Executive General Manager Housing and Homelessness

Details

• Contract type: Full-time

• Location: Sydney

About us
Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community, providing over 200 services across New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) – from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, through to health services.

Our vision is “A Spirit-led disciple-making movement: doing all the good we can because every life matters”.

About the portfolio
Wesley Mission has a long history of relieving homelessness and providing housing to people in need. Our Housing & Homelessness portfolio delivers safe, stable housing and homelessness support through a single, unified portfolio that strengthens our impact, advocacy and sustainability. Services include Community Housing (tenancy and property management) and Specialist Homelessness Services (crisis, transitional and medium-term accommodation and support).

About the role
We are seeking an Executive General Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership of the Housing & Homelessness portfolio. You will be the internal and external face of Wesley Mission’s community housing and homelessness services – delivering high-quality services that create safety, stability and pathways to independence, managing our community housing portfolio and government funding contracts, and advocating strongly for systemic reform on housing affordability and homelessness at both Commonwealth and NSW levels.

Essential criteria

• Extensive senior leadership experience in community housing, homelessness or a related human services field
• Strong knowledge of the Commonwealth and NSW social and community housing system, specialist homelessness services and the relevant regulatory environment, including the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH)
• Strong financial and asset-management acumen, including managing budgets, government funding contracts and long-term sustainability
• Experience using data and evaluation to demonstrate and improve service outcomes.
• Demonstrated success in business development and growing service capacity
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, policy and advocacy skills, including with Homes NSW, DCJ and sector peak bodies as well as wider government and philanthropic organisations
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and engage multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed and culturally safe practice
• As this is a key role within the organisation, you will have an active Christian faith, seeing this role as a vocation and expression of your faith (desirable) or otherwise you will demonstrate explicit support for Wesley Mission’s faith and purpose (essential)

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrated experience managing a community housing portfolio, including tenancy and property management and compliance
• Proven ability to deliver specialist homelessness services that meet contractual and regulatory requirements and achieve client outcomes
• Experience in a not-for-profit or community service organisation
• Knowledge of registration and compliance under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH)
• Established networks across the NSW housing and homelessness sector
• Experience working within a faith-based organisation

Qualifications and checks

• Tertiary qualification in social work, housing, human services, business, management or a related discipline
• Current Working with Children Check clearance
• Current National Criminal History Check
• Current NSW driver licence

Remuneration
This is a Non-Award salaried position. As a Public Benevolent Institution, Wesley Mission offers generous salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.

How to Apply

For a confidential discussion or role related questions, please contact Simon Wybenga or Sarah Curran at The Orchard Talent Group at wesleymission@orchardtalent.com.au. To apply, please submit your current CV and a statement of suitability via following link or email address quoting job reference #002.

Applications close Sunday 26th July, 2026 however will be assessed as they are submitted.

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which all clients can feel safe and valued.

The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission. Wesley Mission is committed to diversity, inclusion and reconciliation. Guided by our vision of doing all the good we can because every life matters, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and social demographics, and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.