At World Vision Australia, we’re working in partnership with First Nations communities to enable children and young people to thrive—strong in identity, confident in who they are, and connected to culture, community, and opportunity.
The Young Mob Project is a youth leadership and cultural learning program delivered in partnership with the NSW Department of Education and First Nations partner organisations. It supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to build confidence, leadership, and a strong sense of belonging and cultural pride.
The Opportunity:
As the Project Manager, Young Mob, you’ll lead the successful implementation of the project in Sydney and assist in the transition of projects in the Hunter Valley region. You’ll manage a passionate team of facilitators and coordinators, foster strong partnerships with schools and communities, and ensure the program’s sustainability through collaboration with First Nations partner organisations.
Working closely with the Programming and Partnering Manager (Youth), you’ll support program delivery, continuous improvement, and the gradual transition of activities to community ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead participatory implementation planning and ensure activities are delivered according to the Implementation Plan.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with community partners, schools, facilitators, and advisory groups.
- Manage budgets, grant funding, and project resources in accordance with World Vision Australia policies and ensure compliance requirements are met.
- Manage and mentor the Young Mob team, fostering a strong sense of connection, purpose, and professional growth.
- Plan and lead camps and extension activities, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and risk management standards.
- Monitor and evaluate project progress, ensuring alignment with grant requirements and strategic outcomes.
- Manage budgets, grant funding, and project resources in accordance with World Vision Australia policies.
- Produce project reports, communications materials, and donor updates.
- Host site visits by donors, ambassadors, and stakeholders, sharing stories of impact and community success.
About You:
We’re looking for a motivated and culturally grounded leader who is passionate about empowering First Nations young people and supporting their leadership journeys.
You will have:
- Excellent understanding of the cultural, political, and social context of First Nations life across Sydney and the Hunter Koori community—particularly for Aboriginal youth.
- Demonstrated success working with Aboriginal young people, families, and organisations to achieve meaningful outcomes.
- Proven project management experience in complex social and community settings.
- Strong training, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Experience using positive youth development or strengths-based approaches.
- Understanding of issues affecting young people, including identity, gender, sexuality, and social disadvantage.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, adaptable to multiple audiences.
- Qualifications in youth work, community development, social science and other relevant qualifications
- A current Working with Children Check and the ability to drive a manual 4WD.
- Full COVID-19 vaccination (required for the role).
Working for World Vision means you are making the world better
It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you’re about to do something meaningful. It means working with 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward.
The selection process
We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families. World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector.
Who we are
World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.
We offer great benefits such as salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, free on-site parking and an onsite café for our employees.
For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: https://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us
World Vision Australia is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation that is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and communities by tackling the causes of poverty. We are dedicated to increasing opportunities for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in line with our Reconciliation Action Plan
