National Network Planning Manager

**Role**: National Network Planning Manager

**Location**: Murarrie, Brisbane Queensland

**Employment Type**: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract - 8 months

With 16,500 Goodstart team members across nearly 700 centres nurturing 70,000 children, we’re Australia's largest provider of early learning and care. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. From our centre teams to our support teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.

Reporting to the Head of Property, the National Network Planning Manager role will be the point of contact for all investment/divestment decisions whilst delivering the network footprint strategy in accordance with Goodstart’s strategic goals. The role works collaboratively alongside the senior management team including Head of Transactions, Head of Facilities & Asset Management, and the National Property PMO Manager to deliver the best outcomes for Goodstart’s property portfolio.

To be successful in the role, the National Network Planning Manager will have considerable experience in the Australian property market, including experience in managing a large geographically diverse portfolio of sites. Therefore, flexibility to undertake occasional domestic travel and to work outside normal business hours may be required on occasion.

**Your Impact**:
To develop and manage the long-term strategic network plan that responds to external influences and commercial constraints
Ensure the network plan provides guidance and parameters to enable investment prioritisation and allocation
Act as the key conduit across internal Goodstart ecosystems to facilitate efficient and effective network planning decisions
Support the development and management of the relevant frameworks and performance metrics to ensure more efficient investment decision making
Be actively involved in complex and/or commercially significant lease and acquisition negotiations
Support the Head of Property in strategy papers and due diligence
Support the Head of Transactions in the lease renewal decision making process
Drive engagement with key stakeholders with the objective of achieving an increased understanding of the value of both the property strategy and network plan.
Partner with the Property PMO to oversee the preparation of budgets, forecasting and stakeholder reporting responsibilities
Play an active role within the Property Team by supporting other team members and sharing best practice for the benefit of the whole organisation.

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
Security and stability - as Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families

**You’ll bring to the table**:
Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Property or equivalent
Have a minimum of 5 years of senior
- level property related business management experience.
Ability to work at both the strategic level and implementation level “on the ground”.
Possess strong negotiation and communication skills as well as financial management / analytical skills.

How to apply

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

**Posting Notes**: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | SF: LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time