Operations & Development Manager Early Learning

• Strategic & Operational people leadership supporting our Tasmanian services.
• Flex your communication & people focus to coach & mentor leaders at all levels.
• $65.04 PH super vehicle allowance salary packaging to boost take-home pay.

Your new role

Youll provide strategic people-focused leadership across Unitings Tasmanian early learning services ensuring safe high-quality and consistent operations that meet the needs of children families and communities.

This role is less about being an early learning specialist and more about how you lead. You will bring strong operational thinking problem-solving and a collaborative mindset to support Centre Directors and Service Leaders.

Youll work across a diverse portfolio of services meeting leaders where they are at. You will guide decision-making support risk and compliance requirements strengthen team culture and resolve issues with a calm solutions-focused approach.

This is a parental leave cover (approximately 9 months) but Early Learning is a growing division and for the right person future opportunities may emerge.

Benefits of working at Uniting

• Flexible work options hybrid working and supportive leadership.
• Up to $15900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries bills clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2650 annually.
• Opt in or out of public holidays andbe respected for your unique background.
• A warm values-led culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
• Opportunities for ongoing development and future roles as the division grows

Your skills and experience

Early learning qualifications or technical expertise are not required; strong leadership and operational capability are what matter most.

Youll thrive here if you are:

• A strong people leader who builds trust confidence and accountability in multi-site teams.
• A flexible communicator who adapts your style to suit different audiences from frontline educators to senior leaders.
• A relationship-builder who is solutions-focused and enjoys untangling complexity.
• Experienced in managing operations in a service-based regulated or complex environment (e.g. early learning schools health community services aged care or similar).
• Highly organised confident with systems and able to support teams to meet compliance and quality requirements.
• Values-aligned child-safe and committed to inclusive practice.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest and well get in touch shortly. If this role sounds like a good fit for you apply soon. Well be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early.

If you have any questions about the opportunity please call or message Paula Clarke on 0(during business hours).

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

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Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children at all times. As a child safe organisation employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

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