Chief Operating Officer

Moore Theological College
**Location**:Newtown, NSW
**Date advertised**: 9th February 2023

**Job Type**:Full time
**Closing Date**:12 March 2023

Moore Theological College Council is seeking a new Chief Operating Officer to join our executive team and take responsibility for all the non-academic and non-pastoral affairs of the College. Working closely with the College leadership, the COO role will give you the opportunity to have an impact on Moore Theological College.

**The College**

Moore College is a reformed evangelical theological college based in Newtown, an inner-city suburb of Sydney. The College prepares men and women for a lifetime of Christian ministry and mission through immersive biblical and theological education conducted in the context of a Christian community. The College offers a range of courses from diploma to PhD. As a residential College, it currently has around 400 degree and diploma students and an additional 2,500 students are enrolled in its online programs.

**The Position**

As the COO, you will report to the College’s Principal and have a number of direct reports who manage the various non-academic divisions of the College including the Registrar’s office, finance, operations, marketing and communications, student recruitment, library, IT, property, kitchen and HR.

As the COO you will:

- demonstratively support the Principal as he leads the College, including assisting the Principal in driving the implementation of the College’s Strategic Plan in line with its vision, mission and values;
- exhibit Christian leadership, diligence and integrity in all aspects of his/her work, but in particular as he/she leads the administrative and service staff of the College;
- show competence and sound judgement in leading the development and implementation of strategies and policies to achieve the goals in the College’s Strategic Plan;
- actively oversee the framing and careful management of the College's income and expenditure budgets and cashflow;
- monitor and work to continuously improve the productivity of the College's staff structure, activities and other service provision;
- oversee and encourage ways to grow the College’s income and other resourcing, including through fundraising, bequests and appropriate marketing strategies and activities;
- understand, monitor and manage risks affecting the College and, where feasible, proactively work to reduce them; and understand and ensure the College operates in compliance with all laws and regulations relevant to its objects and its operations.

To be successful you will meet the following essential selection criteria:

- have advanced leadership, business and financial expertise;
- demonstrate a proven track record of leading and managing people at senior organisational levels and achieving strategic outcomes;
- be a supportive team player with a hands-on, collaborative approach to work and relationships.
- be a person of Christian faith and character, and attend regularly and be actively involved in an evangelical Christian Church; and
- uphold the College's Vision, Mission and Values statements and its expected behaviours, at all times behaving in a manner consistent with the Sydney Anglican diocese’s professional standard Faithfulness in Service, and sign and deliver the Diocese’s Statement of Faith, before commencing in the position.

It is desirable but not essential that you also will:

- have experience in the leadership and/or management of organisations within the higher education sector;
- have a strong understanding of the workings, theology, practice and administration of the Sydney Anglican diocese and of Moore Theological College; and
- have some formal qualification(s) in Christian theology.

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