Vacancies

Executive Director, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture

The role

• Full time, Fixed term (up to 5 years)
• Senior remuneration package in the range of $200,438 to $250,547 (inclusive of 17% superannuation) 
• Canberra

This position offers a strategic opportunity to play a major role in developing a reinvigorated spirituality at the heart of the nation through dialogue, leadership, research and engagement across ecumenical, interfaith and generational boundaries.  The emphasis is on cultural engagement and public dialogue in all its forms. Leading the team for success, the Executive Director oversees both the programs of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (ACC&C) and the work of the Charles Sturt University research initiative at the ACC&C (currently the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology).

The Centre operates in a profoundly ecumenical environment, and the Executive Director will need to provide inclusive leadership and engagement with the Board and with key partners, including Charles Sturt University.

About you

We are seeking a passionately engaged Christian and a respected member of a Christian denomination, committed to the vision of the Centre, with the demonstrated ability to shape and influence the public discourse in Australia regarding the place of Christianity in Australian society.  Demonstrated leadership and management success in complex governance environments will be essential, combined with the proven ability to develop strategic partnerships, work collaboratively and attract financial capital.  You will need to demonstrate your commitment to ecumenical and interfaith dialogue; and to engagement, dialogue and reconciliation between First Nations Australians, cultures and society.

Benefits 

• Enjoy salary packaging and sacrifice options
• Discounted goods and services through our corporate partners
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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About Us

The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (ACC&C) is an ecumenical foundation reflecting the faith background of many Australians. The priorities of the ACC&C are ecumenism and interfaith dialogue; reconciliation with indigenous people; leadership and institutional life; the arts, sciences and culture; the relationship of theology to civil society and other current issues in Australian public life.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, and address the selection criteria in the position description and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Meg Richens | Acting Executive Director, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture | mrichens@csu.edu.au | Ph: 0422 963 894

Closing Date: 11pm, 6 November 2024

Advertised: 25 Sep 2024 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 06 Nov 2024 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Daylight Time