Finance & ICT Director (Female Identified)
Who We Are
At Karinya House, we believe in making a difference for women in our community and for generations to come. We believe that every woman who is pregnant or parenting should be surrounded by care, compassion and the practical support she needs. We believe that, with the right support, every woman has the strength to make change in her life.
We are small, specialised and grassroots organisation. Working from a social justice perspective, we are non-aligned and non-affiliated with any religion or political views and do not judge. We enable and support; and treat our team as we would the women we walk alongside, recognising the unique skills of each member of our close-knit team.
The Role
The Finance and ICT Director, leads and actively supports the finance and ICT governance functions, whilst ensuring organisational sustainability, risk management and effective oversight of outsourced ICT and accounting providers. This area of work plays an important support role to ensure the seamless care for women and children through Karinya House.
The Finance and ICT Director supports key financial, business, payroll and ICT and SaaS system management at Karinya House, in collaboration with the Executive Leadership Team and the Committee to ensure sound and secure financial and operational governance of the Association.
The Finance and ICT Director must demonstrate capabilities in strategic and financial leadership, ICT governance, cyber security and risk, Committee engagement and vendor management. The preferred candidate will have strong attention to detail, a passion for effective management of finance, business and related operational processes, and a flexible approach to manage and respond to ever-evolving tasks across any given day.
The role is being offered with view to a start date in February 2027.
The role is a key function of the Executive Leadership Team and the incumbent, who is retiring, will be on hand until June 2027, to ensure a substantive onboarding process and handover.
Who we are looking for:
Being female is a genuine occupational qualification under section 34 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT).
- Individuals including those of diverse backgrounds who are committed to giving back to their community, by improving outcomes for women who are pregnant and parenting.
- Someone who has a financial and management accounting leadership background, and an interest and knowledge in the development and management of ICT and SaaS systems which support the delivery of service operations, as well as an ability to learn to work within new systems.
- If you are someone who is respectful, caring, and flexible, someone who is driven by impact, values and a desire to see change in your community – then Karinya House is the place for you.
- An opportunity to work from a social justice framework, within a small, specialised, grassroots, well regarded Canberra organisation.
- An organisation that is not aligned to any religious and political perspectives.
- An opportunity to make a direct impact in the community, by empowering and supporting women who are pregnant or early parenting.
- A role within an inclusive, diverse, caring and compassionate team. Where our team members are treated in the same way we treat the women we walk alongside – with respect and compassion.
- Access to generous salary packaging options (refer to Position Description for further details).
- Free on-site parking.
Contact
For further information about this role, please contact:
Jo Saccasan – Finance and Business Manager: jo.saccasan@karinyahouse.asn.au using the subject line: Finance & ICT Director (Female Identified) enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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