Project Lead

Be a part of a new and exciting initiative developed by 54 reasons Mount Isa that aims to reduce the incidence and impact of violence among young people. As the Project Lead you will be responsible for developing a coordinated response that supports young people, their families, and their wider support networks to create safer relationships, healthier communities, and improved long-term outcomes.

54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.

Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child’s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

In this full-time, 12-month role (till August 2027), you’ll work as a part of the Mt Isa team to help us create lasting change for children everywhere.

You will make a difference by:

• Lead the design and implementation of the integrated service model
• Building strong collaboration between DFV, Youth Services, and Family Support teams.
• Ensuring practice responses are trauma-informed, culturally safe, family-inclusive, and evidence-based.
• Developing shared policies, procedures, assessment frameworks, and intervention pathways.
• Overseeing program monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and outcomes measurement
• Supporting the development of workforce knowledge and capability across all participating teams

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in leading the design and delivery of an integrated service model responding to Youth Intimate Partner Violence, drawing on your project leadership, stakeholder engagement, communication, relationship-building, collaboration, influencing, and problem-solving skills will be invaluable. Your ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, build trusted partnerships, facilitate co-design approaches, and navigate complex issues will be key to driving successful project outcomes through effective coordination, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement.

This role requires:

• Relevant degree qualification in Community Development, Psychology, Education, Early Childhood, Social Work or a related field, or significant equivalent experience
• Experienced in leading the development and implementation of new projects.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and guide a high performing team to achieve collective goals, program and client outcomes.

A place to belong:

At 54 reasons, we invest in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 600 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Award rate salary (currently Level 5.3 currently $55.85 per hour) plus access full salary packaging benefits - use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!
• Remote Benefits: generous annual remote location allowance paid on top of your base salary, plus 5 weeks’ annual leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum - excludes FIFO arrangements
• Supportive Managers – we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career at Save
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We have a highly inclusive culture and diverse workforce reflecting the communities we serve, allowing you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!).

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

Applications Close: Wednesday 5^th August 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they come in, so don’t delay in applying!

Position Description: Project Lead

For more information about this position, please contact Elvene Whitbread or Elva Metcalf on people.culture@savethechildren.org.au Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.