Head of Business Services

1 week ago

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Davidson Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year
  • Lead business services with a strong HR and people leadership focus to enable growth and impact.
  • Inspire and guide a team of cross-functional experts to achieve strategic organisational goals
  • Foster a culture of excellence by embedding quality systems and risk-aware thinking into daily operations.

For 20 years, Yalari has been transforming the lives of Indigenous children from remote and regional communities by providing scholarships to Australia's leading boarding schools. Beyond scholarships, Yalari delivers support programs that help students thrive academically, remain connected to culture, and grow as future leaders. Today, Yalari supports over 250 students and almost 600 alumni nationwide.

Yalari is built on partnerships with students, families, schools, sponsors, and communities. Guided by the values of compassion, openness, respect, resilience, inclusiveness, and excellence, Yalari continues to expand its impact on the next generation of Indigenous leaders.

The Head of Business Services is a key leadership role accountable for strengthening operational excellence across Yalari's core business functions. Reporting to the Managing Director, the role leads People & Culture, ICT and data analytics, marketing, risk and WHS, quality, property and facilities, volunteer management, and administration.

This role requires a commercially minded leader with demonstrated HR and people leadership experience, capable of fostering capability development, cultural alignment, and high-performing teams. You will bring proven expertise in governance and risk management, an adaptable mindset, and the entrepreneurial ability to streamline processes and drive efficiency uplift. Success will also mean building scalable systems and embedding continuous improvement while remaining grounded in Yalari's values and purpose.

Key attributes include:

  • Extensive HR/people leadership experience, including talent management, culture, and workforce capability development.
  • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver organisational outcomes.
  • Strong governance and risk management capability to safeguard integrity and sustainability.
  • Commercial acumen and entrepreneurial problem-solving skills to drive innovation and efficiency.
  • Financial literacy with experience aligning resources to organisational priorities.
  • Relationship-building skills across staff, volunteers, schools, communities, sponsors, and government partners.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to Yalari's mission of transforming the lives of Indigenous children through education. By leading the organisation's business services portfolio, you will play a vital role in strengthening Yalari's operations and ensuring it continues to thrive and grow.

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Davidson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.

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Applications close on Wednesday 24 September 2025.

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