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• Australia’s largest multi-arts precinct
• Deliver on an ambitious agenda
• Ensure long-term sustainability, prosperous growth and community engagement

About the organisation

Abbotsford Convent is Australia’s largest multi-arts precinct. This nationally and internationally unique precinct is a much-loved Melbourne cultural and community hub, and a celebration of the nexus of heritage, arts, culture, community development, learning, wellbeing and social and cultural enterprise. Welcoming nearly one million visitors each year, the thriving and dynamic Convent precinct comprises 11 historic buildings, gallery, two cafes, two restaurants, a radio station, a school, and 6.8 hectares of expansive gardens and open spaces. The Abbotsford Convent Foundation (ACF) operates the site on behalf of the public, managing its day-to-day operations, envisioning its future and ensuring its long-term sustainability.

About the role

Reporting to, and working collaboratively with, the ACF Board, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the ACF’s overall strategic, operational and financial performance and sustainability. This includes enhancing and commercialising the ACF’s assets and capabilities, and identifying new income streams, while driving organisational effectiveness and productivity. In continually evaluating how to optimise the organisation, the CEO will reinforce the Convent as a Melbourne institution and vital community resource, and firmly establish it nationally as a must-visit tourist destination. This highly visible face of the Foundation in the community will nurture connections with governments, philanthropy, high-net-wealth individuals, corporations and the media to tap into and building a community of loyal and connected supporters to enable the ACF to support and present diverse contemporary arts programs and deliver on its visionary Master Plan. Critical to success will be fostering a positive, respectful and high-performing ‘one-team’ culture.

About you

You are an accomplished, authentic and polished CEO or executive leader, possibly from a not-for-profit enterprise. Adept at crafting medium to long-term strategic plans, this includes identifying new revenue streams, and funding and philanthropic sources. Your commercial and financial acumen and results orientation underpin your approach to setting priorities, and developing and implementing effective business plans with clear metrics and performance measures. Experienced in leading capital raising, grants and fundraising, you are proven in cultivating relationships ideally spanning community, governments, philanthropic organisations and high-net-worth individuals. Your high EQ, sophisticated interpersonal skills, and compelling and nuanced communication style underly your well-honed stakeholder engagement capabilities. A hands-on and values-based leader, you build engagement, value innovation and champion continuous improvement. With experience in, or a passion for, arts, culture and heritage, you relish the opportunity to execute on the inspiring vision for this unique social and cultural enterprise success story.

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