Position Description
Position title: Collective Impact Facilitator
Mission Australia
About us:
Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian organisation that has been
helping people re gain their independence for over 155 years.
We’ve learnt the paths to getting back independence are different for everyone.
This informs how we help people, through early learning and youth services, family
support and homelessness initiatives, employment and skills development, and
affordable housing. Our nationwide team delivers different approaches, alongside
our partners and everyday Australians who provide generous support.
Together we stand with Australians in need, until they can stand for themselves.
Purpose:
Inspired by Jesus Christ, Mission Australia exists to meet human need and to
spread the knowledge of the love of God.
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:18)
Values:
Compassion
Integrity
Respect
Perseverance Celebration
Goal:
To reduce homelessness and strengthen communities.
Position Details:
Position Title:
Collective Impact Facilitator (CIF)
Division:
Community Services
Reports to:
Site Program managers
Position Purpose:
Mission Australia is a partner in a multi-stage, multi-partner research-policypractice initiative (Creating Pathways to Child Wellbeing in Disadvantaged
Communities Project), led by Griffith University. It aims to improve children’s
outcomes by strengthening the capacity of the Communities for Children (CFC)
program to implement evidenced informed approaches within a Collective Impact
framework.
The successful candidate will join the Creating Pathways team, as a Collective
Impact Facilitator (CIF). Other NGOs such as The Smith Family and Benevolent
Society may also be recruiting CIFs to be involved in the project. All CIFs will be
part of a multi-organisation, multi-disciplinary team working on the project. The
CIF will report to a Griffith University team member, but be line managed by the
CfC program manager. They will also receive support from the Head of Research
and Evaluation.
The overall goal of the Project is to improve the outcomes of disadvantaged
children. The Collective Impact Facilitator (CIF) will be a critical friend and technical
advisor to a Communities for Children (CFC) site, with the aim of enhancing how
the CFC sites function
Position Requirements (What are the key activities for the role?)
Key Result Area 1: Work with coalition
leaders and members to strengthen the
functioning of the collaboration.
Position Description | Collective Impact Facilitator
Key tasks
Position holder is successful when
Specific tasks may include:
mobilise and sustain change within the
community by utilising prevention science
methods;
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foster partnerships outside of
natural silos;
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identify and address partnership
functioning issues;
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unpack community issues to
identify strategies to address them
early, with a focus on the
identification of risk and protective
factors;
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help develop the data to support
and justify programming choices;
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support coalition members to
identify appropriate and
measureable behavioural
outcomes;
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support the training needs of the
coalition, especially capacity
building in collaboration and
collective Impact/partnership
building; and
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strengthen fidelity around
implementation of
programs/services.
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When community members come
together to influence change
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When joint decisions are made on
service directions they are able to note
that people are Coming Together;
Deciding Together; Planning Together;
Doing Together; Reviewing Together
and achieving positive outcomes for
the community.
Key Result Area 2: Build positive
relationships across MA at the site level
and national support teams as well as
Griffith University teams.
Key tasks
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Facilitate regular meetings
between the CIFs and the national
office support teams.
Position holder is successful when
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All levels of the organisational are
aware of the project and the outcomes
on a regular basis.
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Progress reports are made each month.
Work closely with Griffith
university on tasks allocated
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Position Description | Collective Impact Facilitator
P
U Work Health and Safety
Everyone is responsible for safety and must maintain:
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A safe working environment for themselves and others in the workplace
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Ensure required workplace health and safety actions are completed as required
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Participate in learning and development programs about workplace health and safety
Follow procedures to assist Mission Australia in reducing illness and injury including early
reporting of incidents/illness and injuries
Purpose and Values
 Actively support Mission Australia’s purpose and values;
 Positively and constructively represent our organisation to external contacts at all opportunities;
 Behave in a way that contributes to a workplace that is free of discrimination, harassment and
bullying behaviour at all times;
 Operate in line with Mission Australia policies and practices (EG: financial, HR, etc.);
 To help ensure the health, safety and welfare of self and others working in the business;
 Follow reasonable directions given by the company in relation to Work Health and Safety.
 Follow procedures to assist Mission Australia in reducing illness and injury including early reporting
of incidents/illness and injuries
 Promote and work within Mission Australia's client service delivery principles, ethics, policies and
practice standards
 Actively support Mission Australia’s Reconciliation Action Plan.
Recruitment information
Qualification, knowledge, skills and experience required to do the role
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Excellent communication skills ranging from diplomatic skills to facilitation and presentation
skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
Capacity to be an effective change agent. This includes:
o the ability to maintain a level of professional distance that enables them to support,
guide and sometimes challenge coalition practices;
o the capacity to act as a translator between academia and practice (i.e. to function as
a knowledge broker); and
o the capacity to negotiate and influence up, across, and down within the coalition and
member organisations.
Ability to develop a working knowledge of prevention science methods, especially the
analytic techniques underpinning each step of the prevention cycle: Coming Together
Deciding Together Planning Together Doing Together Reviewing Together.
Demonstrated ability to work strategically and preserve in the face of uncertainty
5 years’ experience working in the NGO sector, preferably with young children.
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Position Description | Collective Impact Facilitator
In addition, the following skills would be desirable:
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Experience of project management.
A good understanding of the uses of data, including outcomes measurement, as well as data
analysis.
Knowledge of relevant sectors (NGOs, government departments, and schools) especially with
respect to welfare, educational and early year’s issues.
Qualifications
 Undergraduate degree within related field such as education, human services,
community/organisational psychology etc
Compliance checks required
Working with Children
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National Police Check
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Vulnerable People Check
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Drivers Licence
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Other (prescribe)
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Approval
Manager name
Approval date
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