Business Manager

Do you have Management experience and enjoy leading a team? APM Canberra, ACT is currently looking for an Inclusive Employment Australia, Business Manager to lead the teams at our Canberra, Greenway and Queanbeyan sites. This role will allow you to apply your people skills and management experience to create opportunities to place people with a disability into employment. You'll be empowering and motivating a team of Employment Consultants to drive the very best outcomes for job seekers who have a disability. Your teams' success is what drives you, so regular training and mentoring will be important, supporting them to hit their KPIs. You'll also lead by example, engaging with job seekers to provide tailored employment services. Your business mindset is essential in reading and interpreting data, forming local business relationships and planning for future success. Your resilience and problem-solving skills will support you in solving complex issues as they arise.

Responsibilities

Lead the teams at the Canberra, Greenway and Queanbeyan sites; Apply people skills and management experience to create opportunities to place people with a disability into employment; Empower and motivate a team of Employment Consultants to drive the very best outcomes for job seekers who have a disability; Provide regular training and mentoring to support the team in hitting their KPIs; Engage with job seekers to provide tailored employment services; Read and interpret data, form local business relationships and plan for future success; Solve complex issues with resilience and problem-solving skills

Requirements

Experience in Employment Services or clearly demonstrated transferable skills; People leadership exposure and/or understanding; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal); Ability to work unsupervised in challenging environments; Proven experience working in a high-performance driven environment; Demonstrable ability to build positive working relationships with key stakeholders; Eligibility to meet legislative requirements for clearance to work in the Employment Services programs; Eligible to work in Australia; Current driver’s licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle; Willing to complete a Criminal History Check; Able to secure a Working with Children Safely Card

Benefits

Generous achievement incentives; Unlimited personal use of a smartphone; Salary packaging options; Free counselling services; Great work-life balance; Extensive learning opportunities; Networking programs; Employee benefits