The Organisation
This is one of the world’s largest and most visible youth development organisations, with more than 17,000 youth and adult members across diverse cultural, religious, and social backgrounds. Their modern, youth-led and adult-supported programs build resilience, confidence, and life skills in generations of young Australians, work that remains as essential today as ever.
The opportunity
This Interim CEO role offers a rare mandate to influence the direction of one of NSW’s most enduring youth organisations at a pivotal point in its evolution. With governance reform underway, modernisation efforts accelerating, and a renewed Board appetite for clarity and accountability, this is a moment to shape the systems, culture, and leadership foundations that will support this organisation for the next decade.
The Board is aligned on the need for decisive interim leadership and is committed to backing the Interim CEO to simplify decisionโmaking, stabilise operations, and progress priority reforms.
As Interim CEO, you will play a central role in stabilising the organisation, guiding reform and strengthening the conditions that enable young people across the state to thrive.
Experience Profile
This role will suit a seasoned interim leader who thrives in complexity, values clarity over comfort, and is motivated by leaving organisations stronger than they found them.
How to Apply
To request a comprehensive Candidate Briefing Document outlining the mandate, governance context, and success profile for the role, or to arrange a confidential conversation please email Mohanna Watson at Beaumont People, mohanna.watson@beaumontpeople.com.au
To apply, upload your cover letter and resume via the link.
At Beaumont People, we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds, and people with disability or barriers to employment.
This is one of the world’s largest and most visible youth development organisations, with more than 17,000 youth and adult members across diverse cultural, religious, and social backgrounds. Their modern, youth-led and adult-supported programs build resilience, confidence, and life skills in generations of young Australians, work that remains as essential today as ever.
The opportunity
This Interim CEO role offers a rare mandate to influence the direction of one of NSW’s most enduring youth organisations at a pivotal point in its evolution. With governance reform underway, modernisation efforts accelerating, and a renewed Board appetite for clarity and accountability, this is a moment to shape the systems, culture, and leadership foundations that will support this organisation for the next decade.
The Board is aligned on the need for decisive interim leadership and is committed to backing the Interim CEO to simplify decisionโmaking, stabilise operations, and progress priority reforms.
As Interim CEO, you will play a central role in stabilising the organisation, guiding reform and strengthening the conditions that enable young people across the state to thrive.
Experience Profile
This role will suit a seasoned interim leader who thrives in complexity, values clarity over comfort, and is motivated by leaving organisations stronger than they found them.
- Proven interim, turnaround or crisis leadership in complex, federated or member-based organisations, including stabilising performance and restoring organisational confidence.
- Demonstrated experience leading largeโscale transformation and governance uplift, particularly where operating models, decision rights and accountabilities required reset.
- Strong formal financial acumen, with a track record of strengthening financial controls, improving transparency, and making disciplined commercial decisions in constrained or highly scrutinised environments.
- Ability to partner effectively with volunteer governance bodies and Boards, operating confidently under regulatory, compliance and public scrutiny.
- Independence and objectivity, ability to act decisively, challenge constructively, and lead change.
How to Apply
To request a comprehensive Candidate Briefing Document outlining the mandate, governance context, and success profile for the role, or to arrange a confidential conversation please email Mohanna Watson at Beaumont People, mohanna.watson@beaumontpeople.com.au
To apply, upload your cover letter and resume via the link.
At Beaumont People, we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds, and people with disability or barriers to employment.
