Contracting Lead, Housing Growth
Contracting Lead, Housing Growth
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Job Description
- Full Time Permanent Role
- Location: Sydney with Work from Home Options!
- Great Salary of $167470 Super NFP Salary Packaging
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values we advocate for a fairer Australia to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together were building hope and possibility for all.
Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your opportunity
At Mission Australia we believe everyone deserves a safe secure place to call home.
As the Contracting Lead Housing Growth Projects youll lead the commercial legal and governance aspects of various Housing Growth projects helping to create new housing solutions that directly support vulnerable communities across Australia.
Youll work alongside executives legal and operational teams and external partners to shape project frameworks ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and guide strategic decisions that uphold Mission Australias values and risk tolerance.
This is your opportunity to help build the foundation for long-term housing impact one contract one project one community at a time.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Drive the end-to-end contracting process for Housing Growth projects ensuring agreements are commercially sound mission-aligned and support project success.
- Manage relationships with external legal advisers and collaborate closely with Mission Australias Legal Risk Finance and Governance teams to secure preferred contractual outcomes.
- Ensure all Housing Growth projects meet legal financial and regulatory standards including risk assessment insurance and entity creation.
- Provide strategic advice and guidance on commercial structures negotiations and project delivery to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain project risk registers support compliance reporting and contribute to contract lifecycle management and assurance activities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with government funders developers and industry experts to achieve shared outcomes and raise Mission Australias profile.
- Prepare and contribute to board papers and governance committee discussions to ensure key project decisions are timely informed and within risk tolerance.
- Identify and implement improvements in contracting processes governance tools and commercial practices to enhance project delivery and long-term impact.
Requirements for success
- Proven ability to drive commercial outcomes manage complex contracts and balance financial performance with mission-aligned impact.
- Extensive experience negotiating drafting and managing contracts within large-scale development or infrastructure projects ideally in housing or social impact sectors.
- Deep understanding of how infrastructure and property development projects are financed.
- Deep understanding of governance legal and regulatory frameworks with the ability to proactively identify and manage risk across project lifecycles.
- Ability to build trusted relationships and influence across a wide range of stakeholders including executives government legal advisors and external partners.
- Demonstrated success working across internal teams (Legal Finance Risk Operations Governance) to deliver aligned and sustainable project outcomes.
- Knowledge of the housing or not-for-profit landscape including regulatory entities and funding structures is highly desirable.
- Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills with a respectful inclusive and thoughtful approach across diverse stakeholders including boards.
Before starting work with us you will need to undertake a national police history check qualifications and referee checks and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Your benefits
- Rewarding work every day you know youre making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
- Free external confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off
Our culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone both within our team and the individuals we serve.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender age ethnicity race cultural background disability religion and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So whoever you are if youre skilled and actively support our purpose and values you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
If you live with disability and require support to submit your application please email or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.
We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application please contact us at
Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.
How to apply
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As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer we will respond to your application.
Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you
Employment Type
Full-Time
