General Manager

Posted: 20/06/2025

Closing Date: 04/07/2025

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wakefield St, Adelaide

Job Category: Community Services and Development

Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

As General Manager, Culture & Community Safety, you will be responsible for leading a range of programs including Link-Up SA, Redress, Tackling Indigenous Smoking, Stronger Families Stronger Communities, and others that support emotional wellbeing, cultural safety, and healing.

Reporting to the Executive Manager, you’ll oversee operational performance, foster collaboration, and ensure culturally safe service delivery that aligns with community needs and organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and support managers across multiple programs delivering health and community services.
- Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and service excellence.
- Ensure compliance with legislation, accreditation standards, and funding agreements.
- Build and strengthen relationships with stakeholders, partners, and communities.
- Support strategic planning, financial oversight, and operational reporting.
- Foster a safe, inclusive, and empowering workplace culture.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Tertiary qualification in Business or similar field or relevant managerial experience appropriate to the role.
- Experience in managing client focused service functions, preferably in a community environment.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities including the ability to motivate others and to adopt a teamwork approach to achieve organisational objectives.
- Ability to effectively communicate at a senior level with Government and non-government agencies including key stakeholders and funding providers.
- Proven capacity for innovative thought and action, significant and proven abilities as a change agent for delivery and improved policies and practices, including the ability to recognise opportunities and promote the positive involvement of others in change initiatives.
- Highly developed communication skills, including public presentation, relationship management and consultation.
- Pragmatic, responsive and able to deal with an extensive span of issues.
- Experience and knowledge in financial management and ability to provide insight and guidance in areas such as budget planning, business planning etc.
- Significant ability in people management to motivate staff and achieve organisational goals.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and Aboriginal health and community issues.
- Knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and principles.

**Desirable**:

- Previous leadership experience in a community/ health service industry.
- Previous experience working with Aboriginal people and organisations, particularly in Aboriginal health related areas at a senior level.
- Applications close Friday 4th July 2025_

**_Please note, a current National Police Check and Working with Children Check are mandatory for this role._