Description:
Business Lead - Sydney
Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia Req #398
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Our mission is to effectively advocate and communicate efforts designed to improve safety and profitability for our members.
Business Lead – Seniors Services- Drive Meaningful Impact – Play a key role in improving the lives of older Australians by aligning business operations with Uniting’s mission.
- Lead with Influence – Use your commercial acumen to guide teams, shape strategy, and drive financial and operational excellence.
- Excellent NFP Salary Packaging benefits - Take home more pay!
NEW Full-Time Permanent Role | Based in Sydney CBD | Hybrid Work Model
Are you ready to make a real impact in aged care? At Uniting, we’re passionate about creating brighter, better lives for our clients across Residential Care, Home and Community Care, and Independent Living. We’re on the lookout for a dynamic and commercially savvy Business Lead to join our Seniors Services Directorate , reporting to the Growth and Operations Manager.
This pivotal role combines strategic thinking with hands-on leadership supporting and impacting commercial outcomes for the business, aligning operational activity with shared services and strategic goals of the organisation and improving the business and commercial capabilities of operational teams. This role also supports the business through managing the Funding and Hotel Services functions to improve and balance compliance with commercial outcomes.
If you’re driven by making a difference, leveraging data to drive performance, and empowering teams to thrive, this is your chance to shine.
Your Role in Driving Excellence
As our Business Lead , you’ll be at the heart of creating positive change by:
- Generating Insights: Identifying risks, blockers, and opportunities to elevate operational and commercial performance.
- Driving Initiatives: Developing actionable recommendations that improve outcomes across the business.
- Supporting Performance: Assisting with budgets, forecasts, and financial tools to keep performance on track.
- Analysing Data: Conducting in-depth financial analysis to pre-empt risks and improve outcomes.
- Coaching for Success: Guiding leaders and teams to understand and harness commercial drivers.
- Standardising Best Practice: Collaborating with peers to implement consistent, effective processes.
- Engaging Across Functions: Aligning shared services with business needs to maximise impact.
- Enhancing Operations: Managing key areas like Hotel Services and Funding Optimisation to deliver balanced compliance and commercial success.
Your strengths and expertise:
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s or higher qualification in a related field is required.
Experience
- 3-5+ years in commercial & performance management, ideally within aged care, health services, or similar industries.
- Proven expertise in balancing compliance and commercial outcomes.
- Strong skills in analysing raw data, extracting insights, and creating actionable plans.
- Advanced understanding of financial documents (PnLs, budgets, etc.) and their practical application.
- Willingness to travel and attend site to support operational managers
Capabilities
- Ability to coach and guide front-line and clinical teams.
- Experience drafting business cases, supporting documents and driving organisational improvements.
- Strong communication skills, from front-line staff to senior leadership levels.
Nice-to-Haves
- Knowledge of aged care funding arrangements. (Residential, Home Care and Independent living)
- Project management experience.
- Background in hotel services such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
- Post-graduate qualifications in a relevant field
Please click on the link below to review the role requirements and responsibilities in greater detail. For all questions, please contact Louise Massie via email at *******@uniting.org
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re a change-maker who thrives in dynamic environments and is inspired by the opportunity to improve the lives of older Australians, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can make a difference!
How to apply: Send your CV and a brief cover letter highlighting why this role appeals to you - Applications reviewed upon receipt .
Why Join Uniting?
At Uniting, we celebrate diversity and are committed to inclusion. Our team thrives on working collaboratively to challenge the status quo and achieve meaningful outcomes
What We Offer You
- A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation.
- Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available.
- Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.
- Flexible work hours for work-life balance.
- Access to Fitness Passport – Live your best life.
- A supportive and inclusive and collaborative work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth.
- Purchase of additional leave.
Uniting contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.We provide support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on those experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.We acknowledge the Sovereignty of First Nations people over the lands of Australia and are committed to meaningful change so that First Nations people are strong, thriving and self-determining.Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation, committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people. We are proud of the diversity of our people and always welcome everyone, exactly as they are.
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a national police check, reference checks, working with children checks, and NDIS checks
Uniting is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
Other details- Job family Enterprise Leadership
- Job function Management
- Pay type Salary
- Travel required Yes
- Job start date Tuesday, 25 February 2025
- Job end date Sunday, 23 March 2025