Chief Executive Officer
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Girl Guides Victoria
Hybrid- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 13/09/2026
- Location: Australia
Lead one of Victoria's most recognised organisations dedicated to empowering girls and young women.
For more than 110 years, Girl Guides Victoria has helped generations of girls discover their confidence, develop leadership skills and realise their potential. Today, we are part of a global movement (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - WAGGGS) of more than 10 million girls across more than 150 countries, united by a shared belief that girls and young women can change the world.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides strategic and operational leadership to GGV, working in partnership with the Board, State Commissioner, volunteers and staff to ensure the organisation remains financially sustainable, operationally effective and true to its purpose. The CEO is responsible for stewarding significant property and financial assets and fostering collaborative relationships across the Guiding movement. Through authentic leadership, sound governance and thoughtful organisational transformation, the CEO will position Girl Guides Victoria to continue empowering girls and young women for generations to come.
POSITION SCOPE
The CEO directly leads the staff team in Docklands and operates within a tripartite leadership structure alongside the Board Chair and Victorian State Commissioner. The CEO works in partnership with the Victorian State Commissioner to co-lead GGV’s program and volunteer workforce, ensuring volunteers, program delivery units and committees are effectively supported, engaged and connected to the organisation. As a trusted partner to the Board, the CEO provides strategic insight, high-quality advice and transparent reporting to support effective governance and informed decision-making. The CEO is accountable to the Board and works in close partnership with the Board Chair.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and substantial executive leadership experience, including demonstrated success in a CEO or senior executive role within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrated strategic leadership and commercial acumen, with the ability to challenge the status quo, identify opportunities and translate strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change and transformation, including improving operating models, systems, structures and organisational effectiveness while successfully bringing people through change.
• Strong financial and business acumen, with demonstrated experience in financial management, budgeting and forecasting, resource allocation and asset management.
• Exceptional relationship and stakeholder leadership, with the ability to build trust, navigate differing perspectives and develop productive relationships in complex environments.
• Demonstrated people leadership, with experience building capable, accountable and values-led teams.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with a Board and within contemporary governance, risk and accountability frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop opportunities for organisational growth and sustainability, including partnerships, revenue diversification, and philanthropy.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides strategic and operational leadership to GGV, working in partnership with the Board, State Commissioner, volunteers and staff to ensure the organisation remains financially sustainable, operationally effective and true to its purpose. The CEO is responsible for stewarding significant property and financial assets and fostering collaborative relationships across the Guiding movement. Through authentic leadership, sound governance and thoughtful organisational transformation, the CEO will position Girl Guides Victoria to continue empowering girls and young women for generations to come.
POSITION SCOPE
The CEO directly leads the staff team in Docklands and operates within a tripartite leadership structure alongside the Board Chair and Victorian State Commissioner. The CEO works in partnership with the Victorian State Commissioner to co-lead GGV’s program and volunteer workforce, ensuring volunteers, program delivery units and committees are effectively supported, engaged and connected to the organisation. As a trusted partner to the Board, the CEO provides strategic insight, high-quality advice and transparent reporting to support effective governance and informed decision-making. The CEO is accountable to the Board and works in close partnership with the Board Chair.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and substantial executive leadership experience, including demonstrated success in a CEO or senior executive role within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrated strategic leadership and commercial acumen, with the ability to challenge the status quo, identify opportunities and translate strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change and transformation, including improving operating models, systems, structures and organisational effectiveness while successfully bringing people through change.
• Strong financial and business acumen, with demonstrated experience in financial management, budgeting and forecasting, resource allocation and asset management.
• Exceptional relationship and stakeholder leadership, with the ability to build trust, navigate differing perspectives and develop productive relationships in complex environments.
• Demonstrated people leadership, with experience building capable, accountable and values-led teams.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with a Board and within contemporary governance, risk and accountability frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop opportunities for organisational growth and sustainability, including partnerships, revenue diversification, and philanthropy.
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