive projects, events, and external publications to a high standard Project Support – Provide support on projects aligned to the Society’s strategic and improvement plans Board Support - Ensure secretariat support to the Board and committees and communicate across all members of the Board Corporate Services Support – maintain policy registers, other critical documentation and coordinate quality improvement processes About you We are passionate about the values and objectives of the So.