In partnership with Verve Partners, the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle are recruiting the Executive Director Infrastructure, a critical member of the Executive Leadership Team.

• Formulate comprehensive strategies for commercial development and maintenance of the Diocese’s property portfolio, ensuring a focus on sustainability and the future.
• Plan and deliver work projects within agreed scope, budget, and schedule.
• Manage and oversee diverse properties, optimising commercial growth and ensuring compliance.
• Develop a sustainable strategy for the environmental future of the property portfolio and design a long-term transformation roadmap for Newcastle Anglican properties.
• Lead complete IT strategy, encompassing cybersecurity, communications planning, disaster recovery, electronic document management, applications, and service delivery.
• Implement cost-effective maintenance models for IT systems.
• Expand property and IT portfolio, prioritising exceptional experiences.
• Drive organisational commercial success through effective negotiation, partnership development, and overseeing strategy execution.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability in the rapidly evolving IT landscape.

• Holds a minimum of 5 years at an Executive level, preferably leading service delivery teams.
• Demonstrates strong alignment with mission, values, and core practices.
• Displays influential and confident relationship management, fostering collaboration.
• Embraces an open, considerate leadership style while being well-organised and consistent.
• Possesses relevant tertiary qualifications in business, architecture, or engineering. Postgraduate qualifications in Management or Business are desirable.
• Demonstrates commercial finance qualifications/experience.
• Accomplished negotiator experienced in reviewing commercial agreements and consulting with stakeholders.
• Extensive background in managing multiple portfolios at an Executive level.
• Proven Executive leadership experience in commercial contract negotiation, asset acquisition, and overseeing complex projects, ensuring successful delivery within budget and timeline.