Project Manager - Model Implementation Hybrid

Our vision is everyone feels safe, included and supported to lead their best lives.

For over 240 years combined, Berry Street and Yooralla have been at the forefront of supporting Australians with a disability and those experiencing poverty, violence and abuse. Now, as one unified organisation, we bring together unparalleled expertise and a shared commitment to empowering individuals and families to thrive, while upholding and championing their human rights. We believe in a future where everyone has the opportunity to live the fulfilling life they choose for themselves, free from the impacts of trauma, violence, and abuse, achieved safely and with dignity.

The Strategy Office guides and drives Berry Street Yooralla’s strategic direction through planning, data-driven insights, and delivery of key initiatives including merger integration and business growth.

The Opportunity

• CBD location, on Wurundjeri Country
• Full time, Fixed term role (18 months)
• $130K plus super & salary packaging

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of a therapeutic model of care within Residential Care services.

This is a delivery focused role suited to someone who has led complex, people-centred projects in non IT environments, particularly where success depends on working alongside practice experts, operational leaders and frontline teams through significant change.

This role is ideal for a Project Manager who enjoys being close to delivery, navigating complexity, and translating models or frameworks into practical, on the ground ways of working.

About the Role

Reporting to the Strategy Office, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major service model implementation within Residential Care
• Work closely with practice experts, clinicians and operational leaders to translate the model into day to day practice
• Coordinate planning, sequencing, risk management and delivery activities across multiple sites
• Support teams through significant change, including roles and ways of working
• Provide clear, practical reporting on progress, risks, dependencies and milestones
• Travel regularly to service locations to support implementation and engagement

This is not an IT project role. The work is practice led, people centred and delivery intensive.

Location & Ways of Working

This role requires a mix of flexibility and presence:

• Up to 2 days per week working from home
• At least 1 day per week based in service locations (Ballarat, Noble Park, Preston, Shepparton or Morwell)
• Remaining days based from our Collins Street office
• Regular travel is a core part of this role.

About You

To be successful, you will bring:

• Proven experience leading programs, projects or service model implementations in not for profit, social services, child and family, disability or community-based settings
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with subject matter experts and practice leaders who may not be familiar with formal project methods
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with teams experiencing significant change
• A practical, calm and adaptable delivery style suited to complex service environments
• Sound foundations in project planning, coordination, risk and issue management
• Confidence operating across ambiguity, competing priorities and evolving contexts
• This role requires non IT project management experience, IT system implementation experience alone will not be sufficient.

Why Join Us?

• Work on meaningful change that directly impacts children and young people
• Be part of a collaborative, values driven organisation
• Competitive salary + salary packaging benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• 18-month contract with significant scope and impact

How to apply

Apply with your resume and cover letter addressing the following is essential for consideration:

• Demonstrated experience delivering projects in not for profit, child and family, disability or community based service environments, where outcomes depend on staff capability, client impact and sustained practice change.
• Demonstrated experience planning, execution, monitoring and closure of projects using structured project management approaches. 
•  Effective stakeholder engagement skills across operational and executive levels. 
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in project delivery roles, including managing end to end project lifecycles. 

We will be reviewing applications as received and this role will only be open until we have found the right candidate! If you are considering applying, we strongly recommend you do as soon as possible.

Any questions please reach out to Nicole Rose, Head of Strategy Office nrose@berrystreet.org.au

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email recruitment@berrystreet.org.au or call 9421 9379.

Berry Street Yooralla is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and National and International Police check (if required) and NDIS training.