Strategy Planning & Projects Lead

• 4 or 5 days p/week flexible.
• Hybrid office and work from home
• Ongoing

The Position:

The Strategy Planning and Projects Lead provides critical strategic operational and projectleadership to support the AASW Board CEO Company Secretary and Executive Teamin delivering enterprisewide transformation initiatives. The role is responsible for driving organisational planning supporting executive governance processes and ensuring the integration of strategic priorities across the Association.

The role combines practical strategy execution governance coordination and problem-solving in aresource-constrained not-for-profit environment. It exists to reducefragmentation across the organisation improve follow-through on decisions andbring clarity and discipline to competing demands and priorities.

Acting as a trusted advisor and problemsolver this position works handsonwith teams across the AASW to translate strategy into action strengthenorganisational effectiveness and support highquality role ensures that major projects reforms and change initiatives areplanned executed and monitored in a coordinated and impactful manner.

About the Association:

The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) is theprofessional representative body of social workers in Australia with more than17000 members. The AASW sets the benchmarks for professional education andpractice in social work and has a strong voice on matters of social justicehuman rights and issues that impact upon the quality of life of allAustralians.

Your key responsibilities:

• Lead strategic and business planning cycles and support execution of organisational priorities and initiatives
• Translate strategy into practical actions monitor progress and report on outcomes risks and dependencies
• Oversee major projects reform and change programs including governance frameworks and delivery support
• Provide analysis advice and recommendations to support organisational improvement and decision-making
• Support Board CEO and Company Secretary with high-quality papers briefings reporting and governance coordination
• Conduct strategic research and environmental scanning to inform organisational positioning and priorities
• Lead cross-organisational collaboration resolve complex issues and remove barriers to delivery
• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO supporting prioritisation stakeholder engagement and issue management
• Ensure tracking and follow-up of decisions actions and commitments across the organisation.
• Lead or support priority cross-functional or time-critical projects including crisis or incident response.

Key selection criteria:

• Tertiary qualifications in social work social policy business project management or related field.
• Demonstrated experience over several years in strategic and corporate planning project management organisational change or transformation roles.
• Demonstrated experience of leadership though not necessarily in a leadership role.
• Experience in a memberbased organisation non-profit or health and/or human services sector.
• Understanding governance compliance and risk management frameworks.
• Familiarity with the social work profession and its regulatory and / or practice environment and ability to operate in complex environments with competing demands.
• Strong analytical conceptual and problemsolving skills with the ability to distil complex information into clear recommendations.
• Experience supporting senior executives CEOs or Boards with highquality advice reporting and briefings.
• Proven ability to lead crossorganisational projects and deliver outcomes in complex environments.
• High level of organisational and political acumen with the ability to manage sensitive information and competing priorities.

How to Apply

The AASW is committed to equal opportunities in employment and embraces diversity and inclusion in its workforce. We encourage applications from culturally and ethnically diverse communities particularly those underrepresented in the social work profession including the Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander communities and people with a disability.

To be considered for this role your application mustinclude your résumé and a cover letter addressing the key selection criterialisted above.

Applications close 16th of June 2026 however wereserve the right to end the closing date early.

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