Job Head of Strategic Projects & Partnerships, Collingwood

Why join Launch Housing
Launch Housing is an independent Melbourne based community organisation passionately committed to ending homelessness. From providing high quality housing and an innovative range of support, education and employment services, we bring solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands at risk of, or experiencing the crisis and trauma of homelessness. With over 400 staff working across 16 locations in metropolitan Melbourne, we combine direct action with advocacy, research and innovation to drive widespread change. Our people are the backbone of our organisation and supporting their wellbeing and professional development is critical to our ability to help our clients and the community. We value lived experience and diversity in our staff, and provide high-quality training & supervision, wellbeing days, access to an Employee Assistance Program and much much more to ensure your career with us is fulfilling. Don’t just walk past homelessness. Join the solution.
Our permanent and fixed-term employee benefits include:• Contributing to useful and rewarding work and giving something back to the community• Wellbeing days, ceremonial leave, carers leave and study leave • Flexible working arrangements • Purchased leave • 17.5% leave loading • 8 weeks’ gender neutral paid parental leave after 12 months of service for both the primary and secondary carer• Training and career growth opportunities across Launch Housing• A portion of your income can be tax-free by salary packaging your personal expenses• Additional tax-free salary packaging on dining and accommodation expenses• Positive, supportive and progressive work environment
About the opportunity:
This Head of Strategic Projects & Partnerships sits within the Homelessness Solutions and Impact (HSI) team, reporting directly to the Executive Director - Homelessness Solutions & Impact. The role provides strategic and high-level advice to the HSI leadership team, whilst leading key strategic projects and partnership management. It will project manage teams to deliver responses to government grants as well as lead innovative and market-led proposals.
At Launch Housing, we believe that leadership is not defined by position or title – but by the mindset you bring and the actions you take. We also believe that leadership is learnable – that there is a body of knowledge, skills and dispositions associated with leadership that can be learned.
The Launch Housing Leadership Framework outlines the key expectations and behaviours required for effective leadership at every level. This role is aligned to the Leading Leaders proficiency level within the framework, reflecting the responsibility to drive strategic outcomes and influence cross-functional teams to achieve broader organisational goals.
This role is a full-time role, but we would be open to candidates seeking a part-time option at 0.8 FTE.
The role is max term until August 2026, based in Collingwood.What you'll be doing:

• Providing exemplar project management and leadership for key strategic organisational projects.
• Ensuring projects have a clear authorising and governance environment to enable clear, timely decision-making.
• Developing and leading project plans, keeping as close to on-time, on-budget, and in-scope as possible within an ever-changing external environment.
• Planning and/or facilitating strategic and operational planning workshops.
• Ensuring key learnings from partnership meetings, proposal processes, and other key initiatives are shared amongst leadership.
• Supporting the Executive Director - HSI to cultivate key existing and new service delivery partnerships.
• Properly and collaboratively onboarding new partner relationships in the context of key strategic projects, ensuring clear agreements, contracts, procurement and governance is established from the beginning.
• Developing, operationalising, and managing a partnership strategy for the HSI portfolio.
• Project managing the development of responses to government grant proposals within the HSI portfolio.
• Leading market-led proposals for new, innovative specialist homelessness services and related programs.
• Working closely with HSI Group Managers and the Government Policy & Advocacy Specialist to stay on top of potential government funding opportunities.

What we're looking for (key selection criteria):

• Demonstrated experience navigating relationship and partnership management.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and lead major projects.
• Ability to manage with influence and navigate varying responsibilities.
• Collaborative approach with the capability to work seamlessly with various teams and leaders.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in communications, policy or project management, or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Proven success in a project or business management role, especially with executive-level advising, intra and interdepartmental collaboration, and experience with leading teams to successful completion of proposals.
• Understanding of, or a demonstrated commitment to upholding, Child Safe Standards in the workplace.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated commitment to the values of Launch Housing and our mission to end homelessness.

$120,000 - $135,000 a year+ Superannuation + NFP Salary Sacrifice (Tax Savings!) + Additional Wellbeing Leave Available For more information, please contact Dara Kahn Peskin on Write to the company
Applications close 15 August 2025.
How to apply
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Launch Housing offers a wide range of career opportunities and employs a diverse range of talent. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons to apply! We acknowledge, respect and celebrate Aboriginal cultures, languages, connections to Country and heritage, customs and practices. We're committed to support Aboriginal peoples to obtain genuine and fulfilling career with us!
Launch Housing is a dog-friendly organisation, which allows dog owners to bring them in some of our sites, please contact the relevant Hiring Manager if you have any questions or concerns prior to your interview.
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Launch Housing is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance to child abuse. Our hiring process involves rigorous screening of applicants. All of our people including students, contractors and volunteers must hold a valid Working with Children Check and satisfactory criminal history record check.
Launch Housing is an Equal Opportunity employer and supports accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex or queer. We acknowledge Lived Experience as a unique expertise and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply. All applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
Launch Housing is working to become more trauma informed and as a leading employer in the homelessness sector, it is important to let you know that you will hear stories of distress, hardship, trauma, or violence when working with us. We encourage you to reflect on how this may impact you when considering applying for the role.