Associate Director, Technology, Data & AI

Associate Director Technology Data & AI

Plan International Australia Permanent Full-Time Hybrid Melbourne SCHADS Level 7

Who are we

We are the worlds leading organisation dedicated to girls equality.

We believe when we invest in girls everything changes their families communities and entire nations rise. We tackle the root causes of inequality support communities through crisis and shift money power and influence toward girls and the local organisations closest to them.

We are evolving. Were becoming a bridge builder mobilising evidence influence and investment that strengthens those closest to the issues rather than simply delivering programs ourselves. AI technology and trusted data are central to how well do this. This is the world you will help us create.

The Opportunity

Were looking for a values-driven technology leader to own and deliver Plan International Australias integrated Technology Data and AI strategy one of our four key strategic investments as we move into our next chapter.

As Associate Director Technology Data & AI you will lead a unified function bringing together AI capability data governance and intelligence enterprise systems knowledge management and infrastructure security. You wont just keep the lights on youll shape how a smaller more focused organisation does more sophisticated higher-impact work for girls.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer youll sit at the centre of our strategic flywheel enabling fundraising to convert supporters to lifetime relationships programs to surface evidence that shifts policy finance to forecast with confidence and people leaders to build a strong inclusive culture.

This is a rare opportunity to lead technology and AI strategy in an organisation that sees these capabilities not as back-office functions but as enterprise enablers that run across every part of our mission.

What Youll Do

Lead our Technology Data & AI Strategy

• Own and deliver PIAs integrated technology data and AI strategy aligning platforms systems and data across supporter impact financial people and operational domains.
• Own the AI and automation roadmap sequencing foundations function-specific automation and strategic AI capability so we work smarter and deliver more for girls.
• Own major platform lifecycle decisions including CRM (Salesforce) payment architecture data warehouse and enterprise system succession bringing costed roadmaps investment cases and clear recommendations to the Executive and Board.

Be the Custodian of Our Data

• Serve as the organisational custodian of data across all domains holding accountability for a single coherent data governance framework.
• Set strategic direction for data quality integrity classification and lifecycle standards shifting from reactive cleansing to proactive monitoring and exception reporting.
• Ensure the delivery of decision-useful analytics insights and reporting across the organisation.

Lead with Purpose and Connection

• Lead a high-performing multi-disciplinary team spanning data systems infrastructure and AI capability (3 permanent reports plus contractors as required).
• Build and hold a business-partnering culture moving from service-desk posture to genuine strategic partner where your team maintains deep understanding of the business domains they support.
• Convene and lead governance of data systems and AI priorities ensuring competing demands are surfaced trade-offs are made deliberately and the forward roadmap is understood and supported.

Shape the Future

• Provide strategic advice to the Executive and Board on technology data and AI opportunities risks and investment decisions.
• Maintain active horizon scanning across sector regulatory and technology developments bringing forward changes to strategy where material opportunities or risks emerge.
• Represent PIA in the global Plan International federation on shared learning standards and technology practice.

What Youll Bring

Skills and Experience

• Senior leadership experience across technology data systems and AI in a complex organisation with demonstrated ability to unify these disciplines under an integrated strategy.
• Deep experience owning enterprise data environments including CRM (Salesforce highly desirable) finance and HR platforms and integration architecture.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering AI and automation strategy including governance ethics and adoption.
• Experience uplifting operational and control maturity including documentation systematisation control design and audit response.
• Demonstrated ability to reduce key-person dependency through process design automation and knowledge management not only through team structure.
• Track record of managing technology and data operating budgets balancing operational continuity with strategic investment.

How You Lead

• You share power and seek out the strengths of colleagues while holding clear accountability for your areas of responsibility.
• You work beyond traditional team boundaries finding energy in collaboration and coaching over directing.
• You embrace using AI and technology responsibly and ethically always in service of our mission.
• You demonstrate a deep commitment to equality human rights gender justice child protection and safeguarding.

What It Feels Like to Work Here

• You will get up each day knowing your work helps create justice and equality for girls.
• Hybrid working: We do some of our work in the office and some at home and honour true flexibility.
• Youll find strength in our diversity inclusiveness and mutual respect.
• Salary packaging: up to $15900 in pre-tax salary packaging plus $2650 meals and entertainment packaging increasing your take-home pay
• Youll be part of a bold strategic shift helping build an organisation that is smarter and more impactful.
• Access to wellbeing suppport and EAP.
• Connection: regular team events offsites and active staff-led communities including our Diversity Equity & Inclusion Working Group Reconciliation Action Plan Group Pride Network Committee and Social Committee

Safeguarding Gender Equality & Inclusion

Safeguarding gender equality inclusion and anti-racism are central to who we are and how we work. We take seriously our responsibility to ensure that we and anyone who represents us does not harm abuse or commit any act of violence against the people we work with including children young people and all participants and partners.

Plan International believes that in a world where children and program participants face so many threats of harm it is our duty to ensure that we do everything we can to keep children and program participants safe. As part of our efforts to create safe environments for children and program participants candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory National police Check sign our Safeguarding policies and code of conduct and where necessary complete a Working with Children Check.

How to Apply

Review the PD and submit your CV and a brief cover letter (no more than two pages) addressing how your experience and leadership approach align with this role.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews may commence before the closing date. Early application is encouraged.

For a confidential discussion contact to reach out to our P&C team.

Plan International Australia is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples people with disability people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and LGBTIQ individuals are encouraged to apply.