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Director Youth Programs

Senior leadership role driving youth wellbeing outcomes
Lead, shape and develop a diverse portfolio within a values-led organisation
Flexible hybrid work | Newcastle, Central & Mid North Coast (NSW)

About the organisation

Our client is a large, values-driven community services organisation delivering a broad range of programs across youth wellbeing, family services and community support throughout regional and metropolitan NSW.

The organisation operates an extensive portfolio of services supporting children, young people, families and vulnerable community members, with a strong focus on early intervention, wellbeing, safeguarding and positive long-term outcomes.


About the role

This is a pivotal senior leadership role responsible for leading and growing the community wellbeing portfolio. As a future-focused leader, you will drive strategic priorities, operational excellence and workforce capability across youth and young adult wellbeing programs.

The role leads service innovation, strengthens stakeholder relationships, ensures compliance and governance excellence, and contributes to the ongoing sustainability and impact of the portfolio. You will lead high-performing teams across complex service environments while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, safety and continuous improvement.

You will also:

Lead workforce transformation, operational planning and service improvement initiatives
Build, mentor and develop high-performing multidisciplinary leadership teams
Ensure strong governance, compliance, risk management and safeguarding practices
Drive stakeholder engagement, partnerships and representation across key forums
Champion innovation, quality service delivery and long-term organisational sustainability

Skills and experience required

You are a values-driven leader with experience in complex community services, youth wellbeing, mental health or related human services environments. You have strong strategic capability to lead transformational change, while providing visible and grounded leadership to teams delivering critical services to children, young people and vulnerable communities.

You have resilience, emotional intelligence and the ability to navigate complexity with professionalism, compassion and accountability as well as:

Highly developed stakeholder engagement, relationship management and influencing skills
Experience managing multidisciplinary teams with a focus on change leadership
Strong understanding of governance, compliance, risk and quality improvement
Relevant tertiary qualifications, Working with Children Check and willingness to obtain a National Police Check

Contact Details

If you are an experienced and purpose-driven leader looking to make a meaningful impact within a large and values-led organisation, we would love to hear from you. To apply, submit your combined CV and cover letter addressing the skills and experience required and your interest in the role to [email protected].

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.